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(Encyclopedia) pampaspampaspămˈpəz, Span. pämˈpäs [key], wide, flat, grassy plains of temperate S South America, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), particularly in Argentina and extending into Uruguay…thermostat
(Encyclopedia) thermostat, automatic device that regulates temperature in an enclosed area by controlling heating or refrigerating systems. It is commonly connected to one of these systems, turning…Mar del Plata
(Encyclopedia) Mar del PlataMar del Platamär ᵺĕl pläˈtä [key], city (1991 pop. 519,707), E central Argentina, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most popular seaside resorts in South America.…Morón
(Encyclopedia) MorónMorónmōrōnˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 641,541), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Settled in the early 16th…Ushuaia
(Encyclopedia) UshuaiaUshuaia&oomacr;swīˈä [key], city (1991 pop. 29,452), Tierra del Fuego Territory, S Argentina, a port on the Beagle Canal, on Ushuaia Bay. Settled in the 1870s by English…Lanús
(Encyclopedia) LanúsLanúslän&oomacr;sˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 466,755), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. An administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area, it is named for Anacarsis Lanús…Negro, Río, river, Argentina
(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, formed in central Argentina by the confluence of the Neuquén and the Limay rivers, and flowing E across Río Negro…Entre Ríos
(Encyclopedia) Entre Ríos Entre Ríos ĕnˈtrā rēˈōs [key], province, 29,428 sq mi (76,219 sq km), E Argentina. Paraná…Perón, Juan Domingo
(Encyclopedia) Perón, Juan DomingoPerón, Juan Domingohwän dōmēngˈgō pĕrōnˈ [key], 1895–1974, president of Argentina (1946–55; 1973–74). In 1971, President Lanusse, convinced that political order…stained glass
(Encyclopedia) stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval…Trending
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