River Ouse

Japanese: ウーズ[川](英語表記)River Ouse
River Ouse
A river in the eastern part of England. It is also called the Great Ouse because there are rivers of the same name in Yorkshire and Sussex. The name comes from the Sanskrit root meaning water. It is 250 km long. It originates in the Northampton Hills and flows northeast through Bedford to St. Ives. From there it flows into the lowlands of the Fenland and begins to meander, joining tributaries such as the Cam and the Lark, before flowing north from near Ely and emptying into the Wash at King's Lynn. The meandering areas in the middle and lower reaches were once marshes, but in the 17th century two artificial straight channels, the old and new Bedford Rivers, were dug, improving the area, and it is now Britain's granary.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド東部の川。ヨークシャー,サセックス両州にも同名の河川があるため,グレート・ウーズ川とも呼ばれる。語源は水を意味するサンスクリットにある。長さ250km。ノーサンプトン丘陵に源を発し,ベドフォードを経てセント・アイブズまで北東流する。そこからフェンランドの大低地へ流入して蛇行を開始,キャム,ラークなどの支流を合わせ,イーリー付近から北流してキングズ・リンでウォッシュ湾に注ぐ。中・下流の曲流部は,かつて沼沢地帯となっていたが,17世紀にベドフォード川と呼ばれる新旧2本の人工直線水路が掘削されて改良,現在はイギリスの穀倉地帯となっている。

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