(Encyclopedia) Ribble, river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in the Pennines, North Yorkshire, N England, and flowing SW across Lancashire to the Irish Sea through a long, narrow estuary. Its chief…
The anole (Anolis Carolinesis), or American chameleon, is a small lizard found in the southeastern United States. Not a true chameleon, the anole is a member of the iguana family and is noted for…
ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POETRY? WHAT IS THE OLDEST POEM? WHAT ARE POETIC DEVICES? WHAT IS METER? DO POEMS ALWAYS HAVE RHYME AND RHYTHM? IS A VERSE THE SAME AS A STANZA? FIND OUT MOREPoetry (…
President of East TimorBorn: June 20, 1946Birthplace: Manatuto, East Timor The charismatic former rebel won East Timor's first presidential election, held in April 2002. An independent, he was the…
COVERT, James Way, a Representative from New York; born at Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y., September 2, 1842; attended the public schools and received an academic education in Locust Valley, N.…
The Question: I would like information about the Totem Trail, probably used by pioneers in the 1900's. Where did it start? Did it go south to north or east to west? Where did…
(Encyclopedia) AlbanyAlbanyôlˈbənē [key], river, 610 mi (982 km) long, rising in Lake St. Joseph, W Ont., Canada, and flowing generally E into James Bay, near Fort Albany. The Kenogami and Ogoki…
(Encyclopedia) Great South Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.45 mi (72 km) long, between the southern shore of Long Island and offshore barrier islands, SE N.Y. With the rapid population growth along…
(Encyclopedia) Fyne, LochFyne, Lochlŏkh fīn [key], arm of the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland. It extends 40 mi (64 km) N and NE from the Sound of Bute. The loch has long been famous for…
(Encyclopedia) MoskvaMoskvaməskväˈ [key], river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the hills W of Moscow, in central European Russia, and meandering generally E past Mozhaisk and Moscow to join the…
