Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The River Cam is the main river flowing through Cambridge, in eastern England. After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east into the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system (via the Middle Level Navigations and the River Nene) and to the North Sea at King's Lynn. The total distance from Cambridge to the sea is about 40 mi (64 km). It is navigable for punts, small boats and rowing craft.A complicated variety of naming systems have been used to describe the Cam's stages, though the Cam is the only name used for the river north of Cambridge. The main course of the Cam begins at the confluence of the Granta and Rhee, both of which have at times been called the Cam's upper course. The Granta is the original name of the lower river: after the name of the Anglo-Saxon town of Grantebrycge had been modified to Cambridge, the river was renamed to match. It has been said that the river is the "Granta" above the Silver Street Bridge (in Cambridge) and the "Cam" below it. The Cam has no connection with the much smaller River Cam in Gloucestershire.. }
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- River_Cam abstract "The River Cam is the main river flowing through Cambridge, in eastern England. After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east into the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system (via the Middle Level Navigations and the River Nene) and to the North Sea at King's Lynn. The total distance from Cambridge to the sea is about 40 mi (64 km). It is navigable for punts, small boats and rowing craft.A complicated variety of naming systems have been used to describe the Cam's stages, though the Cam is the only name used for the river north of Cambridge. The main course of the Cam begins at the confluence of the Granta and Rhee, both of which have at times been called the Cam's upper course. The Granta is the original name of the lower river: after the name of the Anglo-Saxon town of Grantebrycge had been modified to Cambridge, the river was renamed to match. It has been said that the river is the "Granta" above the Silver Street Bridge (in Cambridge) and the "Cam" below it. The Cam has no connection with the much smaller River Cam in Gloucestershire.".