Search
Search results
Displaying 91 - 100
Nevada, University of
(Encyclopedia) Nevada, University of, at Reno and Las Vegas; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1874 at Elko, moved to Reno 1886. The Reno campus includes the…Alice Springs
(Encyclopedia) Alice Springs, town, Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin…sirocco
(Encyclopedia) siroccosiroccosərŏkˈō [key] [Ital., from Arab. sharq=east], hot, dust-laden, dry, southerly wind originating in the N African desert (most commonly in the spring) and reaching Italy…Loa
(Encyclopedia) LoaLoalōˈä [key], longest river of Chile, 275 mi (443 km) long, flowing S from the Andes, N Chile, then W and N through the Atacama Desert, before turning W to the Pacific Ocean. It is…Kadesh, oasis, ancient Palestine
(Encyclopedia) KadeshKadeshkāˈdĕsh [key] or Kadesh-barneaKadesh-barnea–bärnēˈə [key], oasis in the desert S of ancient Palestine, mentioned frequently in the Bible, notably as a limit of Edom.…The 100 Largest City Parks in the US (Update for 2022)
Source: iStockThe United States park system is one of the best and most extensive in the world. With thousands of city parks that bring nature into the heart of US cities to National Parks that…Fertile Crescent
(Encyclopedia) Fertile Crescent, historic region of the Middle East. A well-watered and fertile area, it arcs across the northern part of the Syrian desert. It is flanked on the west by the…Carey Land Act
(Encyclopedia) Carey Land Act, sponsored by Sen. Joseph M. Carey and passed by the U.S. Congress in 1894. The act provided for the transfer to Western states of U.S.-owned desert lands on the…Nazas
(Encyclopedia) NazasNazasnäˈsäs [key], river, c.180 mi (290 km) long, rising in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Durango state, N Mexico, and flowing generally east to disappear into the ground near…Paran
(Encyclopedia) ParanParanpāˈrăn [key], desert, the eastern region of the Sinai peninsula. In accounts in the Bible, Ishmael settled there. It was also the Israelites' first resting place after their…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
