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French Southern and Antarctic Lands
(Encyclopedia) French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France, including Adélie Land, which covers c.200,000 sq mi (520,000 sq km) in Antarctica, and a number of islands in the S…southern tick-associated rash illness
(Encyclopedia) southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) or Masters disease, illness characterized by a Lyme disease–like rash that is associated with bite from the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma…Elizabeth Islands
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth Islands, chain of small islands off Cape Cod that form the southern boundary of Buzzards Bay; SE Mass. Naushon is the largest island. Cuttyhunk Island was settled in 1641 and…Riihimäki
(Encyclopedia) RiihimäkiRiihimäkirēˈhĭmăˌkē [key], town (1996 pop. 25,911), Southern Finland prov., S Finland. It is a railroad junction and industrial center with glass, textile, and chemical…Cullman
(Encyclopedia) Cullman, city (2020 pop. 16,334), seat of Cullman co., N Ala.; inc. 1875. There is poultry processing and the manufacture of apparel,…Wake Forest University
(Encyclopedia) Wake Forest University, at Winston-Salem, N.C.; Southern Baptist; coeducational; chartered 1833, opened 1834 at Wake Forest, moved 1956. The school achieved university status in 1967.…Springer Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Springer Mountain, 3,820 ft (1,164 m) high, N Ga. It is the southernmost peak of the Blue Ridge Mts. and the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.Mull of Galloway
(Encyclopedia) Mull of GallowayMull of Gallowaygălˈəwā [key], headland, 239 ft (73 m) high, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, the southernmost extremity of Scotland, on the southern tip of the…Belle Glade
(Encyclopedia) Belle Glade, city (2020 pop. 20,276), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., near the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee; inc. 1928. Belle Glade is a…Caudine Forks
(Encyclopedia) Caudine ForksCaudine Forkskôˈdīn [key], narrow passes in the Southern Apennines, S Italy, on the road from Capua to Benevento. There, in 321 b.c., the Samnites routed a Roman army.Trending
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