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Pond Inlet

(Encyclopedia) Pond Inlet, trading post (1991 pop. 974), N Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada, opposite Bylot Island. A government radio station, a post of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,…

Watson Lake

(Encyclopedia) Watson Lake, village (1991 pop. 912), SE Yukon, Canada, near the Liard River and the British Columbia border. It is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Post, with an airfield and a radio…

Konaré, Alpha Oumar

(Encyclopedia) Konaré, Alpha Oumar, 1946–, Malian politcal leader. He served as Mali's youth, sports, and culture minister (1978–80); was a professor of history and archaeology; founded and edited a…

How Well Do You Know U.S. Radio Stations? Part I

From the early days of AM broadcasting to the modern era of digital streaming, the radio has evolved and adapted to new technologies and changing tastes. Test your U.S. radio station knowledge today!

Glorioso Islands

(Encyclopedia) Glorioso IslandsGlorioso Islandsglōrˌēōˈsō, –zō [key], Fr. Îles Glorieuses, island group, c.2 sq mi (5 sq km), in the Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, 125 mi (200 km) WNW of N…

Whitehorse

(Encyclopedia) Whitehorse, city (1991 pop. 17,925), S Yukon, Canada, on the Yukon River. Since 1952 it has been the territorial capital. Whitehorse is on the Alaska Highway and was the terminus of…

Johnson, Lady Bird

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912–2007, b. Karnack, Tex., as Claudia Alta Taylor. She married (1934) Lyndon B. Johnson and played an active role in his political career. As first lady (1963–69…

Saca González, Elías Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Saca González, Elías AntonioSaca González, Elías Antonioālēˈäs äntōˈnēō säˈkä gōnsälˈās [key], 1965–, Salvadoran political leader, president of El Salvador (2004–9), b. Usulután. “Tony…

Kanton

(Encyclopedia) KantonKantonkăntŏnˈ, kănˈtŏn [key], coral atoll, 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km), central Pacific, largest of the Phoenix Islands, which comprise part of Kiribati, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) SE of…

Bandung

(Encyclopedia) Bandung or Bandoeng Bandoeng both: bänˈd&oomacr;ng [key], city (2020 pop. 2,444,160), capital of…