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Longhorn Cavern

(Encyclopedia) Longhorn Cavern, limestone cave, central Tex., at Burnet. On the northern edge of the Edwards Plateau, the cave (explored length c.8 mi/13 km) lies beneath a triangular ridge rising…

Caney Fork

(Encyclopedia) Caney Fork, river, 144 mi (232 km) long, rising in central Tenn. and flowing NW to the Cumberland River. On Caney Fork, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, are Great Falls Dam and…

Spokane, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Spokane, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in Coeur d'Alene Lake, N Idaho, and flowing through NE Washington to the Columbia River. Dams on the river include Nine Mile, Long Lake,…

Ofen, Alpine pass, Switzerland

(Encyclopedia) OfenOfenōˈfən [key], Alpine pass, 7,070 ft (2,155 m) high, Grisons canton, E Switzerland. The Ofen Pass Road links the Engadine Valley with the Italian Tyrol.

Rephaim

(Encyclopedia) RephaimRephaimrēfāˈĭm [key], in the Bible. 1 Pre-Israelite race of giants. They were also referred to simply as “giants.” 2 Valley, SW of Jerusalem.