Anacostia River
The Anacostia River is a river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It flows from Prince George's County in Maryland into Washington, D.C., where it joins with the Washington Channel and ultimately empties into the Potomac River at Buzzard Point.
- Stream
- …is also known as “Eastern Branch of the Potomac”
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
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Anacostia River
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Latitude
38.85372° or 38° 51′ 13″ north
Longitude
-77.02025° or 77° 1′ 13″ west
Open location code
87C4VX3H+FV
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Anacostia River” goes by many names.
نهر أناكوستياArabic
ԱնակոստիաArmenian
Անակոստիա (գետ)Armenian
ԱնաքոստիաArmenian
Անաքոստիա (գետ)Armenian
Ríu AnacostiaAsturian
AnacostiaCatalan
Anacostia RiverCebuano
安那考斯迪亚河Chinese
阿纳卡斯蒂亚河Chinese
Anacostia RiverCzech
AnacostiaDutch
نهر اناكوستياEgyptian Arabic
Anakostia RiveroEsperanto
אנקוסטיהHebrew
נהר אנקוסטיהHebrew
Abhainn AnacostiaIrish
AnacostiaItalian
アナコスティア川Japanese
AnakostijaLithuanian
അനകോസ്റ്റിയ നദിMalayalam
ॲनाकॉस्टिया नदीMarathi
AnacostiaNorwegian
AnacostiaNorwegian Bokmål
AnacostiaOccitan (post 1500)
رود آنکاستیاPersian
AnacostiaPolish
Anacostia RiverPolish
АнакостияRussian
АнакостијаSerbian
AnacostiaSlovenian
East BranchSlovenian
reka AnacostiaSlovenian
Anacostia NehriTurkish
دریائے اناکوسٹیاUrdu
AnacostiaVenetian
sông AnacostiaVietnamese
Afon AnacostiaWelsh
اناکوسٹا دریاWestern Panjabi
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