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antipodes, in geography

(Encyclopedia) antipodes [Gr.,=having feet opposite], people or places diametrically opposite on the globe. Thus antipodes must be separated by half the circumference of the earth (180°), and one…

midnight sun

(Encyclopedia) midnight sun, phenomenon in which the sun remains visible in the sky continuously for 24 hr or longer, occurring only in the polar regions. The midnight sun is due to the fact that the…

Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean

(Encyclopedia) Christmas Island, tropical island, 60 sq mi (155 sq km), an external territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean c.200 mi (320 km) S of…

Howlin' Wolf

(Encyclopedia) Howlin' Wolf, 1910–76, African-American blues singer and composer, b. White Station, Miss., as Chester Arthur Burnett. Exposed to blues performers from childhood, he sang locally and…

Antarctic Circle

(Encyclopedia) Antarctic Circle, imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 661&fslsh;2°S lat., i.e., 231&fslsh;2° north of the South Pole. It marks the southernmost point at which the…

Arctic Circle

(Encyclopedia) Arctic Circle, imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 661&fslsh;2°N latitude, i.e., 231&fslsh;2° south of the North Pole. It marks the northernmost point at which the…

Kaiser, Georg

(Encyclopedia) Kaiser, GeorgKaiser, Georggāˈôrkh kīˈzər [key], 1878–1945, German expressionist playwright. His early plays dealt with the erotic and the psychological. In maturity Kaiser turned to…

sea, law of the

(Encyclopedia) sea, law of the, international agreement regulating the use and exploitation of the world's oceans. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982) calls for limited, and strictly…

At

(Encyclopedia) At, symbol for the element astatine.

Permanent Midnight

Director/WriterDavid VelozArtisan Entertainment; R; 85 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley, Janeane Garofalo, Cheryl Ladd, Jerry Stahl and Peter…