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Zillertal Alps
(Encyclopedia) Zillertal AlpsZillertal Alpstsĭlˈərtälˌ [key], range of the E Alps astride the Austro-Italian border and extending 35 mi (56 km) NE into the Tyrol. The range rises to 11,555 ft (3,522…Carolina
(Encyclopedia) Carolina Carolina kärōlēˈnä [key], city, Puerto Rico. Located 7 mi (11 km) SE of San Juan, it is a…Transandine Railway
(Encyclopedia) Transandine Railway, former rail line, 156 mi (251 km) long, between Mendoza, Argentina, and Los Andes, Chile, traversing the Andes at Uspallata Pass. Opened to traffic in 1910, the…Meier, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Meier, RichardMeier, Richardmīˈər [key], 1934–, American architect, b. Newark, N.J., educated at Cornell. During the 1960s, he was a member of the New York “Five” or “white” architects…longitude
(Encyclopedia) longitudelongitudelŏnˈjĭt&oomacr;dˌ [key], angular distance on the earth's surface measured along any latitude line such as the equator east or west of the prime meridian. A…chamber of commerce
(Encyclopedia) chamber of commerce, local association of business people organized to promote the welfare of their community, especially its commercial interests. Each chamber of commerce usually has…Visby
(Encyclopedia) VisbyVisbyvēsˈbə [key] or WisbyVisbywĭzˈbē [key], city (1990 pop. 20,990), capital of Gotland co., SE Sweden, on Gotland Island and on the Baltic Sea. It is an industrial center and a…Albright, Madeleine
(Encyclopedia) Albright, Madeleine, 1937–2022, American government official, b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, as Maria Jana Körbel. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1948, and she…Speed Skating: 1999 World Championships
at Hamar, Norway (Feb. 6-7)Men500 metersChristain Breuer, Germany & Hiroyuki Noake, Japan (tie)1500 metersAdne Sondral, Norway5000 metersVadim Sayutin, Russia10,000 metersBart Veldkamp…World Rowing Championships, 1998-1999
World Rowing Championships at St. Catharines, Canada (Aug. 22-29) Men Eights United States, 6:01.58 Coxed Pairs United States, 6:48.56 Coxed Fours United States, 6:38.31 Coxless…Trending
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