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Khingan, Great
(Encyclopedia) Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da.Trek, Great
(Encyclopedia) Trek, GreatTrek, Greattrĕk [key], the journey by Afrikaner farmers (Boers) who left the Cape Colony to escape British domination and eventually founded Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange…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…frozen foods
(Encyclopedia) frozen foods, products of the food preservation process of freezing. This process has been employed by people in the Arctic from prehistoric times. Eskimos throw fresh-caught fish on…jackrabbit
(Encyclopedia) jackrabbit, popular name for several hares of W North America, characterized by very long legs and ears. Jackrabbits are powerful jumpers and fast runners. In normal progress leaps are…Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area
(Encyclopedia) Khanty-Mansi Autonomous AreaKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Areakhŭntēˈ-mŭnsēˈ [key], administrative division (1995 pop. 1,326,200), 201,969 sq mi (523,100 sq km), W Siberian Russia. Khanty-…Ontario, province, Canada
(Encyclopedia) CE5 OntarioOntarioŏntârˈēō [key], province (2001 pop. 11,410,046), 412,582 sq mi (1,068,587 sq km), E central Canada. Before the arrival of Europeans the Ontario region was…Gravenhurst
(Encyclopedia) Gravenhurst Gravenhurst grāˈvənhûrst [key], town, S Ont., Canada, N of Toronto. It is the gateway to…Spanish
(Encyclopedia) Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite…Trending
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