Search
Search results
Displaying 181 - 190
Tongariro
(Encyclopedia) TongariroTongarirotŏngˌgərēˈrō [key], volcano, 6,458 ft (1,968 m) high, on the North Island, New Zealand. Hot springs are on its slopes and a lake is on the summit. It erupted in 2012…Bath, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Bath, city (2021 pop. 88,859), Bath and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath…Lauterbrunnen
(Encyclopedia) LauterbrunnenLauterbrunnenlouˈtərbr&oobreve;nən [key], village and commune, SE of Interlaken, S central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. The Lauterbrunnen Valley is famous for its…Mariánské Láznĕ
(Encyclopedia) Mariánské LáznĕMariánské Láznĕmärˈyänskā läzˈnyĕ [key], Ger. Marienbad, town (1991 pop. 15,382), W central Czech Republic, in Bohemia. It is a world-famous spa, with many curative…Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).May 2021 Current Events: US News
Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the US…Poncha Pass
(Encyclopedia) Poncha PassPoncha Passpŏnˈchə [key], 9,012 ft (2,747 m) high, central Colo., in the northern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mts. One of the lowest mountain passes in Colorado, it was…Sangre de Cristo Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Sangre de Cristo MountainsSangre de Cristo Mountainssăngˈgrē də krĭsˈtō [key], part of the S Rocky Mts., extending c.220 mi (350 km) from S central Colo. into N central N.Mex. Noted…Mogollon Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Mogollon Plateau or Mogollon MesaMogollon Mesamōgōyōnˈ [key], tableland, part of the Colorado Plateau, from 7,000 to 8,000 ft (2,134–2,438 m) high, E central Ariz. It is covered by…Altman, Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Altman, Sidney, 1939–, Canadian-American molecular biologist, b. Montreal, Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado, 1967. A professor at Yale Univ. since 1971, he discovered that RNA could function…