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La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur deLa Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur derōbĕrˈ kävəlyāˈ syör də lä sälˈ [key], 1643–87, French explorer in North America, one of the most celebrated…2002 Men's Olympic Curling Medalists
Round Robin Standings W-L *Canada 8-1 *Norway 7-2 *Sweden 6-3 *Switzerland 6-3 Finland 5-4 Germany 4-5 United States 3-6 Denmark 3-6 Great Britain…Cumbrian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Cumbrian Mountains, mountains of the Lake District, NW England; Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m) is the highest point. Studded with lakes and narrow valleys, the range extends through…Mississippi, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising E of the Kawartha Lakes, S Ont., Canada, and flowing NE through Mississippi Lake, then N to the Ottawa River near Arnprior. It is…Great Alföld
(Encyclopedia) Great Alföld: see Alföld, plain, Hungary.great auk
(Encyclopedia) great auk: see auk.Great Awakening
(Encyclopedia) Great Awakening, series of religious revivals that swept over the American colonies about the middle of the 18th cent. It resulted in doctrinal changes and influenced social and…Great Belt
(Encyclopedia) Great Belt: see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, straits, Denmark.Great Bend
(Encyclopedia) Great Bend, city (2020 pop. 14,733), seat of Barton co., central Kans., on a bend in the Arkansas River; settled and inc. 1872. It is a…Great Blasket
(Encyclopedia) Great Blasket: see Blasket Islands, Ireland.Trending
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