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Gaspé Bay
(Encyclopedia) Gaspé BayGaspé Baygăsˈpā, gäspāˈ [key], deep inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 22 mi (35 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the east end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The…Mansfield, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, Mount, peak, 4,393 ft (1,339 m) high, N central Vt.; highest peak in the Green Mts. and in Vermont. Most of the mountain is in Mt. Mansfield State Forest. At the foot of the…Choshi
(Encyclopedia) Choshi Choshi chōˈshē [key], city, Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Kashimada Sea…Kelly, George
(Encyclopedia) Kelly, George, 1887–1974, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. He began his career as a vaudevillian, as both an actor and skit writer. His best-known plays, penetrating satires on…Casco Bay
(Encyclopedia) Casco BayCasco Baykăsˈkō [key], deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 200 sq mi (518 sq km), SW Maine. The bay, with its more than 200 wooded, hilly islands, has many summer estates and…Damascus ware
(Encyclopedia) Damascus ware, early siliceous-glazed semiporcelain produced in Damascus. The most common decoration is in blue and black. However, purple, sage green, and, rarely, a red can be found…Edinburgh
(Encyclopedia) Edinburgh, Town (2020 pop. 4618), Bartholomew, Johnson, and Shelby cos; S central Ind; est. c. 1823. The town is a suburb of Columbus, In., near the juncture of the…Peters, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Peters, Samuel, 1735–1826, American clergyman and historian, b. Hebron, Conn. Because of his Loyalist sympathies, he fled to England in 1774. There he wrote for English periodicals and…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Vii. Point Sublime.
CHAPTER VI. THE KAIBAB.CHAPTER VIII. THE EXCAVATION O...CHAPTER VII. POINT SUBLIME.Wherever we reach the Grand Cañon in the Kaibab it burst upon the vision in a moment. Seldom is any warning…Samuel L. Jackson Biography
Samuel L. Jackson actorBorn: 12/21/1948Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Film actor best known for his role as a Bible-thumping hit man in Pulp Fiction (1994). Although he had already appeared in…Trending
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