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Kintyre
(Encyclopedia)Kintyre kĭntīrˈ [key], peninsula, 42 mi (68 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland, joined to the mainland at the isthmus of Tarbert between East Loch Tarbert and West Loch Ta...Landon, Alfred Mossman
(Encyclopedia)Landon, Alfred Mossman, 1887–1987, U.S. politician, b. West Middlesex, Pa. He was a banker and oil operator before he ran for public office. Landon served (1933–37) as governor of Kansas and gaine...La Pérouse Strait
(Encyclopedia)La Pérouse Strait sōˈyä [key], channel, 25 mi (40 km) wide, separating N Hokkaido island, Japan, from S Sakhalin island, Russia, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk...Gogebic
(Encyclopedia)Gogebic gōgēˈbĭk [key], east-west mountain range, 80 mi (129 km) long and .5 to 1 mi (.8–1.6 km) wide, extending from the W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., into N Wis. It is known for its iron deposit...Antrim
(Encyclopedia)Antrim ănˈtrĭm [key], district, 217 sq mi (562 sq km), NE Northern Ireland. The eastern and seaward area is a picturesque region of mountains and glens; to the west, wh...Illecillewaet
(Encyclopedia)Illecillewaet ĭləsĭlˈəwĕt, –wāt [key], mountain stream, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in Illecillewaet glacier on the west slope of the Selkirk Mts., SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows sout...Hugli-Chinsura
(Encyclopedia)Hugli-Chinsura or Hooghly-Chinsura chĭnˈso͝orə [key], city, West Bengal state, E Indi...Hoosac Range
(Encyclopedia)Hoosac Range ho͞oˈsək [key], southern continuation of the Green Mts., NW Mass. and SW Vt., running from north to south. Its maximum height is c.3,000 ft (910 m). The Hoosac railroad tunnel, c.5 mi ...Jouett, Matthew Harris
(Encyclopedia)Jouett, Matthew Harris jōˈət [key], 1787–1827, American painter, b. Mercer co., Ky., studied in Boston with Gilbert Stuart. He was the first prominent painter in the West. Among his more than 300...Johnson, Richard W.
(Encyclopedia)Johnson, Richard W., 1827–97, Union general in the Civil War, b. Livingston co., Ky., grad. West Point, 1849. Before the Civil War he served principally on the frontier. Johnson, made a brigadier ge...Browse by Subject
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