(Encyclopedia) Capitol Reef National Park: 241,904 acres (97,971 hectares), S Utah. The park features a dome-shaped white rock, said to resemble the U.S. Capitol, and a maze of deep canyons, arches,…
(Encyclopedia) Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 30,300 acres (12,272 hectares), W central Colorado, in the Rocky Mts. The park embraces the most spectacular stretch of the 53-mi (85-km)…
(Encyclopedia) Rivera, José EustasioRivera, José Eustasiohōsāˈ ā&oomacr;stäˈsyō [key]Rivera, José Eustasio rēvāˈrä [key], 1889–1928, Colombian novelist. Rivera served on the commission to fix the…
(Encyclopedia) Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849–1916, American poet, b. Greenfield, Ind., known as the Hoosier poet. He was at various times a traveling actor, a sign painter, and a newspaperman. Under…
(Encyclopedia) El Chichón, volcano, Chiapas, Mexico, 40 mi (59 km) SSW of Villahermosa, rising to 3,478 ft (1,060 m). Also known as Chichonal, it had not erupted significantly in historic times until…
(Encyclopedia) Okhotsk, Sea ofOkhotsk, Sea ofōkŏtskˈ [key], Rus. Okhotskoye More, 590,000 sq mi (1,528,100 sq km), northwest arm of the Pacific Ocean, W of the Kamchatka peninsula and the Kuril…
(Encyclopedia) phalanx, ancient Greek formation of infantry. The soldiers were arrayed in rows (8 or 16), with arms at the ready, making a solid block that could sweep bristling through the more…
(Encyclopedia) blackthorn or sloe, low, spreading, thorny bush or small tree (Prunus spinosa) of the plum genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), having black bark, white flowers, and deep blue…
HOW DOES SOUND TRAVEL THROUGH THE EAR? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COCHLEA? HOW DO EARS HELP US BALANCE?FIND OUT MOREThe ear is the organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear collects sound and directs it…
