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Matapedia, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Matapedia, LakeMatapedia, Lakemătəpēˈdēə [key], 14 mi (23 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the base of the Gaspé Peninsula and S of Matane. It is drained southward…Matsushima
(Encyclopedia) MatsushimaMatsushimamäts&oomacr;ˈshĭmä [key], town (1990 pop. 17,431), Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Ishinomaki Bay. It is a tourist center for the hundreds of scenic pine…Santa Margherita Ligure
(Encyclopedia) Santa Margherita LigureSanta Margherita Liguresänˈtä märgərēˈtä lēg&oobreve;ˈrā [key], town (1991 pop. 11,077), Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. It is a winter health resort…Costa del Sol
(Encyclopedia) Costa del SolCosta del Solkōˈstä ᵺĕl sōlˈ [key], a strip of coastline, S. Spain, in Andalusia, extending from Motril to Estepona The area has become famous as a Mediterranean coastal…Beppu
(Encyclopedia) Beppu Beppu bāpˈp&oomacr; [key], city, Oita prefecture, NE Kyushu, Japan, on Beppu Bay. It is a…Philip IV, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Philip IV (Philip the Fair), 1268–1314, king of France (1285–1314), son and successor of Philip III. The policies of his reign greatly strengthened the French monarchy and increased…Cheddar
(Encyclopedia) Cheddar, village, Somerset, SW England. It is chiefly a tourist center. Limestone is quarried, and strawberries are grown. Nearby Cheddar Gorge towers c.400 ft (120 m) high, with…Hamilton, city, Bermuda
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, city (1990 est. pop. 3,100), capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. It is a port at the head of Great Sound, a huge lagoon and deepwater harbor protected by coral reefs. The…Guy Urban HARDY, Congress, CO (1872-1947)
HARDY Guy Urban , a Representative from Colorado; born in Abingdon, Knox County, Ill., April 4, 1872; attended the public schools, Albion Normal College, Albion, Ill., and Transylvania University…Guy Tresillian HELVERING, Congress, KS (1878-1946)
HELVERING Guy Tresillian , a Representative from Kansas; born in Felicity, Clermont County, Ohio, January 10, 1878; moved to Kansas in 1887 with his parents, who settled in Beattie, Marshall…Trending
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