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(Encyclopedia) XiangyangXiangyangshyängˈyängˈ [key], formerly XiangfanXiangyangshyängˈfänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 606,100), N Hubei prov., E central China, on the Han River; formed from the…Mesozoic era
(Encyclopedia) Mesozoic eraMesozoic eramĕzˌəzōˈĭk [key] [Gr.,=middle life], major division of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) from 65 to 225 million years ago.…dune
(Encyclopedia) dune, mound or ridge of wind-blown sand formed in arid regions and along coasts. Dunes are common in most of the great deserts of the world. Often a dune begins to form because…Baden-Württemberg
(Encyclopedia) Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg bäˈdən-wûrˈtəmbûrg, Ger. vürˈtəmbĕrkˌ…Tuva Republic
(Encyclopedia) Tuva Republic or Tyva RepublicTuva Republicboth: t&oomacr;ˈvə, Rus. t&oomacr;väˈ, Tuvan t&oomacr;wäˈ [key], constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 366,000), 65,830 sq mi (170…storm
(Encyclopedia) storm, disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere attended by wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, or thunder and lightning. Types of storms include the extratropical cyclone,…suburb
(Encyclopedia) suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent…Papua, province, Indonesia
(Encyclopedia) PapuaPapuapăpˈ&oomacr;ə, –y&oomacr;ə [key] or Irian JayaIrian Jayaĭrˈēän jīˈyə [key], province (2014 est pop. 3,486,000), 123,180 sq mi (319,036 sq km), Indonesia. Comprising…Mercosur
(Encyclopedia) Mercosur or Mercosul, officially the Common Market of the South, Latin American trade organization established in 1991 to increase economic cooperation among the countries of E South…Mather, Stephen Tyng
(Encyclopedia) Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867–1930, American industrialist and environmentalist, b. San Francisco, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1887. He began working for the Pacific Coast Borax…Trending
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