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is a corruption of the Malay word mooseem (year or season). For six months it is a north-east trade-wind, and for six months a south-west. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…monsoon
(Encyclopedia) monsoon mnsoon [Arab., mausium=season], wind that changes direction with change of season, notably in India and SE Asia. To a lesser degree, monsoonal winds also develop in portions…Bilauktaung
(Encyclopedia) Bilauktaung blouk´toun, 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 slopes of the range,…Cardamoms
(Encyclopedia) Cardamomskär´dmmz, Thai Banthat, Khmer Kravanh, mountain group extending c.100 mi (160 km) along the Thai-Cambodian border, E of Chanthaburi, SE Thailand. The mountains receive…Krishna
(Encyclopedia) Krishna krsh´n or Kistnakst´n, river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in Maharashtra state, central India, in the Western Ghats, and flowing SE and then E through Karnataka,…Indian Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the…Dibrugarh
(Encyclopedia) Dibrugarh db´roogr, city (1991 pop. 125,667), Assam state, NE India, at the confluence of the Brahmaputra and Bibru rivers. The town is on a narrow plain adjacent to hills and is…Malabar Coast
(Encyclopedia) Malabar Coast ml´bär, SW coast of India stretching c.525 mi (845 km) from Goa to the southern tip of the peninsula at Kanniyakumri (Cape Comorin), primarily in Kerala state and the…February 2019 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…Yamuna
(Encyclopedia) Yamuna yä´mn or Jumnajm´n, river, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, N India, and flowing generally SE, through the Shiwalik Range, past Delhi, to the Ganges River…
