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Abercromby, Sir Ralph
(Encyclopedia) Abercromby, Sir Ralph, 1734–1801, British general. After serving in the Seven Years War, he returned to service in 1793 against France, where he commanded a brilliant retreat in…Dudinka
(Encyclopedia) Dudinka Dudinka d&oomacr;dyēnˈkə [key], city, Krasnoyarsk Territory, N Siberian Russia, on the…Sestriere
(Encyclopedia) SestriereSestrieresĕsˌtrēĕˈrā [key], Fr. SestrièresSestrieresĕstrēârˈ [key], village, alt. 6,670 ft (2,033 m), Piedmont, NW Italy, in the Alps. It is a fashionable winter sports center…Nakhodka
(Encyclopedia) NakhodkaNakhodkanəkhôtˈkə [key], city (1989 pop. 160,000), Russian Far East, c.20 mi (32 km) E of Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan. A port city with fewer winter ice problems than…cold frame
(Encyclopedia) cold frame, in horticulture, sun-heated board frame covered with a removable top of glass or other transparent material and sunk into the ground. The top may be solid or slatted or…Ushant
(Encyclopedia) UshantUshantŭshˈənt [key], Fr. Ouessant, island, 10 sq mi (25.9 sq km), Finistère dept., off Brittany, in the Atlantic, c.10 mi (16 km) from the mainland. A hazard to navigation and…Hamar
(Encyclopedia) Hamar Hamar häˈmär [key], city, capital of Hedmark co., SE Norway, on Lake Mjøsa. It…Krnov
(Encyclopedia) KrnovKrnovkûrˈnôf [key], Ger. Jägerndorf, city (1991 pop. 25,436), NE Czech Republic, in Moravia, on the Opava River, near the Polish border. An industrial center, it manufactures…Issyk-Kol
(Encyclopedia) Issyk-Kol or Ysyk KölIssyk-Kolboth: ēsĭkˈ-k&oomacr;l [key], lake, E Kyrgyzstan, in the Alatau Mts. At an altitude of c.5,300 ft (1,620 m) and with an area of c.2,400 sq mi (6,220…igloo
(Encyclopedia) iglooiglooĭgˈl&oomacr; [key] [Inuit,=house]. The Eskimos traditionally had three types of houses. A summer house, which was basically a tent, a winter house, which was usually…Trending
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