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Sierra Nevada, mountain range, United States

(Encyclopedia)Sierra Nevada sēĕrˈə nəväˈdə [key], mountain range, c.400 mi (640 km) long and from c.40 to 80 mi (60–130 km) wide, mostly in E Calif. It rises to 14,495 ft (4,418 m) in Mt. Whitney, the hig...

Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River

(Encyclopedia)Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 132.4 sq mi (343 sq km), in the San Luis Valley of S Colorado; est. as a national monument 1932, designated a national park 2004. Lying in an area of high ...

Victoria, queen of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) ălˌĭgzăndrēˈnə [key], 1819–1901, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the daughter of Edward, duke of K...

Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)

(Encyclopedia)Rulers of England and Great Britain(including dates of reign) Saxons and Danes House of Normandy House of Blois House of Plantagenet House of Lancaster House of York House of Tudor Ho...

Kuzbas

(Encyclopedia)Kuzbas, Russia: see Kuznetsk Basin. ...

Luhansk

(Encyclopedia)Luhansk lo͞ohänskˈ [key], Rus. Lugansk, city (1989 pop. 497,000), capital of Luhansk region, E Ukraine, at the confluence of the Luhan and Vilkhivka rivers, in the Donets Basin. Its products includ...

Munkhafad al-Qattarah

(Encyclopedia)Munkhafad al-Qattarah, basin, Egypt: see Qattara Depression. ...

O'Sullivan Dam

(Encyclopedia)O'Sullivan Dam, Wash.: see Columbia basin project. ...

Donbas

(Encyclopedia)Donbas, industrial region, Ukraine and Russia: see Donets Basin. ...