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Plynlimon
(Encyclopedia) Plynlimon or PlinlimonPlinlimonboth: plĭnlĭmˈən [key], Welsh Plumlumon Fawr, mountain, 2,468 ft (752 m) high, W Wales, on the Powys-Ceredigion border W of Llanidloes. It has three…Pilcomayo
(Encyclopedia) PilcomayoPilcomayopēlkōmäˈyō [key], river c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in the Bolivian Andes E of Lake Poopó and flowing SE in a marshy course across the Gran Chaco to the…Kerkrade
(Encyclopedia) KerkradeKerkradekĕrkˈräˌdə [key], city (1994 pop. 52,848), Limburg prov., SE Netherlands, on the German border. It is one of Europe's oldest coal-mining centers. The activity began…Elgon, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Elgon, MountElgon, Mountĕlˈgŏn [key], extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt. Elgon's…Kara
(Encyclopedia) KaraKarakärˈə [key], river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between…Luanshya
(Encyclopedia) LuanshyaLuanshyalwänshˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 146,275), N central Zambia, near the Congo border. It is a copper-mining center, located on the Copperbelt.Moisie
(Encyclopedia) MoisieMoisiemwäzēˈ [key], river, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in E Que., Canada, near the Labrador border, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence. The Hudson's Bay Company has an important…Morgarten
(Encyclopedia) MorgartenMorgartenmôrˈgärtən [key], mountain, 4,084 ft (1,245 m) high, N central Switzerland, on the border of Schwyz and Zug cantons. There, on Nov. 15, 1315, a small Swiss force…Pic du Midi d'Ossau
(Encyclopedia) Pic du Midi d'OssauPic du Midi d'Ossaudôsōˈ [key], double peak, 10,322 ft (3,146 m) high, SW France, in the Pyrenees, near the Spanish border. It is in a winter-sports area. The…Costa Brava
(Encyclopedia) Costa BravaCosta Bravakōˈstä bräˈvä [key], a strip of coastline, Girona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, near the French border on the Mediterranean. One of the most agriculturally rich…Trending
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