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The Largest States in the U.S. by Area
The United States of America is a country of immense geographical diversity, with a landscape that spans from snow-capped mountains to sun-kissed beaches, arid deserts to lush forests. The country's…Saint Michael's Mount
(Encyclopedia) Saint Michael's Mount, pyramid-shaped rocky islet, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), Cornwall, SW England, in Mounts Bay; it rises to more than 200 ft (61 m). A natural causeway connects it at…Hood, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Hood, Mount, peak, 11,235 ft (3,424 m) high, NW Oreg., in the Cascade Range, E of Portland; highest point in the state and the center of Mt. Hood National Forest. A symmetrical,…Olympus, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Olympus, Mount: see Cyprus; Olympic Mts., Wash.; Olympus, Greece.District of Columbia, University of the
(Encyclopedia) District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly…Independence Day (July 4th)
Grab your sparklers and look skyward—the Fourth of July is almost upon us. The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in…South Hadley
(Encyclopedia) South Hadley, residential town (1990 pop. 16,685), Hampshire co., W Mass., on the Connecticut River near the Holyoke Range; settled 1684, inc. 1775. Its paper industry dates from the…Beatitudes
(Encyclopedia) BeatitudesBeatitudesbē-ătˈĭt&oomacr;dzˌ [key] [Lat.,=blessing], in the Gospel of St. Matthew, eight blessings uttered by Jesus at the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. Some,…Everest, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Everest, MountEverest, Mountĕvˈərĭst, ĕvˈrəst [key], peak, 29,032 ft (8,849 m) high (as officially recognized by China and Nepal; rock height only, 29,016 ft/8,844 m), on the border of…Hokusai
(Encyclopedia) Hokusai (Katsushika Hokusai)Hokusaikäts&oobreve;shēˈkä hōksīˈ [key], 1760–1849, Japanese painter, draftsman, and wood engraver, one of the foremost ukiyo-e print designers. After…Trending
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