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Rickover, Hyman George
(Encyclopedia) Rickover, Hyman George, 1900–1986, American admiral, b. Russia. In World War II he served as head of the electrical section of the navy's Bureau of Ships. After the war he was assigned…Carmel, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Carmel, MountCarmel, Mountkärˈməl [key] [Heb.,=garden land], mountain ridge, NW Israel, extending 13 mi (21 km) NW from the plain of Esdraelon to the Mediterranean Sea, where it ends…Arctic Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Arctic Ocean, the smallest ocean, c.5,400,000 sq mi (13,986,000 sq km), located entirely within the Arctic Circle and occupying the region around the North Pole. The Arctic basin was…Abruzzi, Luigi Amedeo, duca degli
(Encyclopedia) Abruzzi, Luigi Amedeo, duca degliAbruzzi, Luigi Amedeo, duca deglilwēˈjē ämādĕˈō d&oomacr;ˈkä dāˈlyē abr&oomacr;tˈtsē [key], 1873–1933, Italian explorer and mountain climber;…Red Cloud
(Encyclopedia) Red Cloud, b. 1821 or 1822, d. 1909, Oglala Sioux chief, b. near the Platte River in present-day Nebraska. He led the Native American fight against the establishment of the Bozeman…Tarleton, Sir Banastre
(Encyclopedia) Tarleton, Sir BanastreTarleton, Sir Banastrebăˈnəstər tärlˈtən [key], 1754–1833, British army officer in the American Revolution. He arrived (1775) in America with General Cornwallis…Zagros
(Encyclopedia) ZagrosZagroszăgˈrŏs [key], mountain system of W Iran, extending c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the Turkish-Armenian frontier SE to the Strait of Hormuz, forming the western and southern…island
(Encyclopedia) island, relatively small body of land surrounded entirely by water. (As the oceans form a continuous mass of water on the earth's surface, all continents are islands in the strict…Chattanooga campaign
(Encyclopedia) Chattanooga campaign, Aug.-Nov., 1863, military encounter in the American Civil War. Chattanooga, Tenn., which commanded Confederate communications between the East and the Mississippi…Isle Royale National Park
(Encyclopedia) Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Parkroiˈəl [key], 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210…Trending
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