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Longueuil

(Encyclopedia) Longueuil, city (1991 pop. 129,874), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River opposite Montreal. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Montreal. It annexed Montreal South in…

Prince Edward Island National Park

(Encyclopedia) Prince Edward Island National Park, 7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW P.E.I., Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; est. 1937. It extends 25 mi (40 km) along the coast and contains sand dunes,…

Ottawa, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Ottawa, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, largest tributary of the St. Lawrence River, Canada. It rises in the Laurentian Highlands, SW Que., and flows generally W through La Vérendrye…

Gipson, Lawrence Henry

(Encyclopedia) Gipson, Lawrence HenryGipson, Lawrence Henrygĭpˈsən [key], 1880–1971, American historian, b. Greeley, Colo. A Rhodes scholar, he received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1918 and taught at…

Saint Lambert

(Encyclopedia) Saint LambertSaint Lambertsānt lămˈbərt [key], city (1991 pop. 20,976), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a residential suburb of Montreal.

Seignobos, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Seignobos, CharlesSeignobos, Charlesshärlˈ sānyōbōˈ [key], 1854–1942, French historian. He taught at the Univ. of Paris and wrote many works on French and European history and…

Great Victoria Desert

(Encyclopedia) Great Victoria Desert, Australia's largest desert, c. 163,900 sq mi (424,400 sq km), South Australia and Western Australia states. Forming the southern belt of the Western Australia…

Ernest L. (Ernie) Samuel 2000 Deaths

Ernest L. (Ernie) SamuelAge: 69 a giant in the Canadian thoroughbred racing industry who owned Sam-Son Farm and held numerous key positions in the industry; won Eclipse Award as outstanding…

Robert Ernest ANDREWS, Congress, NJ (1957)

ANDREWS Robert Ernest , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., August 4, 1957; graduated from Triton High School, Runnemede, N.J., 1975; B.S., Bucknell University,…

Ernest Leslie KONNYU, Congress, CA (1937)

KONNYU Ernest Leslie , a Representative from California; born in Tamasi, Hungary, May 17, 1937; attended parochial schools in Jefferson City and St. Louis, Mo.; attended University of Maryland,…