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Urmia, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Urmia, LakeUrmia, Lakeûrˈmēə [key], formerly Lake Rezaiyeh, shallow salt lake, NW Iran; alt. 4,180 ft (1,275 m). The largest lake in Iran, it has no outlet and receives the drainage of…Maracaibo, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Maracaibo, Lake, largest lake of South America, c.5,100 sq mi (13,210 sq km), NW Venezuela, extending c.110 mi (180 km) inland. A strait, 34 mi (55 km) long, connects it with the Gulf…Thomas White FERRY, Congress, MI (1827-1896)
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1883 Party: Republican FERRY Thomas White , a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in the old mission house of the Astor Fur Co. on Mackinac Island,…Henry Gordon McMORRAN, Congress, MI (1844-1929)
McMORRAN Henry Gordon , a Representative from Michigan; born in Port Huron, Mich., June 11, 1844; attended the Crawford Private School; engaged in the wholesale grocery business in 1865 and also…Vänern
(Encyclopedia) VänernVänernvĕˈnərn [key], lake, c.2,145 sq mi (5,560 sq km), SW Sweden, fed by the Klarälven and drained by the Götaälv SW into the Kattegat. It is the largest lake in Sweden and the…Election 2012 - Willard "Mitt" Romney
The 2012 Republican presidential nominee falls to Obama in the general election by Liz Olson and Jennie Wood Mitt Romney Related Links Mitt Romney’s campaign website Mitt…Baykal
(Encyclopedia) Baykal or BaikalBaikalboth: bīkälˈ [key], lake, 12,160 sq mi (31,494 sq km), SE Siberian Russia. It is the largest freshwater lake of Eurasia, with a width up to 50 mi (80 km) and a…George Ernest FOULKES, Congress, MI (1878-1960)
FOULKES George Ernest , A Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Ill., December 25, 1878; attended the public schools of Chicago; was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest…John LESINSKI, Jr., Congress, MI (1914-2005)
LESINSKI John, Jr. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 28, 1914; at the age of eleven years moved with his parents to Dearborn, Mich.; attended the…Michigan: Persons per square mile, 2000
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