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2002 Winter Olympic Final Medal Standings
Full results of the XIXth Olympic Winter Games at Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States of America from Feb. 8–24, 2002. National medal standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial…Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre
(Encyclopedia) Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, formerly Lake Eyre, shallow salt lake, central South Australia state, Australia. The lake, in fact two lakes connected by a channel, is the continent's lowest…Hinckley, Gordon Bitner
(Encyclopedia) Hinckley, Gordon Bitner, 1910–2008, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons; see Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of), b. Salt Lake City, grad. Univ…sodium chloride
(Encyclopedia) sodium chloride, NaCl, common salt. Salt is important in many ways. It is an essential part of the diet of both humans and animals and is a part of most animal fluids, such as…Gilbert, Grove Karl
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843–1918, American geologist, b. Rochester, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1862. When the U.S. Geological Survey was created in the Dept. of the Interior in 1879…Torrens, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Torrens, Lake, shallow salt lake, 2,230 sq mi (5,776 sq km), central South Australia state, Australia. In a rift valley, it is 120 mi (193 km) long and is Australia's second largest…Tulare Lake
(Encyclopedia) Tulare Lake, intermittent lake, in the Central Valley, central Calif. The Kings, Kaweah, and Kern rivers at one time flowed into the lake, but their waters have been diverted for…Zagros
(Encyclopedia) ZagrosZagroszăgˈrŏs [key], mountain system of W Iran, extending c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the Turkish-Armenian frontier SE to the Strait of Hormuz, forming the western and southern…Djerid, Chott
(Encyclopedia) Djerid, ChottDjerid, Chottshôt jĕrēdˈ [key], salt lake, c.1,900 sq mi (4,920 sq km), W central Tunisia, N Africa. It is now an extensive salt flat with water only in its lower areas.2002 Women's Olympic Curling Medalists
Round Robin Standings W-L *Canada 8-1 *Switzerland 7-2 *United States 6-3 *Great Britain 5-4 Germany 5-4 Sweden 5-4 Norway 4-5 Denmark 2-7 Russia…Trending
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