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León, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) León, city (1990 pop. 758,270), Guanajuato state, central Mexico. It is located in a fertile river valley c.5,600 ft (1,700 m) high, but with a mild, temperate climate. Frequent floods…

Bournemouth

(Encyclopedia) Bournemouth Bournemouth bôrnˈməth [key], borough and unitary authority (2021 pop. 163,600), S central…

Cóbh

(Encyclopedia) Cóbh Cóbh kōv [key] [Irish,=cove], town, Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the…

Lofoten and Vesterålen

(Encyclopedia) LofotenLofotenlōˈfōtən [key] and VesterålenVesterålenvĕstˈərôlən [key], two contiguous island groups (1995 est. pop. 56,700), Nordland and Troms counties, NW Norway, in the Norwegian…

Flatland: Concerning the Women

by Edwin A. Abbott Concerning the Inhabitants of FlatlandOf our Methods of Recognizing ...Concerning the Women If our highly pointed Triangles of the Soldier class are formidable, it may…

Beyond the Jamaican Bobsledders

Warm weather countries at the Winter Olympics by Gerry Brown Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsFor…

Flatland: Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

by Edwin A. Abbott Of the Nature of FlatlandConcerning the Inhabitants of FlatlandOf the Climate and Houses in Flatland As with you, so also with us, there are four points of the compass…

Flatland: Of Recognition by Sight

by Edwin A. Abbott Of our Methods of Recognizing ...Concerning Irregular FiguresOf Recognition by Sight I am about to appear very inconsistent. In the previous sections I have said that…

Pacific Ocean: Ocean Facts & Animals

Top of Page The Pacific Ocean is a vast and majestic body of water, stretching across more than one-third of the planet's surface. Its crystal-clear blue waters and warm, tropical climate make it a…