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Shikoku

(Encyclopedia) ShikokuShikokushĭkōˈk&oomacr; [key], island (1990 pop. 4,240,265), 7,247 sq mi (18,770 sq km), S Japan, separated from Honshu and Kyushu by the Inland Sea. The smallest of the…

Balkan Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Balkan Peninsula, southeasternmost peninsula of Europe, c.200,000 sq mi (518,000 sq km), bounded by the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, and…

Lankaran

(Encyclopedia) LankaranLankaranlĭnˌkărănˈ [key] or LenkoranLenkoranlyĕnˌkəränˈyə [key], city (1989 pop. 45,020), SE Azerbaijan, near the Iranian border, on the Caspian Sea. It is a port and an…

Coast Ranges

(Encyclopedia) Coast Ranges, series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending from SE Alaska to Baja California; from 2,000 to 20,000 ft (610–6,100 m) high. The ranges…

Georgetown, city, Guyana

(Encyclopedia) Georgetown, city (1985 est. pop. 75,000), capital and largest city of Guyana, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Demerara River. It was known as Stabroek when the Dutch…

Campeche, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Campeche Campeche kämpāˈchā [key], state, 21,924 sq mi (56,798 sq km), SE Mexico, on the Gulf of…

Effects of Dry Air on the Body

Studies have shown that dry air has four main effects on the human body:Breathing dry air is a potential health hazard which can cause such respiratory ailments as asthma, bronchitis,…

Saint-Barthélemy

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Barthélemy, island and French overseas collectivity (2010 est. pop. 7,400), 8 sq mi (21 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands; also called St. Barts in English.…

Maracaibo, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Maracaibo, Lake, largest lake of South America, c.5,100 sq mi (13,210 sq km), NW Venezuela, extending c.110 mi (180 km) inland. A strait, 34 mi (55 km) long, connects it with the Gulf…

San Luis Potosí, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosísän l&oomacr;ēsˈ pōtōsēˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 2,003,187), 24,417 sq mi (63,240 sq km), central Mexico. San Luis Potosí is the capital. Most of the…