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Nechako
(Encyclopedia)Nechako nĭchăkˈō [key], river, 287 mi (462 km) long, rising in Tetachuck and Ootsa lakes, central British Columbia, Canada, and flowing NE, then E to the Fraser River at Prince George. Kenney Dam ...Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick, 1896–1953, Canadian political leader. A member of the House of Commons (1926–34), he was chosen (1930) leader of the Liberal party in Ontario and became (1934) premier...Languedoc
(Encyclopedia)Languedoc läNgdôkˈ [key], region and former province, S France, bounded by the foot of the Pyrenees, the upper Garonne River, the Auvergne Mts., the Rhône, and the Mediterranean. It comprises the ...León, region and former kingdom, Spain
(Encyclopedia)León lā-ōnˈ [key], historic region and former kingdom, NW Spain, E of Portugal and Galicia, now part of Castile–León. It includes the provinces of León, Salamanca, and Zamora, named after thei...Gelderland
(Encyclopedia)Gelderland, Guelderland gĕlˈdərz [key], province, c.1,940 sq mi (5,000 sq km), E central Netherlands. It ...Campbell, Kim
(Encyclopedia)Campbell, Kim (Avril Phaedra Campbell), 1947–, Canadian political leader, prime minister of Canada (1993), b. Port Alberni, British Columbia. A litigation lawyer and originally a member of the Socia...Banff
(Encyclopedia)Banff bămf, bănf [key], town, SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the ...Baie Comeau
(Encyclopedia)Baie Comeau bā kōˈmō [key], town, E Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River near the mouth of ...Back, Sir George
(Encyclopedia)Back, Sir George, 1796–1878, British explorer in N Canada. He accompanied Sir John Franklin on arctic expeditions in 1818, 1819–22, and 1824–27. On an expedition (1833–35) to search for the mi...Campobello
(Encyclopedia)Campobello kămˌpōbĕlˈō [key], island, 9 mi (14.5 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, in Passamaquoddy Bay, N.B., Canada, just off the coast of Maine. The island passed to Canada by the Convention o...Browse by Subject
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