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Monadhliath Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Monadhliath MountainsMonadhliath Mountainsmōˈnəlēˈə [key], Highland, N central Scotland, between the Spey River and Loch Ness. Carn Ban (3,087 ft/941 m) is the highest point.

Black Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Black Mountains: see Appalachian Mountains; Mitchell, Mount.

Notre Dame Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Notre Dame Mountains, section of the Appalachian system, extending c.500 mi (800 km) from the Green Mts. of Vermont into the Gaspé Peninsula, Canada. Worn low by erosion, the ancient…

Lee, Peggy

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Peggy, 1920–2002, American singer and songwriter, b. Jamestown, N.D., as Norma Deloris Egstrom. Lee became famous for her singular voice—sexy, subtle, simultaneously smoky and…

Waianae Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Waianae MountainsWaianae Mountainswīänäˈā [key], volcanic range, along SW side of Oahu island, Hawaii. It rises to Mt. Kaala (4,025 ft/1,227 m), the highest point on the island.

San Gabriel Mountains

(Encyclopedia) San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. Mt. San Antonio, also known as Mt. Baldy (10,080 ft/3,072 m), is the highest…

Gilbert, Grove Karl

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843–1918, American geologist, b. Rochester, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1862. When the U.S. Geological Survey was created in the Dept. of the Interior in 1879…

Green Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Green Mountains, range of the Appalachian Mts., extending 250 mi (402 km) from north to south and extending from S Que., Canada to Vt. Mt. Mansfield, 4,393 ft (1,339 m) high, in…

Carl Sandburg: The Great Hunt

The Great HuntCarl SandburgI cannot tell you now; When the wind's drive and whirl Blow me along no longer, And the wind's a whisper at last — Maybe I'll tell you then…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Great Divide

The Great DivideAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Nervous SystemThe Great DivideSupport StaffNeuronsConnecting with SynapsesYou've Got Potential The nervous system can be divided two ways, anatomically…