(Encyclopedia) WaukeshaWaukeshawôˈkĭshô [key], city (1990 pop. 56,958), seat of Waukesha co., SE Wis., on the Fox River; inc. 1896. It is an industrial center in a dairy area. Waukesha was a stop on…
(Encyclopedia) Tweed, river, 97 mi (156 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It flows E through S Scotland then NE, forming the Scotland-England border for 17 mi (27 km) before…
(Encyclopedia) BeihaiBeihaibāˈhīˈ [key] or PakhoiPakhoibäkˈhoiˈ [key], town (1994 est. pop. 135,500), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, SE China, an important fishing and trade port on the Gulf of…
(Encyclopedia) Slave, river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, Northwest Territories, Canada. It comprises the middle sections of the Mackenzie River system. The river channels the waters of Lake Athabasca and…
(Encyclopedia) Rhine Canals. Among the chief canals linking the Rhine with other river systems are the Rhine-Rhône Canal, 217 mi (349 km) long (built 1784–1833, now unimportant), connecting with the…
The Question: Do snakes-such as the water moccasin-bite underwater? The Answer: Yes. Snakes can open their mouths and bite if provoked underwater. Although the…
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