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Trek, Great

(Encyclopedia) Trek, GreatTrek, Greattrĕk [key], the journey by Afrikaner farmers (Boers) who left the Cape Colony to escape British domination and eventually founded Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange…

Aïr Massif

(Encyclopedia) Aïr Massif or Aïr Mountains, Africa: see Sahara.

Sahara

(Encyclopedia) SaharaSaharasəhârˈə [key] [Arab.,=desert], world's largest desert, c.3,500,000 sq mi (9,065,000 sq km), N Africa; the western part of a great arid zone that continues into SW Asia.…

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe Mountains National ParkGuadalupe Mountains National Parkgwäˈdəl&oomacr;p [key], 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains…