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Ouachita
(Encyclopedia)Ouachita wôˈshĭtôˌ [key], river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising in the Ouachita Mts., W Ark. It flows east, southeast, and south through a cotton-producing region of S Arkansas and NE Louisiana a...Changpai
(Encyclopedia)Changpai, mountain range, China: see Changbai. ...Tsinling
(Encyclopedia)Tsinling, mountain range, China: see Qinling. ...Altay
(Encyclopedia)Altay: see Altai, mountain system, Asia. ...Tien Shan
(Encyclopedia)Tien Shan, mountain system: see Tian Shan. ...Gotthard Tunnel
(Encyclopedia)Gotthard Tunnel: see Saint Gotthard, mountain group. ...Fujiyama
(Encyclopedia)Fujiyama, mountain, Japan: see Fuji, Mount. ...gem, ornamental mineral or organic substance
(Encyclopedia)gem, commonly, a mineral or organic substance, cut and polished and used as an ornament. Gems also are used as seals (items of assurance) and as talismans (good-luck charms). For birthstones, see mont...Clingmans Dome
(Encyclopedia)Clingmans Dome, mountain, Tenn.: see Great Smoky Mountains. ...White Hill, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)White Hill, battle of the: see White Mountain. ...Browse by Subject
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