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Kanalit
(Encyclopedia)Kanalit, mts.: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania. ...Stara Planina
(Encyclopedia)Stara Planina, mountains: see Balkans, Bulgaria. ...Takht-i-Sulaiman
(Encyclopedia)Takht-i-Sulaiman, peaks: see Sulaiman Mountains. ...Talas Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Talas Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...Terskei Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Terskei Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...jade
(Encyclopedia)jade, common name for either of two minerals used as gems. The rarer variety of jade is jadeite, a sodium aluminum silicate, NaAl(SiO3)2, usually white or green in color; the green variety is the more...bowls
(Encyclopedia)bowls, ancient sport (the bocce of Caesar's Rome is still played by Italians), especially popular in Great Britain and Australia, known as lawn bowls or bowling on the green in the United States. It w...Great Appalachian Valley
(Encyclopedia)Great Appalachian Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains. ...Maestra, Sierra
(Encyclopedia)Maestra, Sierra, mountains, Cuba: see Sierra Maestra. ...Trans-Ili Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Trans-Ili Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...Browse by Subject
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