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Colors Shape Dozens Of Place Names Across Globe
A fragmented geographic piece notes how colors color place names from Red River to Black Sea and Blue Nile. It cites examples like Red Lake River White Mountains Green Mountains and Yellow River while tracing etymologies and regional naming lore.
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Washington, D. C
Green Mountain
Reorta
Red Lake River
Red Lake County
Minnesota
Big Read
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Red River
Istrouma
Juin de Onute
Mexico
Colorado
Tributtary
White
South Dakota
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Green Mountains
Uw Yasin
China
Jiwang Ho
Yellow River
Yellow Sea
Mack Sea
Mediterranean
Khartoum
Sudan
Africa
Great Lakes