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Black Hills
(Encyclopedia) Black Hills, rugged mountains, c.6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km), enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne rivers, SW S.Dak. and NE Wyo., and rising c.2,500 ft (760 m) above the…The Celtic Twilight: Regina, Regina Pigmeorum, Veni
by W. B. Yeats The Last Gleeman"And Fair, Fierce Women"Regina, Regina Pigmeorum, Veni One night a middle-aged man, who had lived all his life far from the noise of cab-wheels, a young…World Heritage Sites in the United States
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has identified 878 World Heritage sites that it considers of “outstanding universal value.“ In the United States…sedimentary rock
(Encyclopedia) sedimentary rock: see rock; sediment.Fort Garry
(Encyclopedia) Fort Garry, two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, built on the present-day site of Winnipeg, Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The first,…Fort Dodge
(Encyclopedia) Fort Dodge, city (2020 pop. 24,871), seat of Webster co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; settled c.1846; inc. 1869. Fort Clarke…Modica
(Encyclopedia) ModicaModicamôˈdēkä [key], city (1991 pop. 50,529), SE Sicily, Italy. It is the center of an agricultural region where livestock is raised. Known in ancient times as Motyca, it was a…Dawkins, Sir William Boyd
(Encyclopedia) Dawkins, Sir William Boyd, 1837–1929, English geologist and archaeologist. He was a member (1861–69) of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, curator (1870–90) of the Manchester…Vijayawada
(Encyclopedia) VijayawadaVijayawadavĭjäˌyəvädˈə [key], formerly Bezwada, city (1991 pop. 845,756), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, near the Krishna River delta. It is a transportation and…Zohar
(Encyclopedia) ZoharZoharzōˈhär [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of the owner of the cave of Machpelah. 2 Son of Simeon. An alternative form is Zerah. For the book of Zohar, see kabbalah.Trending
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