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(Encyclopedia) escarpment or scarp, long cliff, bluff, or steep slope, caused usually by geologic faulting (see fault) or by erosion of tilted rock layers. An example of a fault scarp is the north…Huntington Beach
(Encyclopedia) Huntington Beach, city (2020 pop. 198,711), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-…Hilgard, Eugene Woldemar
(Encyclopedia) Hilgard, Eugene WoldemarHilgard, Eugene Woldemarhĭlˈgärd [key], 1833–1916, American agricultural chemist and geologist, Ph.D. Univ. of Heidelberg, 1853. Born in Germany, he was brought…Irvine, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Irvine Irvine ûrˈvīn [key], city (2020 pop. 307,670), Orange co., SW Calif.; inc. 1971. Its…Jawlensky, Aleksey von
(Encyclopedia) Jawlensky, Aleksey vonJawlensky, Aleksey vonəlyĭksyāˈ vôn youlĕnˈskē [key], 1864–1941, Russian painter. He went to Munich in 1896 and met Kandinsky, with whom he was associated in…Markham, Edwin
(Encyclopedia) Markham, Edwin, 1852–1940, American poet, b. Oregon City, Oreg. He grew up in California and later taught school there. In 1899 he achieved widespread popularity for the poem “The Man…Crabtree, Lotta
(Encyclopedia) Crabtree, Lotta, 1847–1924, American actress, b. New York City. A protégée of Lola Montez, she became, while still a child, a favorite in California mining camps with her sprightly…Costa Mesa
(Encyclopedia) Costa Mesa Costa Mesa kŏsˈtə māˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 111,918), Orange co., S Calif., on the…Channel Islands National Park
(Encyclopedia) Channel Islands National Park: see Channel Islands, California; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Chico
(Encyclopedia) Chico Chico chēˈkō [key], city (2020 pop. 101,475), Butte co., N Calif., in a region noted…Trending
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