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Nordfjord

(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…

Barito

(Encyclopedia) BaritoBaritobärēˈtō [key], river, c.550 mi (890 km) long, rising in the mountains of central Borneo, Indonesia, and flowing generally S to the Java Sea. Banjarmasin is the head of…

Loomis, Mahlon

(Encyclopedia) Loomis, Mahlon, 1826–86, American inventor, b. Oppenheim, N.Y. He was a dentist by profession but spent much of his time pioneering in wireless communication. Using aerials borne by…

Kapuas

(Encyclopedia) KapuasKapuaskäˈp&oomacr;äs [key], river, c.710 mi (1,140 km) long, rising in the mountains of central Borneo and flowing SW through W Kalimantan, Indonesia, to the South China Sea…

Eshtemoa

(Encyclopedia) EshtemoaEshtemoaĕshˈtēmōˈə [key]. City, S ancient Palestine, near Hebron in the mountains. It is mentioned several times in the Bible; it is called EshtemohEshtemoa–mōˈ [key] in the…

Flathead Lake

(Encyclopedia) Flathead Lake, 197 sq mi (510 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long, NW Mont.; largest natural lake in Montana. Formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River, which flows through it from…

Rába

(Encyclopedia) RábaRábaräˈbŏ [key], Ger. Raab, river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising in the mountains of SE Austria. It flows SE to the Austria-Hungary line, then NE through W Hungary to the Danube…