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Zacatecas, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Zacatecas, city (1990 pop. 100,051), capital of Zacatecas state, N central Mexico. With an altitude of more than 8,000 ft (2,438 m), it is situated in a deep ravine surrounded by arid…

Toba

(Encyclopedia) TobaTobatōˈbä [key], largest lake of Indonesia, 448 sq mi (1,160 sq km), N Sumatra. Situated in a vast volcanic caldera that is 1,475 ft (450 m) deep and was formed by a tremendous…

Valletta

(Encyclopedia) VallettaVallettavəlĕtˈə [key], city (1994 est. pop. 9,129), capital of Malta, NE Malta. It is strategically located on a rocky promontory between two deep harbors. Dockyards line the…

sea mouse

(Encyclopedia) sea mouse, marine worm of the genus Aphrodite with a short, broad, segmented body, found in moderately deep water. The upper, or dorsal, surface of a sea mouse bears 15 pairs of raised…

Salmon, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Salmon, river, c.425 mi (680 km) long, rising in many branches in the Sawtooth and the Salmon River mts., central Idaho. It flows northeast and is joined, at Salmon, by the Lemhi River…

Oceanside

(Encyclopedia) Oceanside. 1 City (1990 pop. 128,398), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Gulf of Santa Catalina; inc. 1888. It is a commercial and trading center for an inland farm area and for nearby…

oasis

(Encyclopedia) oasisoasisōāˈsĭs [key], an area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface, with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation. The water may come up to the surface…

Balta, José

(Encyclopedia) Balta, JoséBalta, Joséhōsāˈ bälˈtä [key], 1816–72, president of Peru (1868–72). In 1865 he helped Mariano I. Prado to seize the presidency and served in his government, but in 1867…

The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto V

Purgatorio 38 - Purgatorio: Canto IV Purgatorio: Canto VI - 40 Purgatorio: Canto V I had already from those shades departed, And followed in the footsteps of my Guide, When from…