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Fort Sam Houston

(Encyclopedia) Fort Sam Houston, U.S. army facility, S Tex., in San Antonio; headquarters of the U.S. Army North and the U.S. Army South. In 2010 it was amalgamated with Lackland and Randolph air…

San Gimignano

(Encyclopedia) San GimignanoSan Gimignanosän jēmēnyäˈnō [key], town (1991 pop. 6,956), Tuscany, central Italy. It is a tourist center that has fully preserved its medieval aspect. The city walls, the…

Oakland

(Encyclopedia) Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the…

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia) Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains.

Mfumbiro

(Encyclopedia) Mfumbiro, mountains, Africa: see Virunga.

Alai

(Encyclopedia) Alai: see Alay, mountains, Kyrgyzstan.

Linguetta

(Encyclopedia) Linguetta: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania.

Elikón

(Encyclopedia) Elikón: see Helicon, mountains, Greece.

Ahaggar

(Encyclopedia) Ahaggar, mountains, Africa: see Sahara.