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Disko
(Encyclopedia) DiskoDiskodĭsˈkō [key], island, 3,312 sq mi (8,578 sq km), in the Davis Strait off W Greenland. It is mountainous (rising to 6,296 ft/1,919 m) and partly glaciated. Telluric iron and…Ceraunian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Ceraunian MountainsCeraunian Mountainssĭrônˈēən [key], Albanian Kanalit, coastal range, S Albania, extending northwest c.70 mi (110 km) from the Greek border to the Strait of Otranto;…Vestfjarða
(Encyclopedia) VestfjarðaVestfjarðavĕstˈfyärˌᵺä [key], peninsula, c.80 mi (130 km) long, NW Iceland, between Breiðafjörður and Húnaflói and extending into the Denmark Strait. The peninsula, c.90 mi (…Tyrrhenian Sea
(Encyclopedia) Tyrrhenian SeaTyrrhenian Seatĭrēˈnēən [key], Ital. Tirreno, part of the Mediterranean Sea, c.475 mi (760 km) long and from 60 to 300 mi (97–483 km) wide, between the Ligurian Sea, the…Yeosu
(Encyclopedia) Yeosu or YosuYeosuyôˈs&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 183,559), South Jeolla (Cholla) prov., S South Korea, on the Korea Strait. The municipality consists of a peninsula and more…Parry, Sir William Edward
(Encyclopedia) Parry, Sir William EdwardParry, Sir William Edwardpăˈrē [key], 1790–1855, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. He entered the navy at 13 and made his first voyage to the Arctic…Bering, Vitus Jonassen
(Encyclopedia) Bering, Vitus JonassenBering, Vitus Jonassenvēˈt&oobreve;s yōˈnäsən bārˈĭng [key], 1681–1741, Danish explorer in Russian employ. In 1725 he was selected by Peter I to explore far…Our Ancestors Were Knuckle-Walkers
And other recent science discoveries by Otto Johnson More Discoveries IntroductionIce Age Haute CoutureAntisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New Atlantis?First Cloned…Country Music Hall of Fame
Find out who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, from its foundation in 1961 to the present day.1961 Jimmie Rodgers Fred Rose Hank Williams 1962 Roy Acuff 1963 No…1988 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1988 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“I'll Always Love You” Taylor Dayne (Arista)“I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That” Elton John (MCA)“Kokomo” Beach Boys (Elektra)“Make It Real” Jets…Trending
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