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Ekurhuleni

(Encyclopedia) Ekurhuleni, metropolitan municipality, Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. Ekurhuleni largely encompasses the East Rand region of Gauteng.…

Longmont

(Encyclopedia) Longmont, city (1990 pop. 51,555), Boulder co., N Colo.; inc. 1885. It is a trade and processing center for a rich farm area irrigated by the Colorado–Big Thompson project. Vitamins,…

Painted Desert

(Encyclopedia) Painted Desert, badlands on the northeastern bank of the Little Colorado River, NE Ariz., stretching c.200 mi (320 km) SE from the Grand Canyon; includes Petrified Forest National Park…

Skidmore College

(Encyclopedia) Skidmore College, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; chartered and opened 1911 as Skidmore School of Arts (for women) through a gift from Lucy Skidmore Scribner; chartered as a college 1922.…

Parker Dam

(Encyclopedia) Parker Dam, at the Ariz.–Calif. line, on the Colorado River; completed 1938. It is 320 ft (98 m) high and 856 ft (261 m) long. The dam impounds water for Los Angeles and other coastal…

Denver

(Encyclopedia) Denver, city (2020 pop. 715,522), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at…

United States Olympic Training Facilities

Where American Olympic hopefuls live and train by Elizabeth Olson Related Links Olympics Overview Birth of the Modern Olympics Olympic Athletes Memorable Olympic Moments…

Kootenay National Park

(Encyclopedia) Kootenay National Park, 543 sq mi (1,406 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada; est. 1920. In the Rocky Mts. near Kootenay Lake, it contains high peaks, glaciers, deep canyons, and hot…

Annaka

(Encyclopedia) Annaka Annaka än-näˈkä [key], city, Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural and tourist center, noted for its mineral springs.