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(Encyclopedia) kraykraykrī [key] [Rus.,=edge], administrative and territorial unit of Russia. There are nine krays, or territories, within Russia. They are: Altai Territory, Kamchatka Territory,…Australian Capital Territory
(Encyclopedia) Australian Capital Territory, 939 sq mi (2,432 sq km), SE Australia, an enclave within New South Wales, containing Canberra, capital of Australia. It was called the Federal…Extreme Points of the United States (States & Territories)
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesThe United States of America is an extensive land mass. It covers 3,119,884 square miles in its contiguous form and more still when the outlying territories such as…Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom
Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Channel Islands: Jersey and Guernsey Falkland Islands Gibraltar Isle of Man…Jefferson, Territory of
(Encyclopedia) Jefferson, Territory of, in U.S. history, region that roughly encompassed the present-day state of Colorado, although extending 2° farther south and 1° farther north, organized by its…Cimarron, Territory of
(Encyclopedia) Cimarron, Territory of, now the Panhandle of Okla. It was settled in the early 1800s by cattle ranchers, many of them squatters. To protect their claims they attempted, in 1887, to…Federal Capital Territory
(Encyclopedia) Federal Capital Territory: see Australian Capital Territory.Yukon, territory, Canada
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Yukon, territory (2001 pop. 28,674), 207,076 sq mi (536,327 sq km), NW Canada. The territory's history began with the explorations in the 1840s of Robert Campbell and John…Virgin Lands Territory
(Encyclopedia) Virgin Lands Territory, Rus. Tselinny Kray, former administrative division, c.231,000 sq mi (598,300 sq km), Central Asian USSR, in Kazakhstan. Created in 1960 by the merger of…Belfort, Territory of
(Encyclopedia) Belfort, Territory of, department, E France, in Alsace, on the Swiss border. The city of Belfort is the capital.