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Jágr, Jaromír

(Encyclopedia) Jágr, Jaromír, 1972–, Czech ice hockey player, b. Kladno. Jágr played professional hockey in Czechoslovakia as a teenager, and joined the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey…

Mars, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Mars, in astronomy, 4th planet from the sun, with an orbit next in order beyond that of the earth. Mars has two natural satellites, discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877. The innermost…

Greenland Sea

(Encyclopedia) Greenland Sea, arm of the Arctic Ocean, off the northeast coast of Greenland between Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island. It is the main outlet of the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic. Because…

Moberly

(Encyclopedia) MoberlyMoberlymōˈbərlē [key], city (1990 pop. 12,839), Randolph co., N central Mo.; inc. 1868. Its manufactures include instant ice packs, automobile components, and gym equipment.…

2006 Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Medalists

Bronze Medal Game United States 4 Finland 0 Gold Medal Game Canada 4 Sweden 1   Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.   Women Ice…

McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier

(Encyclopedia) McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, 1807–73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given…

Greenland

(Encyclopedia) Greenland, Green. Kalaallit Nunaat, Dan. Grønland, the largest island in the world (2015 est. pop. 56,000), 836,109 sq mi (2,166,086 sq km), self-governing overseas administrative…