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(Encyclopedia) polar front, zone of transition between polar and tropical air masses. Its average position during the winter is at about 30° lat. and during the summer at about 60° lat. In the N…Popham, George
(Encyclopedia) Popham, GeorgePopham, Georgepŏpˈəm [key], c.1550–1608, early colonist in Maine, b. England. He was named in the patent granted to the Plymouth Company in 1606. In consequence of the…Poyang
(Encyclopedia) Poyang or P'o-yangP'o-yangboth: pô-yäng [key], shallow lake, c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), N Jiangxi prov., SE China; one of China's largest lakes. It serves as a natural overflow…Baguio
(Encyclopedia) Baguio Baguio băˈgēō, Sp. bägyōˈ [key], city, Benguet prov., NW Luzon,…Ozarks, the
(Encyclopedia) Ozarks, the, or Ozark Plateau, upland region, actually a dissected plateau, c.50,000 sq mi (129,500 sq km), chiefly in S Mo. and N Ark., but partly in Oklahoma and Kansas, between the…Tropic of Capricorn
(Encyclopedia) Tropic of Capricorn, parallel of latitude at 23°30′ south of the equator; it is the southern boundary of the tropics. This parallel marks the farthest point south at which the sun can…Tsvetayeva, Marina Ivanovna
(Encyclopedia) Tsvetayeva or Tsvetaeva, Marina IvanovnaTsvetayeva or Tsvetaeva, Marina Ivanovnatsvyĭtäˈyəvə [key], 1892–1941, Russian poet. She was a major Russian poet, who survived the civil war,…Fedin, Konstantin Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia) Fedin, Konstantin AleksandrovichFedin, Konstantin Aleksandrovichkənstəntyēnˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch fyĕdyēnˈ [key], 1892–1977, Russian novelist. Fedin was interned in Germany during World…Coney Island
(Encyclopedia) Coney IslandConey Islandkōˈnē [key], beach resort, amusement center, and neighborhood of S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on the Atlantic Ocean. The tidal creek that once…Greenwich, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Greenwich Greenwich grĕnˈĭch [key], residential town (2020 pop. 63,518), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on…Trending
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