In September 2008, Australia's longest rivers were to be: Murray River - 2,375 kilometres (1,476 mi) Murrumbidgee River - 1,485 kilometres (923 mi) Darling River - 1,472 kilometres (915 mi) Lachlan...
Shakespeare is known as the Bard of Avon. This refers to the Stratford Avon, a tributary of the river Severn. There are at least two other rivers Avon in England. Avon is welsh for river.
the mouth of the Seine river is called in French the 'estuaire' (masc.). The name delta is used in French but refers to a river flowing into the sea, by multiple streams at once, as does the Rhône.