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(Encyclopedia) TaishanTaishantīˈshänˈ [key] or TaiTaishantī [key], peak, 5,069 ft (1,545 m) high, W Shandong prov., E China. Located in the homeland of Confucius, it is China's most sacred mountain.…Tanggula Shan
(Encyclopedia) Tanggula ShanTanggula Shantäng-g&oomacr;-lä shän [key] or TanglaTanggula Shantäng-lä, däng-lä [key], mountain range, southeast extension of the Karakorum range, in the central…Keith, William
(Encyclopedia) Keith, William, 1838–1911, American painter, b. Scotland. In 1851 he came to New York City, where he learned wood engraving and did illustrations for Harper's Weekly. He moved to San…Klagenfurt
(Encyclopedia) KlagenfurtKlagenfurtkläˈgənf&oobreve;rt [key], city (1991 pop. 89,415), capital of Carinthia prov., S Austria, on the Glan River. Situated in a mountain lake region, it is a noted…Elizabethton
(Encyclopedia) Elizabethton, city (2020 pop. 14,546), seat of Carter co., NE Tenn., on the Watauga River; inc. 1799. It is an industrial center where…Molokai
(Encyclopedia) MolokaiMolokaimōˈlōkīˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 6,587), 261 sq mi (676 sq km), Maui co., Hawaii, between Oahu and Maui islands. Molokai is generally mountainous, with Mt. Kamakou (4,…Napa
(Encyclopedia) NapaNapanăpˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 61,842), seat of Napa co., W Calif., on the Napa River; inc. 1872. There are wineries and factories that produce medical and electronic equipment,…Aso-san
(Encyclopedia) Aso-sanAso-sanäˈsō-sän [key] or Mount Aso, volcanic mountain, central Kyushu, Japan. Aso-san is topped by one of the world's largest calderas (circumference 75 mi/121 km) that contains…Maskelyne, Nevil
(Encyclopedia) Maskelyne, NevilMaskelyne, Nevilmăsˈkəlīn [key], 1732–1811, English astronomer. Maskelyne received his education at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Appointed…Pereda, José María de
(Encyclopedia) Pereda, José María dePereda, José María dehōsāˈ märēˈä dā pārāˈᵺä [key], 1833–1906, Spanish novelist. His stories are laid chiefly in his native Santander. An aristocrat by birth, he…Trending
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