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brant

(Encyclopedia) brant or brant goose, common name for a species of wild sea goose. The American brant, Branta bernicla, breeds in the Arctic and winters along the Atlantic coast. The head, neck, and…

airmail

(Encyclopedia) airmail, transport of mail by airplanes. Demonstration flights that showed the feasibility of carrying mail by air were made in Great Britain and in the United States in 1911. In the…

Pacific Margin

(Encyclopedia) Pacific Margin, western section of the great North American Cordillera, W United States and W Canada, stretching from SW Alaska to S Calif. It is composed of a central lowland region (…

New Plymouth

(Encyclopedia) New Plymouth, city (1996 pop. 48,871), West Coast North Island, New Zealand, on the Tasman Sea. It is a port and a major center for dairying. Other industries include natural gas…

Pacific Conference

Northern Division WLPctGB*Tacoma (Mariners)8559.590—Calgary (Marlins)7271.503121/2Portland (Padres)7173.49314Edmonton (Twins)6083.420241/2Southern Division WL PctGB*Sacramento (A's)7569.521—…

Pacific Conference

Northern Division WLPctGB*Edmonton (Twins)8159.579—Portland (Padres)7271.503101/2Calgary (Marlins)6771.48613Tacoma (Mariners)6576.461161/2Southern Division WL PctGB*Las Vegas (Dodgers)8559.…