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Thanet, Isle of
(Encyclopedia) Thanet, Isle ofThanet, Isle ofthănˈĭt [key], former island forming the NE portion of Kent, SE England, bounded by the North Sea and branches of the Stour River. The isle was occupied…Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall
(Encyclopedia) Brisbane, Sir Thomas MakdougallBrisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougallbrĭzˈbən, –bān [key], 1773–1860, British soldier, astronomer, and colonial administrator in Australia, b. Scotland. From…Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
(Encyclopedia) Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionNingxia Hui Autonomous Regionnĭngˈshyäˈ hwē [key], autonomous region (2010 pop. 6,301,350), c.25,600 sq mi (66,321 sq km), N China. The capital is Yinchuan…Gansu
(Encyclopedia) Gansu or Kansu Gansu both: gänˈs&oomacr;ˈ [key], province, 141,000 sq mi (365,284 sq km), NW China…Ganges
(Encyclopedia) GangesGangesgănˈjēz [key] or GangaGangesgŭngˈgä [key], river, c.1,560 mi (2,510 km) long, rising in the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India, and flowing…Egypt Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
Info Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/22/2022[source] Pres. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Vice Pres. restored in 2014, but still VACANT Prime…Jiangsu
(Encyclopedia) JiangsuJiangsujyängˈs&oomacr;ˈ or KiangsuKiangsukyängˈs&oomacr;ˈ, jyängˈ–, province (2010 pop. 78,659,903), c.41,000 sq mi (106,190 sq km), E China, on the Yellow Sea. Nanjing…Tokyo
(Encyclopedia) TokyoTokyotōˈkēō, city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's…conservation of natural resources
(Encyclopedia) conservation of natural resources, the wise use of the earth's resources by humanity. The term conservation came into use in the late 19th cent. and referred to the management, mainly…Trending
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