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Guaporé
(Encyclopedia) GuaporéGuaporégwəp&oobreve;rĕˈ [key], river, c.750 mi (1,207 km) long, rising in the mountains of Mato Grosso state, W Brazil. It flows northwest through rain forest and forms part…Issus
(Encyclopedia) IssusIssusĭsˈəs [key], ancient town of SE Asia Minor, now in Turkey, 5 mi (8 km) NW of Dörtyol. Located near the head of a gulf (the modern Gulf of Iskenderun), Issus was on a narrow…Atitlán
(Encyclopedia) AtitlánAtitlánätētlänˈ [key], volcanic lake, 53 sq mi (137 sq km), 17 mi (27.3 km) long and 11 mi (17.7 km) wide, SW Guatemala. One of the most magnificent lakes of Central America, it…Craddock, Charles Egbert
(Encyclopedia) Craddock, Charles Egbert, pseud. of Mary Noailles MurfreeCraddock, Charles Egbert,nō-īˈ [key], 1850–1922, American novelist, b. near Murfreesboro, Tenn. She wrote her best works about…Fort Chipewyan
(Encyclopedia) Fort ChipewyanFort Chipewyanchĭpəwīˈən [key], trading post, NE Alta., Canada, at the west end of Lake Athabasca. The old Fort Chipewyan, on the south shore, was built for the North…Bulusan, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Bulusan, Mount, active stratovolcano, Sorsogon prov., S Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to 5,133 ft (1,565 m). Bounded on the W and S by other volcanic mountains, it is near the…Wind River Range
(Encyclopedia) Wind River Range, part of the Rocky Mts., W Wyo., running southeastward c.120 mi (190 km) and constituting part of the Continental Divide. Gannett Peak (13,804 ft/4,207 m) is the…Turkana, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Turkana, Lake, c.2,500 sq mi (6,475 sq km), NW Kenya and SW Ethiopia, E Africa, in the Great Rift Valley; alt. 1,230 ft (375 m). Surrounded by desolate, volcanic mountains, the 170-mi-…Michoacán
(Encyclopedia) MichoacánMichoacánmēchōäkänˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 3,548,199), 23,202 sq mi (60,093 sq km), S Mexico. Morelia is the capital. Dominated by the mountains of the Sierra Madre…1997-98 Basketball Southern Conference Standings
Conference Overall North Div. W L Pct W L Pct Appalachian St 13 2 .867 21 8 .724 *Davidson 13 2 .867 20 10 .667 Virginia…Trending
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