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(Encyclopedia) MagdalenaMagdalenamägᵺälāˈnä [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Central, SW Colombia and flowing N to the Caribbean Sea near Barranquilla. It flows in a…Dacia
(Encyclopedia) DaciaDaciadāˈshə [key], ancient name of the European region corresponding roughly to modern Romania (including Transylvania). It was inhabited before the Christian era by a people who…Chişinău
(Encyclopedia) ChişinăuChişinăukēˌshənouˈ [key], formerly KishinevChişinăukĭshˈənĕfˌ [key], city (1996 est. pop. 735,229), capital of Moldova, on the Byk River, a tributary of the Dniester. Major…White River
(Encyclopedia) White River. 1 River, c.690 mi (1,110 km) long, rising in the Boston Mts., NW Ark., and flowing first N into SW Missouri, then generally SE through NE Arkansas to the Mississippi River…Tula , city, Russia
(Encyclopedia) TulaTulat&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (1991 pop. 545,000), capital of Tula region, N central European Russia, on the Upa River, a tributary of the Oka. It is an important rail and…Tampico
(Encyclopedia) TampicoTampicotämpēˈkō [key], city (1990 pop. 272,690), Tamaulipas state, E Mexico, on the Pánuco River, a few miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Rivaling Veracruz as Mexico's most…Don, river, Russia
(Encyclopedia) DonDondŏn, Rus. dôn [key], river, SW European Russia. It rises SE of Tula and flows c.1,200 mi (1,930 km), first SE past Voronezh, then SW into the Sea of Azov. At its eastern bend the…Galway, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Galway Galway gôlˈwā [key], county, 2,293 sq mi (5,939 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The…Uruguay , river, South America
(Encyclopedia) UruguayUruguayy&oobreve;ˈrəgwā, gwī, Span. &oomacr;r&oomacr;gwiˈ, &oomacr;r&oomacr;wīˈ [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing in…Charles Henry VAN WYCK, Congress, NY (1824-1895)
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887 Party: Republican VAN WYCK Charles Henry , a Representative from New York and a Senator from Nebraska; born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 10, 1824…