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Owen Stanley Range

(Encyclopedia) Owen Stanley Range, mountain chain, c.300 mi (480 km) long, SE Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island. It rises to Mt. Victoria (13,363 ft/4,073 m). The region, drained by several…

Gihon

(Encyclopedia) GihonGihongīˈhŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 One of the four rivers of Eden. 2 Spring, in the Qidron valley.

Douro

(Encyclopedia) DouroDouroPort. dōˈr&oobreve; [key] or DueroDouroSpan. d&oomacr;āˈrō [key], river, c.475 mi (765 km) long, rising in the Sierra de Urbión, N central Spain. It flows W across N…

Lunda

(Encyclopedia) LundaLundal&oomacr;nˈdə [key], ethnic group of central Africa. The Lunda speak a Bantu language and now live in S Congo (Kinshasa), E Angola, and N Zambia. In the 16th cent. Lunda…

Onega, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Onega, Lake, Finnish Aäninen, Rus. Onezhskoye Ozero, lake, c.3,800 sq mi (9,800 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, between Lake Ladoga and the White Sea. The second largest lake…

Ayeyarwady

(Encyclopedia) AyeyarwadyAyeyarwadyīˌyärwädˈē [key] or IrrawaddyIrrawaddyĭrəwŏdˈē [key], chief river of Myanmar, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Mali and Nmai rivers in N…

Mersey

(Encyclopedia) MerseyMerseymûrˈzē [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, formed at Stockport, W England, by the confluence of the Etherow and Goyt rivers. It flows east to the Irish Sea near Liverpool…

Bighorn, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Bighorn, river, 461 mi (741 km) long, formed in W central Wyo. by the confluence of the Wind and Pop Agie rivers and flowing north to join the Yellowstone River in S Mont. The Bighorn…

Bermuda Hundred

(Encyclopedia) Bermuda Hundred, fishing village, on the peninsula at the confluence of the Appomattox and James rivers, SE Va., NE of Petersburg; founded 1613. During the Civil War the Union Army of…