(Encyclopedia) Gunnison, river, 180 mi (290 km) long, rising in W central Colo. and flowing SW, W, and NW to the Colorado River at Grand Junction. It flows through magnificent canyons, notably the…
(Encyclopedia) Transandine Railway, former rail line, 156 mi (251 km) long, between Mendoza, Argentina, and Los Andes, Chile, traversing the Andes at Uspallata Pass. Opened to traffic in 1910, the…
(Encyclopedia) ThamesThamesthāmz [key], river, c.15 mi (25 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Yantic and Shetucket rivers at Norwich, E Conn., and flowing south to Long Island Sound at New…
(Encyclopedia) Forth, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, formed by streams that join near Aberfoyle in Stirling, S central Scotland. It meanders generally eastward past the town of Stirling to the Firth…
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…
