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Pleistocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Pleistocene epochPleistocene epochplīˈstəsēn [key], 6th epoch of the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table). According to a…Hammond
(Encyclopedia) Hammond. 1 City (2020 pop. 77,879), Lake co., extreme NW Ind., bounded by Lake Michigan, the Ill. state line, and the Little Calumet…World Speed Skating Records (Long Track)
(As of July 1, 2006)Distance Time Skater Place DateMen500 m 34.30Joji Kato, JapanSalt Lake CityNov. 19, 20051,000 m 1:07.03Shani Davis, United StatesSalt Lake CityNov. 20, 20051,500 m 1:42.…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter I. The Plateau Province.
CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE G...CHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.The investigations made by this division of the Geological Survey during the last two years have been pursued with the object…Community of Christ
(Encyclopedia) Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, religious group that regards itself as the successor of the church founded by Joseph Smith.…Agadez
(Encyclopedia) Agadez Agadez ägˌädĕzˈ [key] or Agadès Agadès ägädĕsˈ [key], town, W central Niger, in the Aïr Massif. Agadez is a trade center visited by…Askja
(Encyclopedia) AskjaAskjaäsˈkyä [key], volcano, c.4,950 ft (1,510 m) high, E central Iceland; one of the highest in Europe. Its great eruption of 1875 devastated a large area; Askja last erupted in…Calumet, region, United States
(Encyclopedia) CalumetCalumetkălˈy&oomacr;mĕtˌ [key], industrialized region of NW Ind. and NE Ill., along the south shore of Lake Michigan. Once a great heavy industry and steel manufacturing…Olympic Games: Years and Location
1896 Athens, Greece1900 Paris, France1904 St. Louis, United States1906 Athens, Greece1908 London, Great Britain1912 Stockholm, Sweden1920 Antwerp, Belgium1924 Chamonix, France (W)1924 Paris,…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Iv. The Great Denudation.
CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.Before leaving the terraces we may with advantage pause to contemplate the great lesson in…