River Cam

The River Cam is a chalk river and the main river flowing through in eastern . After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east before joining the River Great Ouse to the south of , at Pope's Corner.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: River
  • Description: tributary of the River Great Ouse in England
  • Also known as: “reka Cam”, “Rio Cam”, “River Cam (vattendrag i Storbritannien, Cambridgeshire)”, “カム川”, and “キャム川”

Places of Interest

Highlights: The Fitzwilliam Museum and Peterhouse.

Museum
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is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge.

University
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is a constituent college of the University…

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Newnham.

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is a university city in in .

Suburb
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is a suburb and electoral ward in , England.

Locality
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Skaters' Meadow is a 2-hectare nature reserve in Newnham Croft, , UK.

River Cam

Latitude
52.19675° or 52° 11′ 48″ north
Longitude
0.11342° or 0° 6′ 48″ east
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9F4254W7+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169783540
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
9035028
Wiki­data ID
Q944772
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“River Cam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر كام”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Cam”
  • Belarusian: “Кам”
  • Catalan: “riu Cam”
  • Catalan: “Riu Cam”
  • Cebuano: “River Cam”
  • Chinese: “卡姆河”
  • Chinese: “康河”
  • Czech: “Cam”
  • Dutch: “Cam”
  • Dutch: “River Cam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كام”
  • French: “Cam”
  • German: “Cam”
  • German: “River Cam”
  • Italian: “Cam”
  • Japanese: “ケム川”
  • Korean: “캠강”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cam”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cam i England”
  • Norwegian: “Cam”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Granta”
  • Persian: “رود کم”
  • Polish: “Cam”
  • Russian: “Кам”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cam”
  • Slovenian: “Cam”
  • Spanish: “Río Cam”
  • Swedish: “Cam”
  • Turkish: “Cam Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Кем”
  • Urdu: “دریائے کیم”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Cam”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Cam”
  • Welsh: “Afon Cam”
  • Western Frisian: “Cam”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریائے کیم”
  • Yue Chinese: “劍河”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Newtown and Fisher Square.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lammas Land and Newnham Scout and Guide Centre.

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