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Kona

(Encyclopedia) KonaKonakōˈnə [key], district, along the western coast of the island of Hawaii. It is Hawaii's coffee belt and the only coffee-producing area in the United States. The Kona coast, with…

Leichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Leichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm LudwigLeichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwigfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm l&oomacr;dˈvĭkh līkhˈhärt [key], 1813–1848?, Prussian explorer of Australia. He led (1844…

Hackensack, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hackensack, river, c.45 mi (70 km) long, rising in SE N.Y. and flowing S through the Jersey Meadows (or Meadowlands), NE N.J., to Newark Bay. The lower Hackensack is heavily…

Guanabara

(Encyclopedia) GuanabaraGuanabaragwänäbäˈrä [key], former state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean; since 1974, part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara Bay, a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean,…

Hingham

(Encyclopedia) Hingham Hingham hĭngˈəm [key], resort town (2020 pop. 5,979), Plymouth co., E Mass., S of Boston…

Little America

(Encyclopedia) Little America, base for Antarctic exploring expeditions, Antarctica, on the Ross Ice Shelf, S of the Bay of Whales. Richard E. Byrd, a U.S. explorer, established and named Little…

oriel

(Encyclopedia) orielorielôrˈēəl [key], projecting or bay window in an upper story, supported on brackets, corbels, or an engaged column, usually polygonal or curved in plan. It is most characteristic…

Menominee, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MenomineeMenomineemənŏmˈənē [key], city (1990 pop. 9,398), seat of Menominee co., N Mich., W Upper Peninsula, on Green Bay at the mouth of the Menominee River; inc. 1883. It is a…

Coronado

(Encyclopedia) Coronado Coronado kŏrˌənäˈdō [key], city (2020 pop. 20,192), San Diego co., S Calif., on a peninsula on…

Champion

(Encyclopedia) Champion, uninc. community in the town of Green Bay, Brown co., NE Wis., NE of the city of Green Bay. It is noted for the Shrine of Our…