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Kara-Bogaz-Gol
(Encyclopedia) Kara-Bogaz-Gol: see Garabogazkol, Turkmenistan.Amu Darya
(Encyclopedia) Amu Darya or AmudaryaAmudaryaboth: äm&oomacr;ˈ däryäˈ, äˈm&oomacr; därˈyə [key], river, c.1,600 mi (2,580 km) long, formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Pandj rivers, which…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: D
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Joseph J. DioGUARDI, Congress, NY (1940)
DioGUARDI Joseph J. , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, September 20, 1940; graduated from Fordham Preparatory School, Bronx, N.Y., 1958; B.S., Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y…Mangyshlak Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Mangyshlak PeninsulaMangyshlak Peninsulamən-gĭshläkˈ [key], W Kazakhstan, extending into the NE Caspian Sea. Except for the Kara-Tau range, the peninsula is below sea level; Batyr Sink…Taymyra
(Encyclopedia) Taymyra or TaimyraTaymyraboth: tīmēˈrə [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in the center of the Taymyr Peninsula, N Siberian Russia. It flows NE through Lake Taymyr (c.2,700…Murgab
(Encyclopedia) MurgabMurgabm&oobreve;rgäbˈ [key], river, 530 mi (853 km) long, rising in the Paropamisus range, NE Afghanistan, flowing NW into Turkmenistan, to the Merv oasis, and disappearing…Severnaya Zemlya
(Encyclopedia) Severnaya ZemlyaSevernaya Zemlyasyĕˈvĭrnīə zĭmlyäˈ [key] [Rus.,=northern land], archipelago, c.14,300 sq mi (37,010 sq km), between the Kara and Laptev seas, Krasnoyarsk Territory, N…Walker, Kara Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Kara Elizabeth,1969–, American artist, b. Stockton, Calif., grad. Atlanta College of Art (B.F.A., 1981), Rhode Island School of Design (M.F.A., 1994). Walker is best known for…Garabogazkol
(Encyclopedia) GarabogazkolGarabogazkolgəräˌbəgäzˌkôlˈ [key] or Kara-Bogaz-GolGarabogazkolkəräˌ-bəgäzˌ-gôlˈ [key], shallow bay,, in Turkmenistan. An arm of the Caspian Sea, it acts as a natural…