Excursion along the River Thames

1.
As you know, the Thames is one of the main British rivers, you can hear about it from tourists and locals, as well as find various references in the literature.

2.
The Thames is 334 km long. It almost never freezes, only if the London winter is really harsh.

3.
If for us the name of the Thames sounds in the feminine gender, then for the English the Thames is a masculine word, therefore, they call the river "Father Thames."

4.
Interestingly, the Thames is a tidal river. Its peculiarity is that the direction and level of the water can change twice a day, for this reason, some embankments are sometimes completely submerged.