(Encyclopedia) Corrib, LoughCorrib, Loughlŏkh kŏrˈĭb [key], lake, 68 sq mi (176 sq km), Counties Galway and Mayo, W Republic of Ireland. The irregularly shaped lake, which is 27 mi (43 km) long,…
(Encyclopedia) Brautigan, RichardBrautigan, Richardbrôˈtəgăn [key], 1935–84, American novelist and poet, b. Tacoma, Wash. He was a counterculture hero of the 1960s and 70s, and his work is an…
(Encyclopedia) Rannoch, LochRannoch, Lochlŏkh rănˈəkh [key], lake, 91&fslsh;2 mi (15.3 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, in the Grampians. It is fed by the…
(Encyclopedia) Sun Valley, mountain resort city (1990 pop. 938), alt. c.6,000 ft (1,830 m), Blaine co., S central Idaho; inc. 1967. It is a popular year-round resort with both winter and summer…
Capital: Helena State abbreviation/Postal code: Mont./MT Governor: Steve Bullock, D (to Jan. 2021) Lieut. Governor: Mike Cooney, D (to Jan. 2021) Senators: Steve Daines, R…
(Encyclopedia) dogtooth violet, originally a name for the Old World plant Erythronium denscanis, now applied also to several North American species of the same genus of the family Liliaceae (lily…
(Encyclopedia) Neagh, LoughNeagh, Loughlŏkh nā [key], lake, 153 sq mi (396 sq km), 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi (18 km) wide, central Northern Ireland. This shallow lake is the largest freshwater…
