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Great Southern Reef
(Encyclopedia) Great Southern Reef, rocky reef complex, c. 27,000 sq mi (70,000 sq km), extending almost 5,000 mi (8,100 km) along S and SW Australia coast, from Brisbane to Perth. The reef's…Great Victoria Desert
(Encyclopedia) Great Victoria Desert, Australia's largest desert, c. 163,900 sq mi (424,400 sq km), South Australia and Western Australia states. Forming the southern belt of the Western Australia…great white shark
(Encyclopedia) great white shark: see white shark.Theodoric the Great
(Encyclopedia) Theodoric the Great, c.454–526, king of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, b. Pannonia. He spent part of his youth as a hostage in Constantinople. Elected king in 471 after his…Theodosius the Great
(Encyclopedia) Theodosius the Great: see Theodosius I.Stephen the Great
(Encyclopedia) Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and…Catherine the Great
(Encyclopedia) Catherine the Great: see Catherine II.State of the Union Address: James Madison (December 3, 1816)
James Madison (December 3, 1816) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In reviewing the present state of our country, our attention cannot be withheld from the effect produced…nitrogen mustard
(Encyclopedia) nitrogen mustard, any of various poisonous compounds originally developed for military use (see poison gas). Like mustard gas and lewisite, it is a vesicant (blistering agent). In the…Cubango
(Encyclopedia) CubangoCubangok&oomacr;bängˈgō [key], KuvangoKuvangok&oomacr;vängˈgō [key]Kuvango–vängˈ– [key], or OkavangoOkavangoōkəvängˈgō [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, rising…Trending
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