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Cascade Range
(Encyclopedia) Cascade Range, mountain chain, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, extending S from British Columbia to N Calif., where it becomes the Sierra Nevada; it parallels the Coast Ranges, 100–150 mi (…Grand Coulee Dam
(Encyclopedia) Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam k&oomacr;ˈlē [key], 550 ft (168 m) high and 4,173 ft (1,272 m)…lingua franca
(Encyclopedia) lingua francalingua francalĭngˈgwə frăngˈkə [key], an auxiliary language, generally of a hybrid and partially developed nature, that is employed over an extensive area by people…Vicksburg
(Encyclopedia) Vicksburg, city (1990 pop. 20,908), seat of Warren co., W Miss., on bluffs above the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Yazoo; inc. 1825. An important port, it is the commercial,…Windsor, cities, Canada
(Encyclopedia) WindsorWindsorwĭnˈzər [key]. 1 Town (1991 pop. 3,625), central N.S., Canada, at the mouth of the Avon River on an arm of Minas Basin. It is the center of a gypsum and limestone-…Plum, city, Pennsylvania
(Encyclopedia) Plum, borough (1990 pop. 25,609), Allegheny co., SW Pa. on the Allegheny River, in a bituminous coal area; founded 1788, inc. 1956. It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh. Apples and…Radcliffe
(Encyclopedia) Radcliffe, town (1991 pop. 27,664), Bury metropolitan district, N England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Industries include cotton and rayon mills and chemical,…Langley Park
(Encyclopedia) Langley Park, uninc. town (1990 pop. 17,474), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. The town has grown with the development of the greater Washington, D.C.…Mallawi
(Encyclopedia) MallawiMallawimälˈläwē [key], town, E central Egypt, on the Nile. Situated in a farm area, the town produces textiles and handicrafts.Alexander Bay
(Encyclopedia) Alexander Bay, town, part of the Richtersveld local municipality, Northern Cape prov., NW South Africa, where the Orange River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Especially rich alluvial…Trending
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