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Massachusetts Bay

(Encyclopedia)Massachusetts Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, with its arms (Boston, Cape Cod, and Plymouth bays), extends 65 mi (105 km) from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south. Its coastline ...

Banff

(Encyclopedia)Banff bămf, bănf [key], town, SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the ...

Kicking Horse

(Encyclopedia)Kicking Horse, river of SE British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mts., and flowing SW and NW to Golden, where it enters the Columbia River. Its course is rapid, with several high falls. Kickin...

Linguetta

(Encyclopedia)Linguetta: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania. ...

Mfumbiro

(Encyclopedia)Mfumbiro, mountains, Africa: see Virunga. ...

Alai

(Encyclopedia)Alai: see Alay, mountains, Kyrgyzstan. ...

Ólimbos

(Encyclopedia)Ólimbos: see Olympus, mountains, Greece. ...

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia)Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains. ...

Elikón

(Encyclopedia)Elikón: see Helicon, mountains, Greece. ...

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