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Saint Lawrence Seaway

(Encyclopedia)Saint Lawrence Seaway, international waterway, 2,342 mi (3,769 km) long, consisting of a system of canals, dams, and locks in the St. Lawrence River and connecting channels between the Great Lakes; op...

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

(Encyclopedia)Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Saint Gotthard, English name of Szentgotthárd

(Encyclopedia)Saint Gotthard: see Szentgotthárd, Hungary. ...

Theresa, Saint (Theresa of Lisieux)

(Encyclopedia)Theresa or Thérèse, Saint (Theresa of Lisieux), 1873–97, French Carmelite nun, one of the most widely loved saints of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Alençon. Her original name was Marie-Françoise...

Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de

(Encyclopedia)Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de pyĕr äNdrāˈ də süfrĕnˈ də săN-trôpāˈ [key], 1726–88, French admiral. He participated in naval warfare in the War of the Austrian Succession and...

Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of

(Encyclopedia)Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Saint Croix, rivers, North America

(Encyclopedia)Saint Croix. 1 River, 75 mi (121 km) long, rising in the Chiputneticook Lakes and flowing SE to Passamaquoddy Bay, forming part of the U.S.-Canada border; navigable to Calais, Maine. The river is used...

Saint John's, city, Antigua and Barbuda

(Encyclopedia)Saint John's, city (1991 pop. 21,514), capital of Antigua and Barbuda, in the West Indies. St. John's, at the head of a harbor formed by an inlet, is the commercial center of the country. Tourism is i...