| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Albany, river, Canada |
(ôl´b n ) (KEY) , river, 610 mi (982 km) long, rising in Lake St. Joseph, W Ont., Canada, and flowing generally E into James Bay, near Fort Albany. The Kenogami and Ogoki rivers are its chief tributaries. The river, named for the duke of York and Albany, later James II, was long an important fur-trading route. |
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