Pearl River
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Bodies of water

  • Pearl River (China)
    Pearl River (China)
    The Pearl River or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" or "Canton River" etc., , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name Pearl River is usually used as a catchment term to refer to the watersheds of the Xi Jiang , the Bei Jiang , and the Dong Jiang...

    , river in the south of China
    • Pearl River Delta
      Pearl River Delta
      The Pearl River Delta , Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea...

       (PRD), area around the mouth of the Pearl River in Guangdong
    • Pearl River Delta Economic Zone
      Pearl River Delta Economic Zone
      The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone , which consists of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, and parts of Huizhou and Zhaoqing, has been the most economically dynamic region of the Chinese Mainland since the launch of China's reform programme in 1979.The 2008-20...

      , economic region in the PRD
    • Pearl River mega-city
      Pearl River mega-city
      Pearl River mega-city is a description of an urban planning project to create a mega-city comprising some of the cities in the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province, China....

      , proposed mega-city in the PRD
  • Pearl River (Mississippiā€“Louisiana), in the United States

Communities and administrative divisions

In the United States:
  • Pearl River, Louisiana
    Pearl River, Louisiana
    Pearl River is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,839 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Pearl River, Mississippi
    Pearl River, Mississippi
    Pearl River is a census-designated place in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,156 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pearl River is located at ....

  • Pearl River, New York
    Pearl River, New York
    Pearl River is a hamlet , in the Town of Orangetown Rockland County, New York, United States located east of Nauraushaun; north of the state of New Jersey; south of Nanuet and west of Blauvelt...

  • Pearl River County, Mississippi
    Pearl River County, Mississippi
    -National protected areas:*Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge *De Soto National Forest -Demographics:The census estimates of 2006 place the county population over 57,000 and place it among the 10 fastest growing counties in the U.S. As of the census of 2000, there were 48,621 people, 18,078...

    • Pearl River County School District
      Pearl River County School District
      The Pearl River County School District is a public school district based in the community of Carriere, Mississippi .In addition to Carriere, the district serves rural areas in south central Pearl River County.-Schools:...


In music

  • Pearl River Piano Group
    Pearl River Piano Group
    The Pearl River Piano Group is China's largest piano manufacturer and the largest piano factory in the world. The company was established in 1956 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China...

    , the largest piano factory in the world
  • Pearl River (band)
    Pearl River (band)
    -Track listing:#"I Wanna Be in the Picture" - 2:46#"Hole Where the Heart Oughta Be" - 3:00#"Does She Need Me" - 3:09...

    , a country music band
    • Pearl River (album), the above band's second album

Other

  • Pearl Rivers
    Pearl Rivers
    Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson , who wrote under the nom de plume Pearl Rivers, was a United States journalist and poet. She took the name from the Pearl River near her home in Mississippi.-Early life:...

     — the nom de plume of Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson
  • Pearl River (Metro-North station), New Jersey train station
  • Pearl River Resort
    Pearl River Resort
    Pearl River Resort is a Native American-run resort located in Choctaw, Neshoba County, Mississippi. It is owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians....

    , Mississippi casino resort
  • Pearl River Community College
    Pearl River Community College
    Pearl River Community College is a public community college in Poplarville, Mississippi, USA. It was founded as Pearl River County Agricultural High School in 1909, then became the first junior college in Mississippi in 1921.-History:...

    , Mississippi community college
  • Pearl River Tower
    Pearl River Tower
    The Pearl River Tower is a clean technology skyscraper under construction at the junction of Jinsui Road/Zhujiang Avenue West, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill with Adrian D. Smith and Gordon Gill as...

    , business tower

See also

  • Pearl River High School (disambiguation)
  • Pearl river map turtle
    Pearl river map turtle
    The Pearl river map turtle is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to the Pearl River in the United States. Until 2010, it was included in the Pascagoula map turtle, which it resembles. The ringed map turtle is also endemic to the Pearl River....

  • Battle of the Pearl River Forts
    Battle of the Pearl River Forts
    The Battle of the Pearl River Forts, or the Battle of the Barrier Forts, in late 1856, was an amphibious assault and short occupation conducted by the United States Navy against a series of forts along China's Pearl River...

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