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| Name | Pronunciation | Location | Source of name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acalandrus | ˌækəˈlændrəs | From a stream in Lucania, Italy, now called Calandro | |
| Acampsis | əˈkæmpsɨs | From a river in Pontus that flowed into the Black Sea, now called Çoruh/Chorokhi | |
| Acesines | æsɨˈsaɪniːz | From a Sicilian river, now called Cantara; also the name of Chenab, one of the rivers of the Punjab | |
| Achana | ˈækənə | From a river in northern Arabia | |
| Achates | əˈkeɪtiːz | From a Sicilian river now called the Drillo, in which agates were found | |
| Acheloüs | ˌækɨˈloʊəs | From Achelous, a river in western Greece | |
| Acheron | ˈækɪrɒn | From Acheron, both a real river in Epirus and a mythical river of Hades | |
| Acis | ˈeɪsɨs | From a Sicilian river now called Fiume di Iaci | |
| Aeacus | ˈiːəkəs | N to S: runs through Cebrenia to the junction of Styx and Boreas canals | |
| Aeolus | ˈiːoʊləs | From Aeolus, keeper of the winds in Greek mythology | |
| Aesis | ˈiːsɨs | From an Italian river, now called Fiumesino | |
| Aethiops | ˈiːθiːɒps | Means "the Ethiopian" | |
| Agathodaemon | ˌæɡəθoʊˈdiːmɒn | N to S: connects Tithonius Lacus to Aonius Sinus, opposite Protei Regio; just W of Aurea Cherso | Means "good spirit" |
| Alcyonius | ˌælsiːˈoʊniəs | ||
| Alpheus | ælˈfiːəs | Runs NS through Hellas | From the river Alpheios in the Peloponnesus of Greece |
| Ambrosia | æmˈbroʊʒiə | S to N: connects Solis Lacus with Bosphorus Gemmatus, running through Thaumasia | From ambrosia, the legendary food of the gods |
| Amenthes | əˈmɛnθiːz | ||
| Amphrysus | æmˈfraɪsəs | From a Thessalian river, now called Armiro | |
| Amystis | əˈmɪstɨs | From a river of India | |
| Anapus | əˈneɪpəs | From an Acarnanian or Sicilian river | |
| Anian | ˈeɪniːæn | After the Strait of Anián, a mythical water passage in the American northwest | |
| Antaeus | ænˈtiːəs | NW to SE: from the junction of Cerberus and Eunostos canals to the Atlantis region | From Antaeus, son of Earth, a gigantic opponent of Heracles |
| Anubis | əˈnjuːbɨs | From the Egyptian god Anubis | |
| Apis | ˈeɪpɨs | From the Egyptian god Apis | |
| Araxes | əˈræksiːz | E to W: connects Phoenicis Lacus with the E end of Mare Sirenum | From Araxes, a river in eastern Anatolia, northern Iran |
| Argaeus | ɑrˈdʒiːəs | Flows S from pole to junction of Pyramus and Pierius canals | |
| Arges | ˈɑrdʒiːz | ||
| Arnon | ˈɑrnɒn | N to S: connects Arethusa Lacus to Ismenius Lacus | From the small river Arnon now in the Kingdom of Jordan |
| Aroeris | NE to SW: from "Copais Palus" to Ismenius Lacus | ||
| Arosis | ˈæroʊsɨs | ||
| Arsanias | ɑrˈseɪniæs | From an Armenian river | |
| Artanes | ˈɑrtəniːz | ||
| Ascanius | æsˈkeɪniəs | From the Trojan Ascanius, son of Aeneas | |
| Asclepius | æsˈkliːpiəs | From the Greek deity of healing Asclepius | |
| Asopus | əˈsoʊpəs | ||
| Astaboras | æsˈtæboʊræs | E to W: connects Syrtis Major to Ismenius Lacus | From a name for the Atbarah river, a branch of the upper Nile |
| Astapus | ˈæstəpəs | From a name for the Blue Nile river | |
| Astusapes | æsˈtjuːsəpiːz | From a name for the White Nile river | |
| Atax | ˈeɪtæks | ||
| Athesis | ˈæθɨsɨs | From the river Adige in Venezia | |
| Athyr | ˈeɪθɪr | From a form of the name of the Egyptian goddess Hathor | |
| Avernus | əˈvɛrnəs | NE to SW: connects Ammonii Fons to the E end of Mare Cimmerium via Aquae Apollinaris | From Avernus, a river of Hades |
| Avus | ˈeɪvəs | ||
| Axius | ˈæksiəs | ||
| Axon | ˈæksɒn |
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