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(The). ABBAS I., Shah of Persia. (1557, 1585-1628.) ALBERTUS MAGNUS, the schoolman. (1193-1280.) ALFONSO III., King of Asturias and Leon. (848, 866-912.) ALFRED, of England. (849, 871-901…Gold Butte National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…Salina
(Encyclopedia) SalinaSalinasəlīˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,303), seat of Saline co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; founded 1858 by settlers opposed to slavery, inc. 1870. It is the…Kluane National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kluane National ParkKluane National Parkkl&oomacr;ānˈ [key], c.8,500 sq mi (22,000 sq km), SW Yukon, Canada, between Kluane Lake and the British Columbia and Alaska borders; est.…Long, Stephen Harriman
(Encyclopedia) Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784–1864, American explorer, b. Hopkinton, N.H. As an army engineer, Long was sent on several exploring and surveying expeditions. The first in 1817 was to the…Zagros
(Encyclopedia) ZagrosZagroszăgˈrŏs [key], mountain system of W Iran, extending c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the Turkish-Armenian frontier SE to the Strait of Hormuz, forming the western and southern…Lewis & Clark: Crossing the Bitter Root Mountains
by NoahBrooks Camping with the Nez PercesThe Expedition SubdividedCrossing the Bitter Root Mountains Disasters many kept pace with the unhappy explorers on their way…Huc, Évariste Régis
(Encyclopedia) Huc, Évariste RégisHuc, Évariste Régisāvärēstˈ rāzhēsˈ ük [key], 1813–60, French Roman Catholic missionary and explorer, a Lazarist priest. In 1844 while in China on a mission, he and…celestial horizon
(Encyclopedia) celestial horizon, one axis of the altazimuth coordinate system. It is the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the observer's zenith and nadir; it divides the celestial…Trending
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