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Grants Pass

(Encyclopedia) Grants Pass, city (2020 pop. 39,189), seat of Josephine co., SW Oreg., on the Rogue River, in a heavily forested area; inc. 1887. It has…

Vänersborg

(Encyclopedia) VänersborgVänersborgvĕnərsbôrˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 20,010), capital of Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, at the southwest tip of Lake Vänern; founded in the mid-17th cent. It is an…

Boden

(Encyclopedia) Boden Boden b&oomacr;ˈdən [key], city, Norrbotten co., NE Sweden, on the Luleålv River…

Boston Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Boston Mountains, most rugged part of the Ozarks, NW Ark. and E Okla., rising to 2,700 ft (823 m). Isolated because of its geographical makeup, the region developed its own lifestyle;…

Bilauktaung

(Encyclopedia) BilauktaungBilauktaungbēloukˈtoun [key], mountain range, extending c.250 mi (400 km) along the Thailand-Myanamar border from the Dawna Range SE to the Isthmus of Kra. The western…

Gloucestershire

(Encyclopedia) Gloucestershire Gloucestershire glŏsˈtərshĭrˌ, glôˈstər– [key], county…

Mato Grosso

(Encyclopedia) Mato GrossoMato Grossomäˈt&oobreve; grôˈs&oobreve; [key] [Port.,=thick forest], state (1996 pop. 2,227,983), 348,038 sq mi (901,420 sq km), central and W Brazil. The capital is…

Madera

(Encyclopedia) MaderaMaderamədârˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 29,281), seat of Madera co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1907. Wine, machinery, consumer goods, and plastic products are…

Hedmark

(Encyclopedia) Hedmark Hedmark hĕdˈmärk [key], county, c.10,600 sq mi (27,500 sq km), SE Norway, bordering on…