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Bukidnon

(Encyclopedia) Bukidnon Bukidnon b&oomacr;kĭdˈnŏn, Sp. b&oomacr;kēdhˈnōn [key…

Utrecht , province, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia) UtrechtUtrechty&oomacr;ˈtrĕkt, Du. üˈtrĕkht [key], province (1994 pop. 1,056,000), c.500 sq mi (1,290 sq km), central Netherlands. Utrecht (the capital) and Amersfoort are the…

Kirin

(Encyclopedia) Kirin, province and city, China; use Jilin.

Northwest Angle

(Encyclopedia) Northwest Angle, point of land, c.123 sq mi (319 sq km), N Minnesota, the northernmost point of the coterminous United States and the only place in the United States, outside of Alaska…

Albay

(Encyclopedia) Albay Albay älbīˈ [key], province, SE Luzon, on the Bicol peninsula, in the Philippines. Legaspi is the capital, chief port, and largest city. Albay's…

Xikang

(Encyclopedia) XikangXikangshēˈkängˈ [key] or SikangXikangshēˈkängˈ, sēˈ– [key], former province, SW China. Kangding was the capital before 1950 and Ya'an from 1950 to 1955. It is largely a region of…

Rumelia

(Encyclopedia) Rumelia or RoumeliaRumeliaboth: r&oomacr;mēˈlēə [key], region of S Bulgaria, between the Balkan and Rhodope mts. Historically, Rumelia denoted the Balkan possessions (particularly…

Limburg, province, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia) LimburgLimburglĭmˈbûrg, Dutch lĭmˈbûrkh [key], province (1994 pop. 1,125,200), c.850 sq mi (2,200 sq km), SE Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the west and south and Germany in the…

Luxemburg

(Encyclopedia) Luxemburg. For the grand duchy, province, and city thus named, use Luxembourg.

Klein, Ralph Phillip

(Encyclopedia) Klein, Ralph Phillip, 1942–2013, Canadian politician, b. Calgary. He served in the Canadian air force and worked in public relations and as a weathercaster and reporter in radio and…