Virgin River

The Virgin River is a tributary of the in the U.S. states of , , and . The river is about 162 miles long. It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the centennial celebration of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: tributary of the Colorado River in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada in the United States
  • Also known as: Adams River”, “Pah-roos River”, “Pah-Roose River”, “Pilar River”, “Rio de la Virgen”, “Rio Fulfureo de las Pyramides”, “Rio Plar”, “Rio Virgen River”, “Rio Virgin”, “Santa Clara River”, and “Virgen River

Virgin River

Latitude
36.14609° or 36° 8′ 46″ north
Longitude
-114.41636° or 114° 24′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,204 feet (367 metres)
Open location code
85874HWM+CF
Geo­Names ID
5514419
Wiki­data ID
Q1676970
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Virgin River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Virgin
  • Catalan: Riu Verge
  • Catalan: Riu Virgin
  • Cebuano: Virgin River
  • Chinese: 維爾京河
  • Chinese: 維琴河
  • Chinese: 维尔京河
  • Dutch: Virgin River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر فيرچن
  • Estonian: Virgini jõgi
  • French: Virgin
  • German: Virgin River
  • Hebrew: וירג’ין
  • Hebrew: נהר וירג’ין
  • Irish: Abhainn Virgin
  • Italian: Virgin River
  • Italian: Virgin
  • Japanese: バージン川
  • Korean: 버진강
  • Lithuanian: Verdžinas
  • Mingrelian: ვირჯინი
  • Polish: Virgin (rzeka)
  • Polish: Virgin
  • Russian: Верджин
  • Russian: Вирджин
  • Slovenian: Adams River
  • Slovenian: Virgin River
  • Spanish: Rio Virgen
  • Spanish: Río Virgen
  • Turkish: Virgin Nehri
  • Venetian: Virgin
  • Vietnamese: Sông Virgin
  • Welsh: Afon Virgin

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Virgin River”. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.