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Indawgyi
(Encyclopedia) Indawgyi, largest lake in Myanmar, c.100 sq mi (250 sq km), in Kachin State, 65 mi (105 km) WSW of Myitkyina. Indawgyi has a maximum length of 15 mi (24 km) and maximum width of 8 mi (…Oyster Bay
(Encyclopedia) Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. Nearby is…Weston-super-Mare
(Encyclopedia) Weston-super-MareWeston-super-Marewĕstˈən-s&oomacr;ˈpər-mâr [key], city (1991 pop. 60,821), North Somerset, SW England, on the Bristol Channel. It is a seaside resort with…Mizpah
(Encyclopedia) Mizpah or MizpehMizpehboth: mĭzˈpə [key], in the Bible. 1 See Galeed. 2 Unidentified place, E of the Jordon River, identical with Ramath-Mizpeh. 3 Place, on the boundary between Israel…Cylon
(Encyclopedia) CylonCylonsīˈlän [key], fl. 7th cent. b.c., Athenian nobleman. After a triumph in the Olympic games, Cylon, at the instigation and with the support of his father-in-law, Theagenes, the…Stamford, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Stamford, city (1990 pop. 108,056), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1641, inc. 1893 as a city within the town of Stamford (the two were consolidated in 1949). A…tuatara
(Encyclopedia) tuataratuatarat&oomacr;ˌətärˈə [key] or tuateratuatara–tāˈrə [key], lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, last survivor of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia, which flourished…Gatún Lake
(Encyclopedia) Gatún LakeGatún Lakegät&oomacr;nˈ [key], artificial lake, 163 sq mi (422 sq km), Colón Prov., Panama, formed by the impounding of the Chagres River. Gatún Dam (completed 1912), 11…Molech
(Encyclopedia) MolechMolechmōˈlĕk [key] or MolochMolochmōˈlŏk [key], Canaanite god of fire to whom children were offered in sacrifice; he is also known as an Assyrian god. He is attested as early as…Leoni, Leone
(Encyclopedia) Leoni, LeoneLeoni, Leonelāōˈnā lāōˈnē [key], 1509–90, Italian sculptor and medalist, called Leone Aretino. Entering the service of the emperor, Charles V, he devoted himself to making…Trending
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