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(Encyclopedia) Tees, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising on Cross Fell in the Pennines, N England, and flowing generally E between Durham and North Yorkshire and through Cleveland to the North Sea.…Enniskillen
(Encyclopedia) Enniskillen Enniskillen ĕnĭskĭlˈən [key], town, Fermanagh dist., SW Northern Ireland, on Cethlin's…Elgon, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Elgon, MountElgon, Mountĕlˈgŏn [key], extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt. Elgon's…Hutt City
(Encyclopedia) Hutt City, city, S North Island, New Zealand, in the Hutt River valley, part of the greater Wellington urban area; formerly called Lower…Kara
(Encyclopedia) KaraKarakärˈə [key], river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between…Cuxhaven
(Encyclopedia) Cuxhaven Cuxhaven k&oobreve;ksˈhäfən [key], city, Lower Saxony, N Germany, at the mouth of the Elbe…Hedwig, Johann
(Encyclopedia) Hedwig, JohannHedwig, Johannyōˈhän hātˈvĭkh [key], 1730–99, German botanist, b. Transylvania. He was an authority on the lower plants, especially mosses, and was professor at the Univ…Tobol
(Encyclopedia) TobolToboltəbôlˈ [key], river, c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) long, rising in the Mugodzhar Hills, NE Kazakhstan. It flows NE past Qostanay, into Russia, and past Kurgan to join the Irtysh…Rio Grande, river, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande, name of several rivers of Brazil. The largest rises in S Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil, and flows c.650 mi (1,050 km) NW to the Paranaíba River, with which it forms the…Sahiwal
(Encyclopedia) SahiwalSahiwalsäˈhĭväl [key], city (1998 pop. 207,388), E central Pakistan, on the Lower Bari Doab Canal. It is a district administrative headquarters, connected by road and rail to…Trending
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