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Great Artesian Basin

(Encyclopedia)Great Artesian Basin, c.670,000 sq mi (1,735,300 sq km), between the Eastern Highlands and the Western Plateau, E central Australia, extending S from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, to NE South A...

Timotheus (Saint Timothy)

(Encyclopedia)Timotheus: see Timothy, Saint.

Saint John's University

(Encyclopedia)Saint John's University, main campus at Jamaica, New York City; Roman Catholic; coeducational; established 1870 as St. John's College. Its present name was adopted in 1954. It is the largest Catholic ...

John Climax, Saint

(Encyclopedia)John Climax, Saint [Gr.,=ladder], d. c.649, Syrian hermit of Mt. Sinai. Little is known of his life, but his guide to the spiritual life in 30 steps, The Ladder of Paradise, was widely read in the Mid...

Rulers of the Byzantine Empire (table)

(Encyclopedia)Rulers of the Byzantine Empire ...

Saint Helena Island

(Encyclopedia)Saint Helena Island: see Sea Islands. ...

Saint Mary's Island

(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's Island: see Banjul, Gambia. ...

John Fisher, Saint

(Encyclopedia)John Fisher, Saint: see Fisher, John. ...

Saint Clair Shores

(Encyclopedia)Saint Clair Shores, city (1990 pop. 68,107), Macomb co., SE Mich., a residential suburb adjacent to Detroit, on Lake St. Clair; settled 18th cent. by the French, inc. 1925. Manufactures include jewelr...

Saint Jean, Lac

(Encyclopedia)Saint Jean, Lac, Canada: see Saguenay, river. ...