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Denison Dam
(Encyclopedia) Denison Dam, 17,200 ft (5,243 m) long, on the Red River along the Texas–Okla. border, NW of Denison, Tex. The dam, built by the U.S. Corps of Engineers for flood control and…Chukchi Sea
(Encyclopedia) Chukchi SeaChukchi Seachəkˈchē [key], part of the Arctic Ocean N of the Bering Strait, between Siberia and Alaska, Wrangell Island lies to the west and the Beaufort Sea lies to the…Ulúa
(Encyclopedia) UlúaUlúa&oomacr;l&oomacr;ˈä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Cordillera de Opalaca, W Honduras, and flowing north to the Caribbean Sea. The Ulúa, with its…Zunyi
(Encyclopedia) Zunyi or TsunyiZunyiboth: dz&oomacr;nˈyēˈ [key], town (1994 est. pop. 295,200), N Guizhou prov., SW China. It is on the main highway to Sichuan and is the commercial and…Rudolph, Wilma Glodean
(Encyclopedia) Rudolph, Wilma Glodean, 1940–94, American track and field athlete, b. Clarksville, Tenn. The 20th of 22 children, she overcame childhood polio to become one of the premiere athletes of…Salair Ridge
(Encyclopedia) Salair RidgeSalair Ridgesələērˈ [key], range, c.200 mi (320 km) long, E Siberian Russia. Extending along the northern border of the Altai Territory, it rises to more than 2,000 ft (610…Southwell
(Encyclopedia) SouthwellSouthwellsŭᵺˈəl, southˈəl [key], town (1991 pop. 61,200), Nottinghamshire, central England. It includes the small civil parish of Southwell, which since 1884 has been the…shinty
(Encyclopedia) shinty, a game originating in 17th cent. Scotland, in which opposing teams of 12 players each attempt to knock a small ball through their opponent's goal, or hail, using sticks similar…Taunggyi
(Encyclopedia) TaunggyiTaunggyitounˈjēˈ [key], city (1983 pop. 108,200), capital of Shan State, central Myanmar. Located on a steep mountainside, Taunggyi is a regional market center some 100 mi (160…Świdnica
(Encyclopedia) ŚwidnicaŚwidnicashvēdnēˈtsä [key], Ger. Schweidnitz, town (1993 est. pop. 64,200), Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland. It has metal and chemical works, textile mills, sugar refineries, and…Trending
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