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Saint Johns, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint Johns, river, 285 mi (459 km) long, rising in SE Fla., N of Lake Okeechobee, and flowing N to Jacksonville, where it turns abruptly eastward and enters the Atlantic Ocean 28 mi (…

Pukaskwa National Park

(Encyclopedia) Pukaskwa National ParkPukaskwa National Parkpŭkˈăskwə [key], c.725 sq mi (1,890 sq km), central Ont., Canada, near Marathon; est. 1971. Stretching for c.50 mi (80 km) along the north…

Ouachita Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Ouachita Mountains, range of east-west ridges between the Arkansas and Red rivers, extending c.200 mi (320 km) from central Ark. into SE Okla. Magazine Mt. (c.2,800 ft/850 m high) is…

Grand Canal

(Encyclopedia) Grand Canal, Chinese Da Yunhe [large transit river], longest in the world, extending c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) from Beijing to Hangzhou, E China, and forming an important north-south…

Cape Breton Island

(Encyclopedia) Cape Breton Island, island, 3,970 sq mi (10,282 sq km), forming the northeastern part of N.S., Canada, and separated from the mainland…

2002 Winter Olympics Leading Medal Winners

Number of medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown on right. USA medalists in bold type. MEN No   Sport G-S-B 4 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, NOR Biathlon 4-0-0 3…

2002 Winter Olympic Medal Sports

  Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Salt Lake City Olympic Firsts Cross Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey Luge…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 13, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 12, 1805April 14, 1805April 13, 1805 Saturday April 13th Being disappointed in my observations of yesterday for Longitude, I was unwilling…

Red Lake County, MN Census Data

Minnesota Red Lake County, Minnesota People QuickFactsRed Lake CountyMinnesotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 4,3175,132,799Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.4%4.3%…