(Encyclopedia) RantoulRantoulrănt&oomacr;lˈ [key], village (1990 pop. 17,212), Champaign co., E Ill., in a rich blackland farm area that yields corn and soybeans; inc. 1868. The Octave Chanute…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Catharines, city (1991 pop. 129,300), S Ont., Canada, on the Welland Ship Canal. An industrial center in a rich fruit-growing region, it has canneries and wineries as well as…
Ben Stein stars in Casper
by Beth Rowen Casper Rated PG The perpetually perturbed Ms. Carrigan descends into further irritability when she learns that her…
Ben Stein stars in Casper
by Beth Rowen Casper Rated PG The perpetually perturbed Ms. Carrigan descends into further irritability when she learns that her…
(Encyclopedia) FaxaflóiFaxaflóifäkˈsäflōˌē [key] or Faxa Bay, inlet, c.40 mi (60 km) long and c.55 mi (90 km) wide, W Iceland, between the Snaefellsnes and Reykjanes peninsulas. Most of Iceland's…
(Encyclopedia) ErzbergErzbergĕrtsˈbĕrkh [key], peak, 3,531 ft (1,076 m) high, in Styria, central Austria. Rising above the town of Eisenerz, the Erzberg is almost literally a mountain of iron. Its…
(Encyclopedia) OrskOrskôrsk [key], city (1989 pop. 271,000), Orenburg region, in the foothills of the S Ural Mts., central Russia, on the Ural River. It is the center of the Orsk-Khalilovo industrial…
(Encyclopedia) KastamonuKastamonukäˌstämōn&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 52,363), capital of Kastamonu prov., N Turkey. It is a manufacturing center, noted for its textiles and copper utensils…
(Encyclopedia) Benxi or Pen-hsiPen-hsiboth: bŭn-shē [key], city (1994 est. pop. 805,400), S Liaoning prov., China. It is an important heavy industrial center with rich iron and coal mines. Founded as…
