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Speke, John Hanning
(Encyclopedia) Speke, John HanningSpeke, John Hanningspēk [key], 1827–64, English explorer in Africa. He joined Sir Richard Burton in his expeditions to Somaliland (1854) and to E central Africa (…Bethsaida
(Encyclopedia) BethsaidaBethsaidabĕth-sāˈĭdə [key] [Heb.,=house of the fisher], in the Gospels, birthplace of Jesus' disciples Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Herod Philip (4 b.c.–a.d. 33) is said to have…Sandusky, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Sandusky, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in N Ohio and flowing W through Bucyrus, then N past Tiffin to Sandusky Bay, an arm of Lake Erie. This landlocked bay, 18 mi (29 km)…Painesville
(Encyclopedia) Painesville, city (1990 pop. 15,699), seat of Lake co., NE Ohio, on the Grand River, in a farm area; laid out c.1805, inc. as a city 1902. It has railroad shops and plants that…Spokane, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Spokane, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in Coeur d'Alene Lake, N Idaho, and flowing through NE Washington to the Columbia River. Dams on the river include Nine Mile, Long Lake,…Flinders Ranges
(Encyclopedia) Flinders Ranges, mountain chain, extending 260 mi (418 km) between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome, South Australia state, Australia; rises to 3,900 ft (1,189 m) at St. Mary's Peak.…Saint Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence, one of the principal rivers of North America, 744 mi (1,197 km) long. It issues from the northeastern end of Lake Ontario and flows northeast, first along the U.S.-…Detroit, river, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia) Detroit, river, 32 mi (52 km) long, flowing from Lake St. Clair S into Lake Erie between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ont.; it forms part of the U.S.-Canada boundary. It is one of the…Allen, Lough
(Encyclopedia) Allen, LoughAllen, Loughlŏkh, lŏk [key], lake, 8 mi (12.9 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, Co. Leitrim and Co. Roscommon, N Republic of Ireland. The upper Shannon River flows through…Saint Joseph, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saint Joseph, river, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in S Mich. and flowing generally westward in wide curves to Lake Michigan at Benton Harbor, Mich. South Bend, Ind., is on the river,…Trending
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