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Penobscot (river, Maine)

Penobscot (river, Maine), river, Maine, its West Branch rising near the border with Canada. It flows east and southeast, receives the East Branch, and flows southwest into Penobscot Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The river proper, 160 km (100 mi) long, is navigable for large vessels upstream to Bangor. The chief trade on the river is in pulpwood and petroleum products.

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