Search
Search results
Displaying 31 - 40
Ellesmere Island
(Encyclopedia) Ellesmere Island, 82,119 sq mi (212,688 sq km), c.500 mi (800 km) long, in the Arctic Ocean, N Nunavut Territory, Canada; second largest and northernmost island of the Arctic…Katmandu
(Encyclopedia) Katmandu or KathmanduKathmanduboth: kätmänd&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 421,258), capital of Nepal, central Nepal, c.4,500 ft (1,370 m) above sea level, in a fertile valley of…llanos
(Encyclopedia) llanosllanosyäˈnōs [key], Spanish-American term for prairies, specifically those of the Orinoco River basin of N South America, in Venezuela and E Colombia. The llanos of the Orinoco…Windhoek
(Encyclopedia) WindhoekWindhoekvĭntˈh&oomacr;k [key], city (1991 pop. 147,056), capital of Namibia. It is Namibia's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center.…Crater Lake National Park
(Encyclopedia) Crater Lake National Park, 183,224 acres (74,206 hectares), SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range; est. 1902. Crater Lake, 20 sq mi (52 sq km), lies in a huge pit that was created when the…Salamanca, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Salamanca, city (1990 pop. 162,037), capital of Salamanca prov., W central Spain, in Castile and León, on the Tormes River, c.2,600 ft (790 m) above sea level. Food-processing and…Burgos
(Encyclopedia) Burgos Burgos b&oomacr;rˈgōs [key], city, capital of Burgos prov., N Spain, in Castile and Léon…Black Hills
(Encyclopedia) Black Hills, rugged mountains, c.6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km), enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne rivers, SW S.Dak. and NE Wyo., and rising c.2,500 ft (760 m) above the…East Riding of Yorkshire
(Encyclopedia) East Riding of Yorkshire, district and unitary authority, NE England. The district extends from the Yorkshire Wolds (N) to the River…Ontario, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Ontario, Lake, 7,540 sq mi (19,529 sq km), 193 mi (311 km) long and 53 mi (85 km) at its greatest width, between SE Ont., Canada, and NW N.Y.; smallest and lowest of the Great Lakes.…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
