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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLY RIVER

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Fly River is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLY RIVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fly River

Fly River

The Fly at 1,050 kilometres, is the second longest river in Papua New Guinea, after the Sepik. The Fly is the largest river in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catchment, and overall ranks as the 25th-largest river in the world by volume of discharge. It rises in the Victor Emanuel Range arm of the Star Mountains, and crosses the south-western lowlands before flowing into the Gulf of Papua in a large delta.

Definition of Fly River in the English dictionary

The definition of Fly River in the dictionary is a river in W Papua New Guinea, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Papua. Length: about 1300 km.

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLY RIVER

Back River
Canadian River
Crocodile River
Cross River
Darling River
deliver
Great Slave River
Green River
Hudson River
Old Man River
Peace River
Pearl River
Red River
Richelieu River
Saint Croix River
Slave River
Snake River
Snowy River
Yarra River
Yellow River
Yukon River

Synonyms and antonyms of Fly River in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Fly River» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLY RIVER

Find out the translation of Fly River to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Fly River from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Fly River» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞河
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

River Fly
570 millions of speakers

English

Fly River
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लाई नदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نهر ذبابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Fly реки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rio Fly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নদী উড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la rivière Fly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fly River
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fly -Fluss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フライ川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플라이 강
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kali Fly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sông bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நதி பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लाई नदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fly River
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiume Fly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rzeka Fly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Fly річки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Râul Fly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Fly ποταμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fly River
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fly River
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fly River
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY RIVER»

The term «Fly River» is normally little used and occupies the 136.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY RIVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fly River

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLY RIVER»

Discover the use of Fly River in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fly River and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fly River, Papua New Guinea: Environmental Studies in an ...
This book assembles and summarizes research spanning two decades undertaken by leading experts with firsthand experience.
Barrie R. Bolton, 2009
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Votes & Proceedings
Papilio thule, Wall. ; Fly River (It. Geog. Soc. Austr. Exp.) This butterfly represents the variety “a” of Wallace in having “ the discal spot of the lower wings united with a transverse band divided by fine nervures." 9. Papilio pannaius, G. R. Gray; ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1890
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Management and Ecology of River Fisheries
the Fly River system is one of the most intensively studied tropical river systems. The main environmental impacts from mining operations arise from the introduction of large amounts of sediment into the river system, from waste rock and ...
I. G. Cowx, 2008
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Cunningham Memoir
DECORATIVE ART OF THE FLY RIVER DISTRICT. PACK The Middle Region of the Fly River (Villaggio dei Coocl:i), .... 76 General Account of the People, . 77 Paddles, 78 Baratu 78 Tree-Carvings 79 Drums, 79 Pipes, 80 The Upper Region of ...
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Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
Katow River (D'Albertis) ; Fly River (D'Albertis, Froggatt, Macgregor). var. cingulatus, vannov. Yellowish-white encircled by a single brown peripheral band margined beneath by an opaque white line. T y p e in Queensland Museum. H ab .
Linnean Society of New South Wales, 1892
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Mine Wastes: Characterization, Treatment and Environmental ...
Discharge of Waste into Ok Tedi River Since 1986, tailings have been discharged and waste rock dumps have been left to erode into the headwaters of the Ok Tedi and Fly River system. The discharge rate amounts to about 160,000 t of waste ...
Bernd Lottermoser, 2010
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Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H. M. S. Fly: Commanded ...
New Guinea was also visited and the Fly River discovered. Also included are accounts of Timor and its aborigines, Dutch Java, Sandalwood Island, Singapore, and Malacca. Jukes was the naturalist on the expedition.
Joseph Beete Jukes, 1847
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Mapping in Engineering Geology
The remote Mount Fubilan (Ok Tedi) ore body is located at 1800 m above sea level and almost 1000 km by boat and road from the Gulf of Papua and the Fly River delta (Fig. 1), from where the concentrate is shipped to overseas smelters.
Dr. James S. Griffiths, Geological Society of London, 2002
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The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
KRF • Ftit River The Fly River in the Western Province is Papua New Guinea's longest river (1200 km), draining south from the 4000 m central cordilla and traversing 750 km before discharging into the Gulf of Papua just north of Daru in the ...
Brij V. Lal, Kate Fortune, 2000
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Sustainable Metals Management: Securing Our Future - Steps ...
The Star Mountains and the Hindenburg Range, with elevations above 3,000 m, divide the waters of the Sepik to the north, and the Fly River system to the south ( fig. 20-9). The Fly River and its most important tributaries Strickland River and Ok  ...
Arnim von Gleich, Robert U. Ayres, Stefan Gössling-Reisemann, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLY RIVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fly River is used in the context of the following news items.
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Silver Bow offers hot weather regional fly fishing report | The …
Great dry fly river with big foam leggy bugs. MISSOURI RIVER, MT - One of the top tailwaters in the world. Cold water, tons of fish. The fish get a ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
2
Solomon Islands Gold Ridge Mine Posin wari | ABC Radio Australia
Mr Makili itok olsem ol bagarap em despla tailings dam na ol posin long inap wankaen olsem Fly river long Papua New Guinea em BHP emi ... «Radio Australia, Jul 15»
3
DEME extends contract to remove mine-derived sediments from the …
... of Bige along the Ok Tedi and Fly River through dredging a section of the river at Bige, approximately 100 km downstream from the mine. «PortNews IAA, Jun 15»
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DEME lands extension of long term dredging deal in Papua New …
... reducing riverbed levels and alleviating floodplain dieback downstream of Bige along the Ok Tedi and Fly River by dredging a section of the ... «Dredging News Online, Jun 15»
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Debate: Dr Paul Collins and Gerard Henderson
I mean, it's not as though industry has been perfect and behaved admirably everywhere. One only has to think of an example like the fly river in ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
6
Skul Bilong Yu - Episode 5, 2015
Just recently, the school rebuilt its facilities with the support of Western Governor Ati Wobiro and the Fly River provincial government. i cheated ... «EMTV Online, Jun 15»
7
Photo by Old Au Sable Fly Shop
Why is the Au Sable a must-fly river? Andy: The Au Sable is one of the greatest hatch match dry fly rivers anywhere. The fish are wild, highly ... «MyNorth.com, May 15»
8
PNG court prevents tabling of Paraka report
Our correspondent, Todagia Kelola, says the report by former judge Warwick Andrews is understood to have been completed, but the Fly River ... «Radio New Zealand, Apr 15»
9
Oil Search Pacific Games Relay on Fly River, Western Province
Today The Oil Search Pacific Games Relay travelled down the Fly River to the remote government stations of Aimbak and Suki, on the way to ... «Papua New Guinea Today, Apr 15»
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Oil Search Pacific Games Relay in Kiunga, Western Province
Tomorrow the Relay heads down the Fly River to the villages of Suki and Aimbak before reaching Daru, its last stop in Western Province. «Papua New Guinea Today, Apr 15»

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