(Encyclopedia) Macquarie, river, 590 mi (950 km) long, rising in the Blue Mts., E New South Wales, Australia, and flowing NW to the Darling River. It flows through an important sheep- and wheat-…
(Encyclopedia) Saint George's Channel, strait, c.100 mi (160 km) long and 50 to 95 mi (80–153 km) wide, linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. It separates SE Ireland from Wales.
(Encyclopedia) Parkes, town and area (2016 pop. 14,608), New South Wales, SE Australia. North of the town is the Parkes Observatory, the site of a 210-ft (64-m) movable dish radiotelescope that…
(Encyclopedia) GelligaerGelligaergĕlĭgärˈ [key], town (1985 est. pop. 16,900), Caerphilly, S Wales. Manufactures include automobiles and rubber products.
rock group Although critics panned them as “derivative,” Led Zeppelin became one of the most successful rock bands during the 1970s. Known as one of the best live-performance bands (they regularly…
(Encyclopedia) MaestegMaestegmīstāgˈ [key], town (1981 pop. 20,888), Bridgend, S Wales. Formerly a coal-mining town, it now manufactures clothing and cosmetics.
(Encyclopedia) Abertillery Abertillery ăbˌərtĭlârˈē [key], town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. The town, an agricultural market, produces tin plate and has a brewing industry.
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Barney David, 1909–67, American boxer, b. New York City as Dov-Ber Rasofsky; he was also known as Beryl David Rasofsky and Barnet David Rasofsky. After an amateur career, Ross…
