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Cuiabá
(Encyclopedia) Cuiabá Cuiabá k&oomacr;yəbäˈ [key], city, capital of Mato Grosso state, SW Brazil, at the head of…Anadyr
(Encyclopedia) AnadyrAnadyrənədĭrˈ [key], river, c.695 mi (1,120 km) long, rising on the Anadyr Plateau, NE Russian Far East, and flowing S then E into Anadyr Bay, an inlet of the Bering Sea. The…Wilson, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Benjamin, 1721–88, English portrait painter and electrician who opposed Benjamin Franklin's theory of positive and negative electricity. Instead, Wilson supported Newton's…Cauca
(Encyclopedia) CaucaCaucakouˈkä [key], river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Central, near Popayán, W Colombia. It flows north in a rift valley between the Cordillera Central and…Panama, city, Panama
(Encyclopedia) Panama, city (1990 pop. 584,803), central Panama, capital and largest city of Panama, on the Gulf of Panama. Founded in 1519 by Pedro Arias de Ávila, the city flourished in early…Special Drawing Rights
(Encyclopedia) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), type of international monetary reserve currency established (1968) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Created in response to worries concerning…Comstock Lode
(Encyclopedia) Comstock Lode, richest known U.S. silver deposit, W Nevada, on Mt. Davidson in the Virginia Range. It is said to have been discovered in 1857 by Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou…Córdoba, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Córdoba or Cordova Cordova both: kôrˈdōvä [key], city, capital of Córdoba…corner
(Encyclopedia) corner, securing of all or nearly all the supply of any commodity or stock so that its buyers are forced to pay exorbitant prices. Corners may be planned deliberately or may be brought…Yukon, river, Canada and the United States
(Encyclopedia) YukonYukony&oomacr;ˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest…Trending
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