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(Encyclopedia) KillinglyKillinglykĭlˈĭng-lē [key], town (1990 pop. 15,889), Windham co., NE Conn., on the Quinebaug River and the R.I. border, in a farm area; settled 1693, inc. 1708. It is an active…Kasai, river, Angola
(Encyclopedia) Kasai or Cassai, river, c.1,100 mi (1,800 km) long, rising in central Angola, S central Africa, flowing E, N, and NW through W Congo (Kinshasa) to the Congo River; it forms part of the…Etosha Game Park
(Encyclopedia) Etosha Game ParkEtosha Game Parkātōˈshä [key], c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), NW Namibia; est. 1928. It is one of Africa's largest game reserves and extends inland from the coast…Sulitjelma
(Encyclopedia) SulitjelmaSulitjelmas&oomacr;lētyĕlˈmä [key], town, Nordland co., E Norway, at the foot of the Sulitjelma Mts., near the Swedish border. It has been a mining and smelting center…Viso, Monte
(Encyclopedia) Viso, MonteViso, Montemônˈtā vēˈzō [key], or MonvisoViso, Montemōnvēzˈō [key], peak, 12,602 ft (3,841 m) high, on the French-Italian border; highest of the Cottian Alps. The Po River…Tapachula
(Encyclopedia) TapachulaTapachulatäpäch&oomacr;ˈlä [key], city (1990 pop. 138,858) Chiapas state, SE Mexico, at the foot of the Chiapas highlands and near the Guatemala border. It is the…Zugspitze
(Encyclopedia) ZugspitzeZugspitzets&oomacr;kˈshpĭtˈsə [key], mountain, 9,721 ft (2,963 m) high, in the Bavarian Alps and on the German–Austrian border; highest peak of Germany. A cog-and-pinion…Trans-Alai
(Encyclopedia) Trans-AlaiTrans-Alaitrăns-älīˈ, trănz– [key], mountain range, central Asia, a part of the Pamir-Alai mountain system. The Trans-Alai extends 155 mi (249 km) W from China to form the…Umeälv
(Encyclopedia) UmeälvUmeälvüˈmə ĕlv [key], river, c.285 mi (460 km) long, rising in N Sweden in a lake on the Norwegian border. It flows SE through Storuman and Overuman lakes to the Gulf of Bothnia…Shur
(Encyclopedia) ShurShurshŭr [key], landmark of the Egyptian border N of the Red Sea, also called the Wilderness of Shur. In the Bible it is associated with the the wandering of Hagar, the journeying…Trending
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