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The River Thames (/ t ɛ m z / ⓘ TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom , after the River Severn .
The Thames River (/ θ eɪ m z / THAYMZ [1]) is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut.It flows south for 15 miles (24 km) [2] through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound.
The River Thame / ˈ t eɪ m / is a river in Southern England. A tributary of the River Thames , the river runs generally south-westward for about 40 mi (64 km) from its source above the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury to the Thames in south-east Oxfordshire .
Map of Oxford c. 1900, with the river labelled as "River Thames or Isis". Rowing on the Isis opposite the Oxford college boathouses. " The Isis " ( / ˈ aɪ s ɪ s / EYE -siss ) is an alternative name for the River Thames , used from its source in the Cotswolds until it is joined by the River Thame at Dorchester in Oxfordshire .
The Thames River (/ t ɛ m z / [5]) is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.. The Thames flows southwest for 273 kilometres (170 mi) [3] through southwestern Ontario, from the Town of Tavistock through the cities of Woodstock, London and Chatham to Lighthouse Cove on Lake St. Clair.
Also, the Thames tributary, the River Churn, sourced at Seven Springs, adds 14 miles (23 km) to the length of the Thames (from its traditional source at Thames Head). The Churn/Thames' length at 229 miles (369 km) is therefore greater than the Severn's length of 220 miles (354 km). Thus, the combined Churn/Thames river would top the list.
The Ancestral Thames is the geologically ancient precursor to the present day River Thames. The river has its origins in the emergence of Britain from a Cretaceous sea over 60 million years ago. Parts of the river's course were profoundly modified by the Anglian (or Elsterian) glaciation some 450,000 years ago.
The Thames Estuary is where the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea, in the south-east of Great Britain. Limits. An estuary can be defined according to ...