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Weather Disasters

Cyclones become so massive they can be easily seen from space. While these types of disasters generally occur within particular times of year, due to the prevailing climate, they are caused by very…

British Columbia Map: Geography, Facts & Figures

British Columbia is a beautiful province located on the Western Canada map, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest, the province of the Yukon to the north…

beach

(Encyclopedia) beach, a gently sloping zone where deposits of unconsolidated sediments are subject to wave action at the shore of an ocean or lake. Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied…

Disasters

Aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the largest ever recorded in Japan. Find information about catastrophic natural and human-caused disasters. The following lists are not all-inclusive. Only…

Meath

(Encyclopedia) MeathMeathmēth, mēᵺ [key], county (1991 pop. 105,370), 903 sq mi (2,339 sq km), E Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Navan. The land is mostly level, being a part of the central…

Nian Rebellion

(Encyclopedia) Nian Rebellion or Nien RebellionNien Rebellionboth: nēˈĕn [key], uprising that occurred against the Ch'ing dynasty of China. Bands [Chinese,=nien] of antigovernment rebels in the south…

needlework

(Encyclopedia) needlework, work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery, quilting, smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see…

Nantucket

(Encyclopedia) NantucketNantucketnăntŭkˈĭt [key], island, c.14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8–9.6 km) wide, SE Mass., lying c.25 mi (40 km) S of Cape Cod, from which it is separated by…

Jewish Autonomous Region

(Encyclopedia) Jewish Autonomous Region or BirobidzhanBirobidzhanbērōbējänˈ [key], autonomous region (1995 pop. 211,900), c.13,800 sq mi (35,700 sq km), Khabarovsk Territory, Russian Far East, in the…

Panipat

(Encyclopedia) PanipatPanipatpäˈnēpət [key], town (1991 pop. 191,212), Haryana state, NW India, on the Western Yamuna Canal. It has saltpeter refining plants and manufactures electrical appliances,…