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Hawaii, island, United States
(Encyclopedia)Hawaii, island (2020 pop. 200, 629), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.;...Cascade Range
(Encyclopedia)Cascade Range, mountain chain, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, extending S from British Columbia to N Calif., where it becomes the Sierra Nevada; it parallels the Coast Ranges, 100–150 mi (161–241 km) i...Nordkyn, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Nordkyn, Cape chĭˈnärôdˌən [key], northernmost point of the European mainland, Finnmark co., N Norway, E of North Cape, at lat. 71°8′N. ...Mugodzhar Hills
(Encyclopedia)Mugodzhar Hills mo͞ogəjärˈ [key], range, c.275 mi (440 km) long, E Kazakhstan. The southern spur of the Urals, it forms the divide between the Caspian and the Aral basins. Its highest point is c.2...Maladetta Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Maladetta Mountains mälädĕtˈä [key], Span. Montes Malditos [Span.,=cursed mountains], massif of the central Pyrenees, NE Spain, near the French border. Its highest point, Pico de Aneto (11,168 ft...Tornio
(Encyclopedia)Tornio tôrˈnēō [key], Swed. Torneå, city (1996 pop. 23,285), Lapland prov., NW Finland, at the mouth of the Torneälv on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a trade center and export point for forest prod...Revelstoke
(Encyclopedia)Revelstoke rĕvˈəlstōk [key], city (1991 pop. 7,729), SE British Columbia, Canada, on the Columbia River. The city is at the foot of the Selkirk Mts. and is the gateway to Mt. Revelstoke National P...Verde, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Verde, Cape vûrd [key] [Port.,=green], Fr. Cap Vert, peninsula, extending into the Atlantic Ocean, W Senegal; the westernmost point of Africa. Dakar is located there. The cape was discovered by the P...Villarrica city, Paraguay
(Encyclopedia)Villarrica vēˌyärēˈkä [key], city (1992 pop. 27,818), capital of Guairá dept., SE Paraguay. It is a commercial center and shipping point in a region that produces cattle, tobacco, maté, cotton...Chetumal
(Encyclopedia)Chetumal chāto͞oˈmäl [key], city, capital of Quintana Roo State, E. Mexico. Chetumal is a major ...Browse by Subject
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