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Saint Francis, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint Francis, river, c.470 mi (760 km) long, rising in the hills of SE Missouri and flowing S through NE Arkansas to join the Mississippi River near Helena, Ark. The river forms part…

Chindwinn

(Encyclopedia) ChindwinnChindwinnchĭnˈdwĭn [key], river, c.550 mi (890 km) long, rising in the hills of N Myanmar and flowing generally S into the Ayeyarwady (of which it is the chief tributary) at…

Bomoseen, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Bomoseen, LakeBomoseen, Lakebōməsēnˈ [key], 7.5 mi (12 km) long, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide, W Vt., largest lake wholly within Vermont. Surrounded by wooded hills, it is a popular summer…

Dasht-e Kavir

(Encyclopedia) Dasht-e KavirDasht-e Kavirdäsht-ēkävērˈ [key], great salt desert, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.200 mi (320 km) wide, SE of the Elburz Mts., N central Iran. It is a huge basin of…

North Richland Hills, TX Census Data

People QuickFactsNorth Richland HillsTexasPopulation, 2003 estimate 60,23822,118,509Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 8.3%6.1%Population, 2000 55,63520,851,…

Chapel Hill (town), NC Census Data

People QuickFactsChapel HillNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2003 estimate 49,3018,407,248Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.2%4.5%Population, 2000 48,7158,049,313Population…

Cleveland Heights

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland Heights, city (2020 pop. 45,312), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1903. It is known for its…

Shillong

(Encyclopedia) ShillongShillongshĭlôngˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 223,366), capital of Meghalaya state, NE India. It is a summer resort c.5,000 ft (1,525 m) high in the Khasi Hills. There are two…

Tobol

(Encyclopedia) TobolToboltəbôlˈ [key], river, c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) long, rising in the Mugodzhar Hills, NE Kazakhstan. It flows NE past Qostanay, into Russia, and past Kurgan to join the Irtysh…

Border, the

(Encyclopedia) Border, the, region surrounding the boundary between England and Scotland. From the coast near Berwick along the Tweed River through the Cheviot Hills and on to Solway Firth, the…