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Principal Deserts of the World

Deserts are arid regions, generally receiving less than ten inches of precipitation a year, or regions where the potential evaporation rate is twice as great as the precipitation. The world'…

Colleyville

(Encyclopedia) Colleyville, city (2020 pop. 26,057), Tarrant co., NE Tex.; inc. 1956. A residential suburb located between Dallas and Fort Worth, the…

Fort Fisher

(Encyclopedia) Fort Fisher, Confederate earthwork fortification, built by Gen. William Whiting in 1862 to guard the port of Wilmington, N.C.; scene of one of the last large battles of the Civil War.…

Kyffhäuser

(Encyclopedia) KyffhäuserKyffhäuserkĭfˈhoizər [key], forested mountain, c.1,550 ft (470 m), Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is crowned by the two ruined castles of Rothenburg (7th cent.) and…

Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, ViscountSherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscountshûrˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1811–92, British statesman. He emigrated (1842) to Australia and achieved recognition as…

Rock County, NE Census Data

Nebraska Rock County, Nebraska People QuickFactsRock CountyNebraskaPopulation, 2005 estimate 1,5671,758,787Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -10.8%2.8%Population, 2000…

Rock County, MN Census Data

Minnesota Rock County, Minnesota People QuickFactsRock CountyMinnesotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 9,5205,132,799Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -2.1%4.3%Population,…

Rock County, WI Census Data

Wisconsin Rock County, Wisconsin People QuickFactsRock CountyWisconsinPopulation, 2005 estimate 157,5385,536,201Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.4%3.2%Population,…

Rock Hill, SC Census Data

People QuickFactsRock HillSouth CarolinaPopulation, 2003 estimate 56,1144,147,152Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 12.6%3.4%Population, 2000 49,7654,012,012Population,…