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(Encyclopedia) UstyurtUstyurt&oobreve;stˌy&oomacr;rtˈ [key], desert plateau, c.62,000 sq mi (160,600 sq km), Central Asia, between the Caspian and Aral seas. It rises to between c.490 and 980…Banks Island
(Encyclopedia) Banks Island, c.26,000 sq mi (67,340 sq km), NW Northwest Territories, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean, in the Arctic Archipelago. It is the westernmost of the group and is separated from…Chinguetti
(Encyclopedia) Chinguetti, town, central Mauritania, on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. Founded in the 8th cent., it was a center on several trans-…Eifel
(Encyclopedia) EifelEifelīˈfəl [key], undulating plateau, W Germany, N of the Moselle River and E of the Ardennes. The Eifel forms the northwestern part of the Rhenish Slate Mts. and is a barren area…Elburz
(Encyclopedia) ElburzElburzĕlb&oobreve;rzˈ [key], mountain range, N Iran, between the Caspian Sea and the central Iranian plateau; rises to 18,606 ft (5,671 m) at Mt. Damavand. The range consists…Blue Mountains, United States
(Encyclopedia) Blue Mountains, uplifted, eroded part of the Columbia Plateau, c.6,500 ft (1,980 m) high, NE Oreg. and SE Wash. Lava flows cover much of the surface. The upper, wooded slopes are used…Geology of the Grand Canyon: De Motte Park.
DE MOTTE PARK.Its length is about ten miles, its average width about two miles. It is a depressed area in the heart of the plateau and is on every side girt about by more elevated ground…Solapur
(Encyclopedia) SolapurSolapursōˈləp&oobreve;r, sōləp&oobreve;rˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 620,846), Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Deccan plateau. Once a fortress town, Solapur is…Lerma
(Encyclopedia) LermaLermalārˈmä [key], river, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in Mexico state, central Mexico. It flows NW and W through Guanajuato state to Lake Chapala, crossing the part of the…Bourbonnais
(Encyclopedia) BourbonnaisBourbonnaisb&oomacr;rbônāˈ [key], former province, central France, in the northern part of the Massif Central. It was approximately the same area as today's Allier dept…Trending
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