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Elizabethtown

(Encyclopedia) Elizabethtown, city (2020 pop. 31,394), seat of Hardin co., central Ky.; inc. 1797. Originally developed as a trade center for…

Diyala

(Encyclopedia) DiyalaDiyaladĭyăˈlă, –ˈə [key], river, c.275 mi (440 km) long, rising as the Sirvan River in NW Iran and flowing SW through the Zagros Mts. into E Iraq, where it enters the Tigris…

Gunnison

(Encyclopedia) Gunnison, river, 180 mi (290 km) long, rising in W central Colo. and flowing SW, W, and NW to the Colorado River at Grand Junction. It flows through magnificent canyons, notably the…

Illecillewaet

(Encyclopedia) IllecillewaetIllecillewaetĭləsĭlˈəwĕt, –wāt [key], mountain stream, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in Illecillewaet glacier on the west slope of the Selkirk Mts., SE British Columbia,…

Kafue

(Encyclopedia) KafueKafuekäf&oomacr;ˈā [key], river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising along the Zambia-Congo border, S central Africa, near Lubumbashi, and meandering through central Zambia to the…

Mahoning

(Encyclopedia) MahoningMahoningməhōnˈĭng [key], river, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising in NE Ohio, E of Canton. It flows northwest to Alliance, then northeast past Warren, where it turns southeast to…

Azusa

(Encyclopedia) Azusa Azusa əz&oomacr;ˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 50,000), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; inc. 1898. It is a residential and…

Palma Soriano

(Encyclopedia) Palma SorianoPalma Sorianopälˈmä sōryäˈnō [key], city (1981 pop. 55,851), Santiago de Cuba prov., SE Cuba, in the Cauto River valley. It is a road and rail hub and the commercial and…

Mount Revelstoke National Park

(Encyclopedia) Mount Revelstoke National ParkMount Revelstoke National Parkrĕvˈəlstōkˌ [key], 100 sq mi (259 sq km) SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mts., just E of the Columbia River…