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Tien Shan
(Encyclopedia)Tien Shan, mountain system: see Tian Shan. ...Gotthard Tunnel
(Encyclopedia)Gotthard Tunnel: see Saint Gotthard, mountain group. ...Fujiyama
(Encyclopedia)Fujiyama, mountain, Japan: see Fuji, Mount. ...Clingmans Dome
(Encyclopedia)Clingmans Dome, mountain, Tenn.: see Great Smoky Mountains. ...White Hill, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)White Hill, battle of the: see White Mountain. ...algae
(Encyclopedia)algae ălˈjē [key] [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plan...Khingan, Great
(Encyclopedia)Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da. ...Allingham, William
(Encyclopedia)Allingham, William, 1824–89, English poet, b. Donegal, Ireland. He is best known for his short lyrics, most notably “The Fairies,” beginning “Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen.” ...Storm King
(Encyclopedia)Storm King, mountain, 1,355 ft (413 m) high, SE N.Y., on the west shore of the Hudson River near West Point. It is included in the Palisades Interstate Parks. ...Bryophyta
(Encyclopedia)Bryophyta brīˈəfīˌtə, brīˌəfīˈtə [key], division of green land plants that includes the mosses (class Bryopsida), the liverworts (Marchantiopsida), and the hornworts (Anthocerotopsida). Th...Browse by Subject
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