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N. Scott Momaday
(Encyclopedia) N. Scott Momaday (Navarre Scott Momaday), 1934–2024, American writer whose works are reflective of his Kiowa culture, b. Lawton, Okla.,…Creeley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Creeley, Robert, 1926–2005, American poet, b. Arlington, Mass. He lived in Asia, Europe, and Latin America and taught at various universities in the United States. With Charles Olson,…Adirondack Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Adirondack MountainsAdirondack Mountainsădˌərŏnˈdăk [key], mountain mass, NE N.Y., between the St. Lawrence valley in the north and the Mohawk valley in the south; rising to 5,344 ft (…Titicaca
(Encyclopedia) TiticacaTiticacatētēkäˈkä [key], lake, c.3,200 sq mi (8,290 sq km), 110 mi (177 km) long, and c.900 ft (270 m) deep at at its deepest point, in the Andes Mts., on the Bolivia-Peru…Yunnan
(Encyclopedia) Yunnan or Yun-nanYunnanboth: yünˈnän [key] [south of the clouds], province (2010 pop. 45,966,239), c.162,000 sq mi (419,600 sq km), SW China. It borders Myanmar on the west and Laos…Song Shan
(Encyclopedia) Song ShanSong Shansŭngˈ shänˈ [key], mountain, N central Henan prov., China; one of the five sacred mountains of China. It is famous for the Shaolin Temple, where generations of…Stanovoy Range
(Encyclopedia) Stanovoy RangeStanovoy Rangestənəvoiˈ [key], mountain range, c.450 mi (720 km) long, Russian Far East, extending E from the Olekma River; it rises to c.8,150 ft (2,480 m) at Golets…Sierra Nevada de Mérida
(Encyclopedia) Sierra Nevada de MéridaSierra Nevada de Méridasyāˈrä nāväˈᵺä ᵺā māˈrēᵺä [key], mountain range, NW Venezuela, a spur of the Andes extending c.200 mi (320 km) NE from the Colombian…Sestriere
(Encyclopedia) SestriereSestrieresĕsˌtrēĕˈrā [key], Fr. SestrièresSestrieresĕstrēârˈ [key], village, alt. 6,670 ft (2,033 m), Piedmont, NW Italy, in the Alps. It is a fashionable winter sports center…Rhodope
(Encyclopedia) RhodopeRhodoperŏdˈəpē [key], Bulg. Rodopi Planina, Gr. Rodope, mountain range of the Balkan Peninsula, extending c.200 mi (320 km) from the Struma River, SE Bulgaria, to the lower…Trending
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