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(Encyclopedia) Folkestone Folkestone fōkˈstən [key], town, Kent, SE England. The town is a summer resort with an…Zhuhai
(Encyclopedia) ZhuhaiZhuhaij&oomacr;-hī [key], city (1994 est. pop. 308,600), S Guangdong prov., on the Pearl River, N of Macau. Designated a special economic zone in 1979, the city has benefited…Zayandeh Rud
(Encyclopedia) Zayandeh RudZayandeh Rudzīyändĕˈ r&oobreve;d [key] or Zaindeh RudZayandeh Rudzīndĕˈ [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W central Iran, and flowing…Vardø
(Encyclopedia) VardøVardøvärˈdö [key], town (1995 pop. 3,016), Finnmark co., extreme NE Norway, on the island of Vardøya in the Arctic Ocean, near the entrance to the Varangerfjord. It is an ice-free…Dover, Strait of
(Encyclopedia) Dover, Strait of, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the English Channel with the North Sea. It is 21 mi (34 km) wide between Dover and Cape Gris-Nez, near Calais, and…Pearl, river, China
(Encyclopedia) Pearl, Chin. Zhujiang, river, 110 mi (177 km) long, S Guangdong prov., S China. Formed at Guangzhou by the confluence of the Xi and Bei rivers, it flows E then S past Guangzhou and…near-death experience
(Encyclopedia) near-death experience, phenomenon reported by some people who have been clinically dead, then returned to life. Descriptions of the experience differ slightly in detail from person to…Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes
(Encyclopedia) Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes, both used since antiquity. The Great Saint Bernard (alt. 8,110 ft/2,472 m), on the Italian-Swiss border, links Valais canton, Switzerland, with Valle…Provo, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Provo, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., NE Utah, and flowing SW past Provo to Utah Lake. It was early used for irrigation, but after Utah Lake was badly depleted…Esaki, Leo
(Encyclopedia) Esaki, Leo, 1925–, Japanese physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Tokyo, 1959. Esaki was a researcher with IBM from 1960 until his retirement in 1992. He then served (1992–98) as president of the…Trending
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