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(Encyclopedia) Iserlohn Iserlohn ēˌzərlōnˈ [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a commercial…Izalco
(Encyclopedia) IzalcoIzalcoēsälˈkō [key], volcano, 7,828 ft (2,386 m) high, W El Salvador. It was sometimes called the Lighthouse of the Pacific because it was visible to 19th-century navigators off…Kolar
(Encyclopedia) KolarKolarkōlärˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 83,287), Karnataka state, SW India. Manufactures include textiles and leather goods. Founded in the late 19th cent., Kolar was the center of the…Lynn Canal
(Encyclopedia) Lynn Canal, natural inlet, c.90 mi (145 km) long, 7–12 mi (11–19 km) wide, SE Alaska. It connects in the S with Chatham Strait and Stephens Passage and thrusts north between mountains…Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, sea-level canal, 19 mi (31 km) long, 250 ft (76 m) wide, and 27 ft (8.2 m) deep, connecting the head of Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. Built in…Huy
(Encyclopedia) Huy Huy üēˈ [key], Du. Hoie, commune, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse…Hasbeya
(Encyclopedia) HasbeyaHasbeyahäsbāˈə [key], small town, S Lebanon, at the foot of Mt. Hermon. It was a center of the Druze from the 13th cent. to the 19th cent. The Khulwat el-Bujad, a sacred shrine…Johnson, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Edward, 1881–1959, Canadian tenor and operatic manager, b. Guelph, Ont. As Eduardo di Giovanni, he sang in Italian opera houses (1912–19). In 1920 he joined the Chicago Opera…Kane, John
(Encyclopedia) Kane, John, 1860–1934, American primitive painter, b. Scotland. He came to Pittsburgh at the age of 19 and worked for years as a day laborer, painting in his spare time. His paintings…Rewa
(Encyclopedia) RewaRewarāˈvə [key], walled city (1991 pop. 128,648), Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is the administrative center of a district rich in coal, corundum, and limestone. Rewa is…Trending
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