Search
Search results
Displaying 291 - 300
Aconcagua
(Encyclopedia) AconcaguaAconcaguaäkōnkäˈgwä [key], peak, 22,835 ft (6,960 m) high, Mendoza prov., W Argentina, in the Andes, near the Chilean border. It is the highest peak of the Western Hemisphere…Skellefteälven
(Encyclopedia) SkellefteälvenSkellefteälvenshĕlĕfˈtəĕlvˌĕn [key], river, c.255 mi (410 km) long, rising in Norrbotten co., N Sweden, in the mountains along the Norwegian border. It flows SE through…Södergran, Edith Irene
(Encyclopedia) Södergran, Edith IreneSödergran, Edith Irenesöˈdərgrän [key], 1892–1923, Swedish poet, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. Södergran spent most of her adult life in poor health and in isolation…Sierra Nevada de Mérida
(Encyclopedia) Sierra Nevada de MéridaSierra Nevada de Méridasyāˈrä nāväˈᵺä ᵺā māˈrēᵺä [key], mountain range, NW Venezuela, a spur of the Andes extending c.200 mi (320 km) NE from the Colombian…Prut
(Encyclopedia) Prut or PruthPruthboth: pr&oomacr;t [key], river, c.530 mi (850 km) long, rising in the Carpathian Mts., W Ukraine, and flowing generally SE to the Danube River at Reni. It forms…Stanovoy Range
(Encyclopedia) Stanovoy RangeStanovoy Rangestənəvoiˈ [key], mountain range, c.450 mi (720 km) long, Russian Far East, extending E from the Olekma River; it rises to c.8,150 ft (2,480 m) at Golets…Bannu
(Encyclopedia) BannuBannubənˈn&oomacr; [key], town (1981 pop. 35,170), N Pakistan. It is a district administrative center and an important road junction and market town. The major industries are…sampler
(Encyclopedia) sampler, sample piece of needlework or embroidery, of silk, cotton, or worsted, for the preservation of some pattern or as an example of the ability of a child or a beginner. In…Punakha
(Encyclopedia) Punakha or PunakaPunakaboth: p&oobreve;nŭˈkə [key], town (1997 est. pop. 1,000), traditional capital of Bhutan, NW Bhutan. Founded in 1577, it is a fortress town with an important…Nerchinsk
(Encyclopedia) NerchinskNerchinsknyĕrˈchĭnsk [key], city, SE Siberian Russia. Founded in 1654, the city was a Russian outpost in E Asia from the 17th to the 19th cent. A Russo-Chinese border treaty…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
