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Grindelwald
(Encyclopedia) GrindelwaldGrindelwaldgrĭnˈdəlvält [key], town (1990 est. pop. 3,733), Bern canton, S central Switzerland, at the foot of the Eiger, Schreckhorn, and Wetterhorn peaks. It was one of…Heredia
(Encyclopedia) Heredia, city (1995 est. pop. 29,200), capital of Heredia prov., central Costa Rica. On the central plateau, it is a center of the coffee and cattle industries and, with its colonial…Hódmezővásárhely
(Encyclopedia) HódmezővásárhelyHódmezővásárhelyhôdˈmĕzöväˌshärhā [key], city (1991 est. pop. 51,180), SE Hungary, near the Tisza River. An agricultural center, it also produces machinery, textiles,…Houston, University of
(Encyclopedia) Houston, University of, at Houston, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1927 as a junior college, became a four-year institution in 1934, became a state-supported university in 1963. Campuses at…Lake Success
(Encyclopedia) Lake Success, village (1990 est. pop. 2,500), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on NW Long Island; settled c.1730, inc. 1926. A residential suburb of New York City, Lake Success also has corporate…Kiskunfélegyháza
(Encyclopedia) KiskunfélegyházaKiskunfélegyházakĭshˈkoŏnfāˈlĕdyəhäˌzŏ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 34,130), S central Hungary. It is a road and rail junction; trade and industry are based on the…Elk Island National Park
(Encyclopedia) Elk Island National Park, 75 sq mi (194 sq km), central Alta., Canada, near Edmonton; est. 1913. It occupies a wooded rolling region in the midst of level farmland. The park is Canada'…Beipiao
(Encyclopedia) Beipiao or PehpiaoPehpiaoboth: bā-pēou [key], city (1994 est. pop. 200,700), Liaoning prov., China. It is a coal-mining center. The name sometimes appears as Pei-p'iao.Wilson, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Mount, peak, 5,710 ft (1,740 m) high, S Calif., in the San Gabriel Mts., NE of Pasadena. It is the site of Mt. Wilson Observatory (est. 1904), one of the Hale Observatories. A…Central Michigan University
(Encyclopedia) Central Michigan University, at Mount Pleasant, Mich.; coeducational; est. 1892 as a normal school, became Central State Teachers College in 1927, achieved university status in 1959.…Trending
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