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(Encyclopedia) Saint George's or Saint George, town (1991 pop. 4,439), capital of Grenada, in the West Indies. A port town on a deep and beautiful harbor, it is the administrative headquarters of the…Storfjord
(Encyclopedia) StorfjordStorfjordstôrˈfyôrˌ [key], deep inlet of the Norwegian Sea, c.70 mi (110 km) long, Møre og Romsdal co., SW Norway. A scenic area with sheer cliffs and high waterfalls,…Roanoke, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Roanoke, river, c.410 mi (660 km) long, rising in SW Va. and flowing generally southeast across the Blue Ridge Mts. and into Albemarle Sound, NE N.C. The lower river is navigable for…Statesville
(Encyclopedia) Statesville, city (1990 pop. 17,567), seat of Iredell co., W central N.C., on a plateau in the Blue Ridge foothills; founded 1789, inc. 1847. It is a commercial and industrial center…Cadman, Charles Wakefield
(Encyclopedia) Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881–1946, American composer, b. Johnstown, Pa. Although he is known to the public principally for two songs—From the Land of the Sky-blue Water, based on…oceanography
(Encyclopedia) oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prometheus Unbound Act 4
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Act 3 Cancelled Fragments of "Promet... Act 4 A PART OF THE FOREST NEAR THE CAVE OF PROMETHEUS. PANTHEA AND IONE ARE SLEEPING: THEY AWAKEN GRADUALLY DURING THE FIRST…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 16, 1806
Day 1455 Day 1457 Lewis, June 16, 1806 Monday June 16th 1806. We collected our horses very readily this morning, took breakfast and set out at 6 A.M.; proceeded up the creek about 2 miles…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 19, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 18, 1805December 20, 1805December 19, 1805 Discription of the blue Crested corvus bird common to the woody and western side of the…Eeden, Frederik van
(Encyclopedia) Eeden, Frederik vanEeden, Frederik vanfrāˈdərĭk vän āˈdən [key], 1860–1932, Dutch novelist and poet, a practicing physician. He founded a cooperative farm colony (1898). His work is…Trending
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