(Encyclopedia) LérosLéroslĕˈrôs, lēˈrŏs [key], island (1991 pop. 8,059), c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Dodecanese. The port of Lakkíon, or Lakkí, was the naval base…
(Encyclopedia) PotiPotipôˈtyē [key], city (1989 pop. 50,922), W Georgia, on the Black Sea at the mouth of the Rion River. It is a port that ships manganese (from Chiatura), corn, lumber, and wine.…
(Encyclopedia) Daman and DiuDaman and Diudəmänˈ, dēˈ&oomacr; [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 158,059), 50 sq mi (130 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea, composed of two former…
(Encyclopedia) mazurkamazurkaməzûrˈkə, –z&oobreve;rˈ– [key], Polish national dance that spread to England and the United States at the beginning of the 19th cent. Danced by four or eight couples…
(Encyclopedia) SharonSharonshāˈrən, shârˈən [key], plain between the Samarian Hills of central Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, extending c.50 mi (80 km) from Jaffa to Caesarea, and mentioned…
(Encyclopedia) chow chow, breed of powerful nonsporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose development was accomplished many centuries ago in China. It stands from 18 to 20 in. (45.7–50.8 cm)…
(Encyclopedia) Cotswold HillsCotswold Hillskŏtˈswōld [key], range, mainly in Gloucestershire, W England, extending c.50 mi (80 km) NE from Bath; Cleeve Cloud (c.1,080 ft/330 m) is the highest point.…
(Encyclopedia) LotaLotalōˈtä [key], city (1992 pop. 50,123), S central Chile, a port on the Gulf of Arauco, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Founded in the 17th cent., the city grew rapidly after coal…
(Encyclopedia) chorus, in the drama of ancient Greece. Originally the chorus seems to have arisen from the singing of the dithyramb, and the dithyrambic chorus allegedly became a true dramatic chorus…
LANDFILL SITESROLLING STEELSHEET STEELRECYCLING PAPERRECYCLED PLASTICBIODEGRADABLEFIND OUT MOREMany things we normally throw away can be recycled (used again), including paper, glass, metals,…
