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Cotswold Hills
(Encyclopedia) Cotswold HillsCotswold Hillskŏtˈswōld [key], range, mainly in Gloucestershire, W England, extending c.50 mi (80 km) NE from Bath; Cleeve Cloud (c.1,080 ft/330 m) is the highest point.…Clare
(Encyclopedia) Clare, county, 1,231 sq mi (3,188 sq km), W Republic of Ireland, between Galway Bay and the Shannon River. The county and Roman Catholic…Kangaroo Island
(Encyclopedia) Kangaroo Island, island, c.1,700 sq mi (4,400 sq km), S Australia, in South Australia at the entrance to Gulf St. Vincent. It is 93 mi (150 km) long and 35 mi (57 km) wide. The chief…Coke, Thomas William
(Encyclopedia) Coke, Thomas WilliamCoke, Thomas Williamk&oobreve;k [key], 1752–1842, English agricultural reformer. Created earl of Leicester of Holkham in 1837, he was known as Coke of Holkham.…New Romney
(Encyclopedia) New RomneyNew Romneyrŭmˈnē [key], town (1991 pop. 4,500), Kent, SE England, in Romney Marsh. Until the sea receded, New Romney lay on the coast and was one of the Cinque Ports.…The Grass Harp
Director:Charles MatthauWriters:Stirling Silliphant and Kirk EllisDirector of Photography:John A. AlonzoEditors:Sidney Levin and Tim O'MearaMusic:Patrick WilliamsProduction Designer:Paul…cocklebur
(Encyclopedia) cocklebur or clotbur, any species of the genus Xanthium, widely distributed, coarse annual plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family). They are often persistent weeds; the two-…In the Tennis-Court
In the Tennis-CourtAthletic sports were in high favour at Plumfield; and the river where the old punt used to wabble about with a cargo of small boys, or echo to the shrill screams of little…Qaqortoq
(Encyclopedia) QaqortoqQaqortoqkäˈkôrtôkˌ [key], formerly JulianehåbJulianehåby&oomacr;lyäˈnəhôpˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 3,176), Qaqortoq dist., SW Greenland. It is a fishing port with canneries…Kyzyl Kum
(Encyclopedia) Kyzyl Kum or Kizil KumKizil Kumboth: kəzŭlˈ k&oomacr;m [key] [Turk.,=red sand], desert, c.115,000 sq mi (297,900 sq km), in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This vast region SE of the…Trending
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