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Geography Guide

by Borgna Brunner Looking for maps? Check out our Atlas for full-color maps of every country and our map library for printable maps.   Maps and Features…

Geography Guide

by Borgna Brunner Looking for maps? Check out our Atlas for full-color maps of every country and our map library for printable maps.   Maps and Features • Quizzes, Crosswords, and…

Geography Guide

by Borgna Brunner Looking for maps? Check out our Atlas for full-color maps of every country and our map library for printable maps.   Maps and Features…

DK Earth: Oceans

OCEAN LIFE SUNLIT ZONE TWILIGHT ZONE DEEP-SEA ZONE WHY IS THE SEA SALTY? WHAT CAUSES THE OCEAN CURRENTS? OCEAN FLOORWAVESFIND OUT MOREEarth’s five oceans (the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern…

Geography Guide

by Borgna Brunner Looking for maps? Check out our Atlas for full-color maps of every country and our map library for printable maps.   Maps and Features • Quizzes, Crosswords, and…

Mexican-American War

1846-48U.S. troops engaged: 78,718American battle deaths: 1,733The U.S. fought against Mexico over Texas and California.The war was fought in the name of “manifest destiny,” the belief that the…

Demas BARNES, Congress, NY (1827-1888)

BARNES, Demas, a Representative from New York; born in Gorham Township, Ontario County, N.Y., April 4, 1827; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to New York City…

Youngest Ocean on Earth

The Question: What is the youngest ocean on Earth? The Answer: The Atlantic Ocean is the planet's youngest ocean. It was believed to…

monitor, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) monitor, any of various, mostly tropical lizards. A monitor lizard has a heavy body, long head and neck, long tail that comes to a whiplike end, and strong legs with sharp claws. Its…

Cunard, Sir Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Cunard, Sir SamuelCunard, Sir Samuelky&oomacr;närdˈ [key], 1787–1865, Canadian pioneer of regular transatlantic steam navigation, b. Halifax, N.S. The son of a United Empire…