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Mississippi RiverNONE（无词性）- The chief river of the United States, rising in the lake region of northern Minnesota and flowing about 3,781 km (2,350 mi) generally southward to enter the Gulf of Mexico through a huge delta in southeast Louisiana. Probably discovered by Hernando de Soto in 1541, it was explored by Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet in 1673. La Salle claimed the entire region for France after he descended to the river's mouth in 1682.密西西比河：美国主要的河流，发源于明尼苏达州北部的湖区，全长约3,781公里（2,350英里），流向大致向南，经过路易斯安那州东南部巨大的三角洲后注入墨西哥湾，可能是被赫乐南多·得·索托于1541年发现。1673年，雅克·马奎和路易·若利埃探险航行了此河。1682年拉·撒顺流而下至河口后宣布整个流域为法国所有
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