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(Encyclopedia) Mountain View, city (1990 pop. 67,460), Santa Clara co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1902. A steadily growing city, Mountain View is part of the Silicon Valley high-technology…Neandertal
(Encyclopedia) Neandertal or NeanderthalNeanderthalnāänˈdərtälˌ [key], small valley, W Germany, E of Düsseldorf. In 1856 remains of Neanderthal man were discovered there.Delano
(Encyclopedia) Delano Delano dĕlˈənō [key], city (2020 pop. 54,877), Kern co., S central Calif., in the fertile…Dordogne, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Dordogne, river, c.305 mi (490 km) long, rising near the Puy de Sancy in the Auvergne Mts., S central France. It flows southwest to join the Garonne River N of Bordeaux and to form the…Rogue
(Encyclopedia) Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and…Shaoyang
(Encyclopedia) ShaoyangShaoyangshouˈyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 277,300), S Hunan prov., China. It is a trade center for the upper Zi valley. Light and heavy industries, including textiles,…Pulitzer Prizes: Investigative Reporting
1985 Lucy Morgan, Jack Reed (St. Petersburg [Fla.] Times), and William K. Marimow (Philadelphia Inquirer…Morelia
(Encyclopedia) MoreliaMoreliamōrāˈlyä [key], city (1990 pop. 489,756), capital of Michoacán state, W Mexico. It is the commercial and processing center of an irrigated agricultural and cattle-raising…St. Leger, Barry
(Encyclopedia) St. Leger, Barry, 1737–89, British officer in the American Revolution. In the French and Indian Wars he served at Louisburg (1758) and with Gen. James Wolfe at Quebec. He was given (…Brahmaputra
(Encyclopedia) BrahmaputraBrahmaputrabräməp&oomacr;ˈtrə [key] [Sanskrit,=son of Brahma], river, c.1,800 mi (2,900 km) long, rising in the Kailas range of the Himalayas, SW Tibet, China, and…Trending
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