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Australian National University

(Encyclopedia)Australian National University, located in Canberra and state-sponsored, founded 1946 as Australia's only completely research-oriented university. Originally limited to graduate studies, it expanded i...

Pantelleria

(Encyclopedia)Pantelleria pänˈtāl-lārēˈä [key], volcanic island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), S Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia. Sweet wine, capers, raisins, and dried figs are exported. A...

Scotts Bluff National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Scotts Bluff National Monument: see Scottsbluff; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Matanzas National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table. ...

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Johnstown Flood National Memorial: see Johnstown (2); National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

(Encyclopedia)Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet: see National Dialogue Quartet. ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

(Encyclopedia)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. ...

Government National Mortgage Association

(Encyclopedia)Government National Mortgage Association: see under Federal National Mortgage Association. ...

National Bureau of Standards

(Encyclopedia)National Bureau of Standards: see National Institute of Standards and Technology. ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory

(Encyclopedia)Kitt Peak National Observatory, astronomical observatory located southwest of Tucson, Ariz.; it was founded in 1958 under contract with the National Science Foundation and is administered by the Assoc...