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Awe, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Awe, LochAwe, Lochlŏkh ô [key], lake, 25 mi (40 km) long, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland; 118 ft (36 m) above sea level. The hydroelectric power facility at Cruachan (completed 1967) has…Ericht, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Ericht, LochEricht, Lochlŏkh ĕrˈĭkht [key], lake, 15 mi (24 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Highland and Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. It is drained by the River Ericht. Part…Kintyre
(Encyclopedia) KintyreKintyrekĭntīrˈ [key], peninsula, 42 mi (68 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland, joined to the mainland at the isthmus of Tarbert between East Loch…Rahab
(Encyclopedia) RahabRahabrāˈhăb [key], in the Bible. 1 Prostitute of Jericho whose protection of Joshua's two spies saved her and her family from destruction. She may be the same woman mentioned in…Kinross, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) KinrossKinrosskĭnrôsˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 3,459), Perth and Kinross, E Scotland, on Loch Leven. Kinross is an agricultural hub, with some woolen and linen manufacturing. Mary Queen…Leven, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Leven, LochLeven, Lochlŏkh lēˈvən [key], lake, 31&fslsh;2 mi (5.6 km) long, Perth and Kinross, E Scotland. Its several islands include Castle Island, with the ruins of the castle…Rannoch, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Rannoch, LochRannoch, Lochlŏkh rănˈəkh [key], lake, 91&fslsh;2 mi (15.3 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, in the Grampians. It is fed by the…Earn, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Earn, LochEarn, Lochlŏkh ûrn [key], lake, 7 mi (11.2 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Perth and Kinross and Stirling, central Scotland. Ardvorlich House, on its shore, is the…gila monster
(Encyclopedia) gila monstergila monsterhēˈlə [key], venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, found in the deserts of the SW United States and NW Mexico. It averages 18 in. (45 cm) in length, with a…Laomedon
(Encyclopedia) LaomedonLaomedonlāŏmˈĭdŏn [key], in Greek mythology, king of Troy. When Laomedon failed to pay Poseidon, Apollo, and King Aeacus for building the walls of Troy, Poseidon sent a sea…Trending
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