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(Encyclopedia) Perthshire or Perth, former county, central Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Perthshire was divided between the Tayside and Central regions. In the local government…Alert
(Encyclopedia) AlertAlertəlûrtˈ [key], settlement, on Ellesmere Island, extreme N Nunavut Territory, Canada, on the Arctic Ocean. It is the most northerly permanent settlement in the world. The…Gedor
(Encyclopedia) GedorGedorgēˈdôr [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Saul. 2 Unidentified Judahite town. 3 Judahite town, N of Hebron. 4 Home of two of David's archers. 5 Unidentified town, ancient…Groote Eylandt
(Encyclopedia) Groote EylandtGroote Eylandtgr&oomacr;t īˈlənd [key] [Du.,=large island], 950 sq mi (2,461 sq km), Northern Territory, N Australia. It is the largest island in the Gulf of…Gallic Wars
(Encyclopedia) Gallic WarsGallic Warsgălˈĭk [key], campaigns in Gaul led by Julius Caesar in his two terms as proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine Gaul, and Illyricum (58 b.c.–51 b.c.). Caesar's…Issachar
(Encyclopedia) IssacharIssacharĭsˈəkər [key], in the patriarchal narratives of the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes. The territory allotted to the tribe of…Alice Springs
(Encyclopedia) Alice Springs, town, Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin…Dubawnt
(Encyclopedia) DubawntDubawntd&oobreve;bôntˈ [key], river, 580 mi (933 km) long, rising in Wholdaia Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada, and flowing NE to Dubawnt Lake (c.1,600 sq mi/4,140 sq km)…Dubawnt Lake
(Encyclopedia) Dubawnt LakeDubawnt Laked&oobreve;bôntˈ [key], one of the largest lakes of Canada, c.1,600 sq mi (4,140 sq km), in S Nunavut Territory. The Dubawnt River flows through it. Located…Olenek
(Encyclopedia) OlenekOlenekəlyĭnyôkˈ [key], river, c.1,350 mi (2,200 km) long, rising in the central Siberian plateau, Krasnoyarsk Territory, E Siberian Russia. It winds E then N through NW Sakha…Trending
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