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Quinte, Bay of
(Encyclopedia)Quinte, Bay of kwĭnˈtē [key], arm of Lake Ontario, S Ont., Canada, between the mainland and the peninsula of Prince Edward co. With its approach, Adolphus Reach, it is 60 mi (97 km) long. The Trent...Huron, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Huron hyo͝orˈänˌ [key], confederation of four Native North American groups who spoke the Wyandot language, which belongs to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native Am...Milwaukee
(Encyclopedia)Milwaukee mĭlwŏkˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan; inc. 1846. The largest...Willowick
(Encyclopedia)Willowick, city (1990 pop. 15,269), Lake co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland on Lake Erie; inc. 1924. It is chiefly residential.Chudskoye, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Chudskoye, Lake: see Peipus, Lake. ...Rudolf, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Rudolf, Lake: see Turkana, Lake.Gokcha
(Encyclopedia)Gokcha, lake: see Sevan, lake, Armenia. ...Huleh, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Huleh, Lake: see Hula, Lake.Enare
(Encyclopedia)Enare, lake: see Inari, lake, Finland. ...Nubia, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Nubia, Lake, Sudan: see Nasser, Lake. ...Browse by Subject
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