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Zambezi
(Encyclopedia)Zambezi zămbēˈzē [key], river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, ...Pleistocene epoch
(Encyclopedia)Pleistocene epoch plīˈstəsēn [key], 6th epoch of the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table). According to a classification that considered its depos...Hammond
(Encyclopedia)Hammond. 1 City (2020 pop. 77,879), Lake co., extreme NW Ind., bounded by Lake Michigan, the Ill. state line, and the Little Calumet River, and ...Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Kivu, lake, Congo and Rwanda
(Encyclopedia)Kivu, lake, 1,042 sq mi (2,699 sq km), 55 mi (89 km) long, on the Congo-Rwanda border, E central Africa; highest lake in Africa (4,788 ft/1,459 m). It is drained by the Ruzizi River, which flows S int...Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Mead National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Mead National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Ross Lake National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Ross Lake National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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