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mineral

(Encyclopedia) mineral, inorganic substance occurring in nature, having a characteristic and homogeneous chemical composition, definite physical properties, and, usually, a definite crystalline form…

Atacama Desert

(Encyclopedia) Atacama DesertAtacama Desertätäkäˈmä [key], arid region, c.600 mi (970 km) long, N Chile, extending south from the border of Peru. The desert itself, c.2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level…

Mantegna, Andrea

(Encyclopedia) Mantegna, AndreaMantegna, Andreaändrĕˈä mäntĕˈnyä [key], 1431–1506, Italian painter of the Paduan school. He was adopted by Squarcione, whose apprentice he remained until 1456, when he…

Kaunda, Kenneth David

(Encyclopedia) Kaunda, Kenneth David Kaunda, Kenneth David kounˈdə [key], 1924–2021, African political leader,…

Karachay-Cherkess Republic

(Encyclopedia) Karachay-Cherkess RepublicKarachay-Cherkess Republickärächīˈ-chĕrkĕsˈ [key], constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 420,000), c.5,500 sq mi (14,200 sq km), Stavropol Territory, SE…

Klondike

(Encyclopedia) KlondikeKlondikeklŏnˈdīk [key], region of Yukon, NW Canada, just E of the Alaska border. It lies around Klondike River, a small stream that enters the Yukon River from the east at…

Chongqing

(Encyclopedia) Chongqing Chongqing ch&oobreve;ngˈchēngˈ [key] or Chungking Chongqing…

Coahuila

(Encyclopedia) Coahuila Coahuila kōäwēˈlä [key], state, 58,067 sq mi (150,394 sq km), N Mexico, on the northward…

Hubei

(Encyclopedia) Hubei or Hupeh Hubei both: h&oomacr;ˈbāˈ [key], province, c.72,000 sq mi (186,480 sq km), central…