Last name meaning Ferris: This is an Anglicization of the Old Gaelic name O' Fearghusa - a compound of the Gaelic O (meaning grandson or male descendant) and the personal name Fergus, composed of the elements fear - a man and gus - vigour or force...
How is a Confluence Formed? When any 2 bodies of water meet, they form a confluence. Where Can a Confluence Be Found? In every part of the world, rivers, streams and other bodies of water meet and the waters combine. Famous Confluences Niagara River and Lake Ontario, Canada Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW or BWCA), is a 1,090,000-acre (4,400 km 2) wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota (USA) under the administration of the U.S. Forest Service.long with Voyageurs National Park to the west and the Canadian Quetico and La Verendrye Provincial Parks to the north, they make up a large area of contiguous wilderness lakes and forests called the Quetico-Superior country, or simply the Boundary Waters.