Tar River
The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it passes under the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Stream
- …is also known as “Pampticough”
- Description: river in North Carolina, United States
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Tar River
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Latitude
35.55238° or 35° 33′ 9″ north
Longitude
-77.08468° or 77° 5′ 5″ west
Open location code
8774HW28+X4
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Tar River” goes by many names.
Ríu TarAsturian
TarCatalan
Tar RiverCebuano
塔尔河Chinese
塔爾河Chinese
ТарChuvash
Tar RiverDutch
نهر تارEgyptian Arabic
ТарRussian
reka TarSlovenian
TarSlovenian
Tar RiverSlovenian
TarVenetian
Afon TarWelsh
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