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Nordkyn, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Nordkyn, Cape chĭˈnärôdˌən [key], northernmost point of the European mainland, Finnmark co., N Norway, E of North Cape, at lat. 71°8′N. ...Avacha
(Encyclopedia)Avacha əväˈchĭnskīə sôpˈkə [key], active volcano, 8,965 ft (2,733 m) high, Russian Far East, on S Kamchatka peninsula. It has a permanent snow cap. ...Bar-jesus
(Encyclopedia)Bar-jesus ĕlˈĭmăs [key], in the New Testament, Jewish sorcerer at Paphos who tried to divert a prospective Christian convert and was cursed with blindness. ...Siccuth
(Encyclopedia)Siccuth säkˈ– [key], in the Book of Amos, a heathen god. Many texts regard this as a common noun; thus the King James Version translates it as “tabernacle.” ...Paamiut
(Encyclopedia)Paamiut frĭᵺˈrĭgzhôpˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 2,040), Paamiut dist., SW Greenland; founded in 1792. Fishing, seal hunting, and sheep raising are the main occupations. ...Nahalal
(Encyclopedia)Nahalal, Nahallah –lŏl [key], in the Bible, city in N ancient Palestine, part of the inheritance of the children of Zebulon. ...Hwange
(Encyclopedia)Hwange wŏngˈkē [key], city (1992 est. pop. 42,600), W Zimbabwe. It is a coal-mining center. The city was founded in 1903 and named for a local chief. A nearby national park attracts many tourists. ...Huangshan
(Encyclopedia)Huangshan both: to͝onˈchēˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 118,200), SE Anhui prov., China. It is a light-industrial center in a major tea-growing region. ...Mbandaka
(Encyclopedia)Mbandaka kôkēyävēlˈ [key], city (1984 pop. 137,291), capital of Équateur prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), a port on the Congo River. It is a commercial and transportation center and has tanning and fi...Michmas
(Encyclopedia)Michmas –măsh [key], town, c.8 mi (12.9 km) NE of Jerusalem. It is identified with modern Mukhmas (West Bank). In the Bible, it was a bivouac of Jonathan in his Philistine wars. ...Browse by Subject
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