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Rhodes

(Encyclopedia) RhodesRhodesrōdz [key] or RódhosRhodesrôˈᵺôs [key], island (1990 est. pop. 90,000), c.540 sq mi (1,400 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; largest of the Dodecanese, near Turkey…

numeral

(Encyclopedia) numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration…

Nordfjord

(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…

Notre Dame Bay

(Encyclopedia) Notre Dame Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. The Exploits River empties into it. The bay has an irregular…

Rouge, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) RougeRouger&oomacr;zh [key], river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in S Michigan and winding S and SE to the Detroit River at the city of River Rouge. Dearborn and part of Detroit…

Baracoa

(Encyclopedia) BaracoaBaracoabäräkōˈä [key], city (1996 est. pop. 50,000), Guantánamo prov., SE Cuba, a port near the eastern extremity of the island. It is a processing and export center for a…

Giusti, Giuseppe

(Encyclopedia) Giusti, GiuseppeGiusti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā j&oomacr;sˈtē [key], 1809–50, Italian satirical poet. He directed his original and ironic polemics against Austrian rule and…

Solent, The

(Encyclopedia) Solent, TheSolent, Thesōˈlənt [key], channel, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 3&fslsh;4 to 5 mi (1.2–8 km) wide, between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, S England. It serves as an…

Japanese Internment in World War II

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were under lock and key by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco and Shmuel Ross On February 19, 1942, soon after the beginning of World War II,…

DK Science: Big Bang

TIMELINE OF THE UNIVERSETHE MOMENT OF EXPLOSIONTHE FIRST THREE MINUTESATOMSTHE UNIVERSE TAKES SHAPETHE EVOLVING UNIVERSEREDSHIFTDARK MATTERFIND OUT MOREAstronomers believe that the Universe came…