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Appalachian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountainsăpəlāˈchən, –chēən, –lăchˈ– [key], mountain system of E North America, extending in a broad belt c.1,600 mi (2,570 km) SW from the Gaspé…Neptune's Rings
Voyager found four rings and evidence of ring arcs or incomplete rings. The “Main Ring” orbits Neptune at about 23,812.5 mi (38,100 km) above the cloud tops. The “Inner Ring” is about 17,750 mi (28,…How High is a Mountain?
The Question: How high must a mountain be to be technically considered a "mountain"? The Answer: According to our dictionary, a mountain is "a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising…Indore
(Encyclopedia) Indore Indore ĭndôrˈ [key], city and former native state, W central India. The state is now…Dinaric Alps
(Encyclopedia) Dinaric AlpsDinaric Alpsdīnârˈĭk [key], Ital. Alpi Dinariche, Serbo-Croatian Dinara Planina, mountain system, extending c.400 mi (640 km) along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea from…Hoysala
(Encyclopedia) Hoysala, dynasty of S India, c.1110–1326. It had its origins in the last half of the 11th cent., when Vinayaditya (1047–98) ruled an an area centered on Dorasamudra (modern Halebid,…Huastec
(Encyclopedia) HuastecHuastecwäsˈtĕk [key], indigenous people of the Pánuco River basin, E Mexico. They speak a Mayan language but are isolated from the rest of the Mayan stock, from whom they may…Picardy
(Encyclopedia) PicardyPicardypĭkˈərdē [key], Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the English Channel, part of the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. It includes the…Poopó
(Encyclopedia) PoopóPoopópōˌōpōˈ [key], salt lake, on the high plateau of W Bolivia. It is more than 11,000 ft (3,353 m) above sea level. Although it is Bolivia's second largest lake (965 sq mi/2,499…Nullarbor Plain
(Encyclopedia) Nullarbor Plain [Lat.,=no trees], vast, barren limestone plateau, c.100,000 sq mi (260,000 sq km), S Australia, extending from the Great Victoria Desert (N) to the Great Australian…Trending
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