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Hudson, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hudson, river, c.315 mi (510 km) long, rising in Lake Tear of the Clouds, on Mt. Marcy in the Adirondack Mts., NE N.Y., and flowing generally S to Upper New York Bay at New York City;…

2002 Men's Olympic Curling Medalists

Round Robin Standings   W-L *Canada 8-1 *Norway 7-2 *Sweden 6-3 *Switzerland 6-3 Finland 5-4 Germany 4-5 United States 3-6 Denmark 3-6 Great Britain…

Mississippi, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising E of the Kawartha Lakes, S Ont., Canada, and flowing NE through Mississippi Lake, then N to the Ottawa River near Arnprior. It is…

Cumbrian Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Cumbrian Mountains, mountains of the Lake District, NW England; Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m) is the highest point. Studded with lakes and narrow valleys, the range extends through…

Schism, Great

(Encyclopedia) Schism, Great, or Schism of the West, division in the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. There was no question of faith or practice involved; the schism was a matter of persons…

Schütt, Great

(Encyclopedia) Schütt, GreatSchütt, Greatshüt [key], Slovak Velký Žitný OstrovSchütt, Greatvĕlˈkē zhĭtˈnē ôˈstrôf [key], island, c.725 sq mi (1,880 sq km), SW Slovakia, in the Danubian lowlands…

Khingan, Great

(Encyclopedia) Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da.

Great Alföld

(Encyclopedia) Great Alföld: see Alföld, plain, Hungary.

Great Awakening

(Encyclopedia) Great Awakening, series of religious revivals that swept over the American colonies about the middle of the 18th cent. It resulted in doctrinal changes and influenced social and…