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Klaipeda
(Encyclopedia) KlaipedaKlaipedaklīˈpĕdä [key], formerly MemelMemelmāˈməl [key], city (1993 pop. 206,400), W Lithuania, on the Baltic Sea, at the entrance to the Courland Lagoon. An ice-free seaport…Louisburg
(Encyclopedia) LouisburgLouisburgl&oomacr;ˈĭsbərgˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 1,261), E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. The town, an ice-free port, is near the site of the great fortress of…Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien César
(Encyclopedia) Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien CésarDumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien Césarzhül sābästyăNˈ sāzärˈ dümôNˈ dürvēlˈ [key], 1790–1842, French navigator. While on duty (1819–20) in the E…heatstroke
(Encyclopedia) heatstroke, profound disturbance of the heat-regulating mechanism of the body, also known as sunstroke. It is characterized by extremely high body temperatures and sometimes by…Rhea, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Rhea, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn V (or S5), Rhea is 950 mi (1530 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of…Ellesmere Island
(Encyclopedia) Ellesmere Island, 82,119 sq mi (212,688 sq km), c.500 mi (800 km) long, in the Arctic Ocean, N Nunavut Territory, Canada; second largest and northernmost island of the Arctic…Tippett, Sir Michael
(Encyclopedia) Tippett, Sir Michael, 1905–98, English composer, b. London. Tippett studied at the Royal College of Music. During World War II he was briefly imprisoned as a conscientious objector.…Sverdrup, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Sverdrup, OttoSverdrup, Ottoôˈtō [key]Sverdrup, Otto svĕrˈdr&oobreve;p [key], 1855–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer. A companion of Fridtjof Nansen on the voyage across Greenland in…Hagler, Marvelous Marvin
(Encyclopedia) Hagler, Marvelous Marvin (Marvin Nathaniel Hagler), 1954-2021, African American champion middle-weight boxer, b. Newark, N.J. Raised…Representation of the People Acts
(Encyclopedia) Representation of the People Acts, statutes enacted by the British Parliament to continue the extension of the franchise begun by the Reform Bills (see under Reform Acts). As a result…Trending
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