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Walpi

(Encyclopedia) WalpiWalpiwälˈpē [key] [Hopi,=place of the gap], pueblo, NE Ariz., on a mesa NE of Flagstaff; founded c.1700. Its inhabitants are Pueblo who speak the Hopi language (Uto-Aztecan…

Grand Junction

(Encyclopedia) Grand Junction, city (2020 pop. 65,560), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The…

Oraibi

(Encyclopedia) OraibiOraibiōrīˈbē [key], pueblo, N Ariz., on a mesa N of Winslow. It was built c.1150 and was discovered in 1540 by Pedro de Tovar, a lieutenant of Coronado. The mission of San…

Katzimo

(Encyclopedia) Katzimo, New Mexico: see Enchanted Mesa.

São Tiago

(Encyclopedia) São Tiago: see Cape Verde.

Tordesillas, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Tordesillas, Treaty ofTordesillas, Treaty oftōrˌᵺāsēˈlyäs [key], 1494, agreement signed at Tordesillas, Spain, by which Spain and Portugal divided the non-Christian world into two…

Angel Falls

(Encyclopedia) Angel Falls, waterfall, Sp. Salto Ángel, 3,212 ft (979 m) high, SE Venezuela, in the Guiana Highlands. Springing from Auyán-Tepuí Mesa, it is the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the…

Mesa, Ariz.

Mayor: John Giles (to Jan. 2019) City Manager: Chris Brady 2010 census population (rank): 439,041 (38); Male: 215,918 (49.2%); Female: 223,123 (50.8%); White: 338,591 (77.1%); Black: 15,…

Cape Verde Map

Cape Verde Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Africa Map…