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White Mountains
(Encyclopedia) White Mountains, part of the Appalachian system, N N.H. and SW Maine, rising to 6,288 ft (1,917 m) at Mt. Washington in the Presidential Range and to 5,249 ft (1,600 m) at Mt.…Torngat Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Torngat Mountains, N Labrador, N.L., Canada, northernmost range of the Laurentian Plateau, between the Atlantic coast and the Quebec border, extending c.120 mi (190 km) north-south and…Transantarctic Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Transantarctic Mountains, mountain chain stretching across Antarctica from Victoria Land to Coats Land; separating the E Antarctic and W Antarctic subcontinents. Mt. Markham (14,275 ft…Flattery, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Flattery, Cape, NW Wash., at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait; discovered in 1778 by Capt. James Cook. A lighthouse and the reservation of the Makah people are on the cape, where…San Cristóbal, city, Dominican Republic
(Encyclopedia) San CristóbalSan Cristóbalsän krēstōˈbäl [key], city (1993 pop. 88,376), S Dominican Republic, on a Caribbean coastal plain. The city was founded in the late 16th cent. The first…San Carlos
(Encyclopedia) San CarlosSan Carlossăn kärˈlōs [key], residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts.Sesto San Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Sesto San GiovanniSesto San Giovannisĕˈstō sän jōvänˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 86,721), Lombardy, N Italy; an industrial suburb of Milan. Manufactures include iron, machinery,…San Benedetto del Tronto
(Encyclopedia) San Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del Trontosän bĕnədĕˈtō dĕl trŏnˈtō [key], city (1991 pop. 42,693), Marches, central Italy, on the Adriatic. It is an important sea port.San Pedro Sula
(Encyclopedia) San Pedro SulaSan Pedro Sulasäm pāˈᵺrō s&oomacr;ˈlä [key], city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. San…Ruef, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Ruef, Abraham (Abe Ruef)Ruef, Abrahamr&oomacr;f [key], 1864–1936, American political boss, b. San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco after 1886 and became a familiar…Trending
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