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Charles Kuralt 1997 Deaths

Charles KuraltAge: 62 broadcast journalist The wistful reporter explored back roads and small towns, chronicling the lives of ordinary Americans for his CBS News segment “On the Road.” Kuralt…

Kimberley, geographical area, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Kimberley, geographical area, c.139,000 sq mi (360,010 sq km), Western Australia, NW Australia. The Kimberley Goldfield was the site (1882) of the first major Western Australian gold…

Isahaya

(Encyclopedia) Isahaya Isahaya ēsäˈhäyä [key], city, Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. An agricultural center…

Flinders Ranges

(Encyclopedia) Flinders Ranges, mountain chain, extending 260 mi (418 km) between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome, South Australia state, Australia; rises to 3,900 ft (1,189 m) at St. Mary's Peak.…

Mojave National Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Mojave National Preserve: see Mojave Desert; National Parks and Monuments (table).

Weirton

(Encyclopedia) Weirton, city (1990 pop. 22,124), Brooke and Hancock counties, NW W.Va., in the industrial Northern Panhandle, on the Ohio River; settled 1790s, inc. 1947. Its industries include coal…

Shenandoah National Park

(Encyclopedia) Shenandoah National Park, 198,081 acres (80,195 hectares), N Va., extending 80 mi (129 km) along the crest of the Blue Ridge. Authorized in 1926, it was fully established as a national…