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Rodope

(Encyclopedia) Rodope or Rodopi: see Rhodope, mountains.

Slieve Donard

(Encyclopedia) Slieve Donard, peak: see Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland.

Schism, Great

(Encyclopedia) Schism, Great, or Schism of the West, division in the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. There was no question of faith or practice involved; the schism was a matter of persons…

Schütt, Great

(Encyclopedia) Schütt, GreatSchütt, Greatshüt [key], Slovak Velký Žitný OstrovSchütt, Greatvĕlˈkē zhĭtˈnē ôˈstrôf [key], island, c.725 sq mi (1,880 sq km), SW Slovakia, in the Danubian lowlands…

Khingan, Great

(Encyclopedia) Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da.

Great Alföld

(Encyclopedia) Great Alföld: see Alföld, plain, Hungary.

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…