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Aral Sea

(Encyclopedia) Aral SeaAral Seaărˈəl [key], salt lake, SW Kazakhstan and NW Uzbekistan, E of the Caspian Sea in an area of interior drainage. To the north and west are the edges of the arid Ustyurt…

The Great Apes

The Great Apes Fast facts on these amazing animals by Holly Hartman Read great ape profiles Famous Researchers Dian FosseyJane GoodallRelated Links Scientific ClassificationEncyclopedia:…

Brewer's: Great

(The). ABBAS I., Shah of Persia. (1557, 1585-1628.) ALBERTUS MAGNUS, the schoolman. (1193-1280.) ALFONSO III., King of Asturias and Leon. (848, 866-912.) ALFRED, of England. (849, 871-901…

Great Expectations

Director:Alfonso CuaronWriter:Mitch GlazerDirector of Photography:Emmanuel LubezkiEditor:Steve WeisbergMusic:Patrick DoyleProduction Designer:Tony BurroughProducer:Art LinsonTwentieth Century…

Xerxes the Great

The Persian king who nearly conquered Greece This carving on Xerxes' tomb depicts soldiers from the many nations of the Achaemenid Empire.The first of many Persian empires was the Achaemenid Empire.…

Odessa, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) OdessaOdessaōdĕsˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 89,699), seat of Ector co., W Tex.; founded 1881, inc. 1927. Great oil deposits just to the south changed Odessa from a small ranch town into…

From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone

Chapter 6 Chapter 8 From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone Up to this time, the expedition had passed through regions from which vague reports had been brought by the few white men…

Superior, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Superior, Lake, largest freshwater lake in the world, 31,820 sq mi (82,414 sq km), 350 mi (563 km) long and 160 mi (257 km) at its greatest width, bordered on the W by NE Minnesota, on…