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(Encyclopedia) NoreNorenôr [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in NE Co. Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. It flows northeast, then southeast through a rich agricultural region to the Barrow…Pulangi
(Encyclopedia) PulangiPulangip&oomacr;längˈgē [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the mountains of N Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing SW to Liguasan Marsh. As the Mindanao River…Rocky Mount
(Encyclopedia) Rocky Mount, city (1990 pop. 48,997), Edgecombe and Nash counties, E N.C., on the Tar River; settled by 1818, inc. 1867. The growing city is the commercial and distribution center of a…Rookwood pottery
(Encyclopedia) Rookwood pottery, American artware. Made in Cincinnati by one of the earliest American pottery firms (est. 1880), it achieved an international reputation. The ware exhibits a range of…Millennial Markers
Voices and visions of the next millennium by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Millennium Central The Millennium The 20th Century 1999: The Year in Review Related Links…Temple, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Temple, city (1990 pop. 46,109), Bell co., central Tex.; inc. 1882. In a rich blackland region, Temple has grain and textile mills, railroad shops, and plants that make computer…Wear
(Encyclopedia) WearWearwēr [key], river, c.65 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Pennines in County Durham, NE England, and flowing to the North Sea at Sunderland. Navigable for barges to Durham city,…Tychyna, Pavlo
(Encyclopedia) Tychyna, Pavlo, 1891–1967, Ukrainian poet. Tychyna's first volume of verse (Solar Clarinets, 1919) revealed a strong symbolist influence. His later poetry, including The Party is our…Port Radium
(Encyclopedia) Port Radium, mining village, N central Northwest Territories, Canada, on Great Bear Lake. The mines were discovered in 1930 and yielded deposits of pitchblende, from which much radium…Nova Sofala
(Encyclopedia) Nova SofalaNova Sofalanôˈvə s&oobreve;fäˈlə [key], city, SE Mozambique, on Mozambique Channel. An early Arab trading post, it was settled by the Portuguese in 1505, when a fort was…Trending
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