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Oklahoma

  Oklahoma State Information  Capital: Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, ok 73105) Official Name: Oklahoma Organized as a territory: May 2nd, 1890 Entered Union (rank): November 16, 1907 (46th state…

foehn

(Encyclopedia) foehnfoehnfān, Ger. fön [key], warm, dry wind that occurs on the leeward slopes of a ridge of mountains. The term was originally applied to a wind of the Alps but is now used as a…

Milford Sound

(Encyclopedia) Milford Sound, inlet of the Tasman Sea, indenting SW South Island, New Zealand. Part of Fiordland National Park, it is a well-known resort area. Mountains rise steeply from the shore…

Blue Mountains, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Blue Mountains, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. Located W of Sydney, this elevation is actually a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range.