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Murrumbidgee

(Encyclopedia) MurrumbidgeeMurrumbidgeemərəmbĭjˈē [key], river, c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) long, rising in the Australian Alps, SE New South Wales, Australia, and flowing generally W to the Murray River…

Muscat

(Encyclopedia) Muscat,&sp;Maskat, or MasqatMasqatall: mŭsˈkăt, mŭsˈkət [key], city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. Muscat…

Atlas, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia) AtlasAtlasătˈləs [key], in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. When the Titans were defeated, Atlas was condemned to hold the sky on his…

Cardamoms, mountains, Thailand and Cambodia

(Encyclopedia) CardamomsCardamomskärˈdəməmz [key], Thai Banthat, Khmer Kravanh, mountain group extending c.100 mi (160 km) along the Thai-Cambodian border, E of Chanthaburi, SE Thailand. The…

San Luis Potosí, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) San Luis Potosí, city (1990 pop. 489,238), capital of San Luis Potosí state, central Mexico. Situated on a plain almost entirely surrounded by low mountains, the city is a mining and…

Sainte Anne de Beaupré

(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne de BeaupréSainte Anne de BeauprésăNtănˈ də bōprāˈ, Fr. săNtănˈdə bōprāˈ [key], village (1991 pop. 3,146), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River and NE of Quebec. It is…

Qina

(Encyclopedia) QinaQinakĭnə [key] or KenehKenehkĕnˈə [key], town (1986 pop. 119,917), capital of Qina governorate, E central Egypt, on the Nile River. Sugarcane and grains are grown nearby, and…

Baltic Shield

(Encyclopedia) Baltic Shield, the continental core of Europe, composed of Precambrian crystalline rock, the oldest of Europe. The tectonically stable region was not affected by the Caledonian,…

Andes

(Encyclopedia) AndesAndesănˈdēz [key], mountain system, more than 5,000 mi (8,000 km) long, W South America. The ranges run generally parallel to the Pacific coast and extend from Tierra del Fuego…