(Wimbledon, England, June 22–July 5, 2009) Here are the men's and women's winners of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, including the names of final match participants…
(Encyclopedia) EbroEbroēˈbrō, āˈbrō [key], Catalan Ebre,longest river entirely in Spain, c.575 mi (925 km) long, rising in the Cantabrian Mts., N Spain, and flowing SE between the Pyrenees and the…
(Encyclopedia) Enriquillo, LagoEnriquillo, Lagolägˈō ĕnˌrēkēˈlyō [key], salt lake, SW Dominican Republic, the largest lake of Hispaniola and the Caribbean islands, c.89 ft. (27 m) below sea level.…
(Encyclopedia) Inside Passage, natural, protected waterway, c.950 mi (1,530 km) long, threading through the Alexander Archipelago off the coast of British Columbia and SE Alaska. From Seattle, Wash…
(Encyclopedia) GuadianaGuadianagwäᵺyäˈnä [key], river, 510 mi (821 km) long, rising in the La Mancha Plateau, E Spain. It flows west through central Spain, then south, forming part of the Spanish-…
(Encyclopedia) KahoolaweKahoolawekähōˈōläˈvā, –wā, kähōˈläˈ– [key], uninhabited island, 45 sq mi (117 sq km), central Hawaii; separated from Maui island to the NE by Alalakeiki Channel. The low…
(Encyclopedia) ArethusaArethusaărĭth&oomacr;ˈsə [key], in Greek mythology, nymph favored by Artemis and loved by the river god Alpheus. While Arethusa was bathing in his stream, Alpheus rose up…
(Encyclopedia) LimpopoLimpopolĭmpōˈpō [key], river, c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) long, rising in Limpopo prov., South Africa. It flows in a great arc, first north (forming part of the South Africa–Botswana…
(Encyclopedia) LourdesLourdesl&oomacr;rd [key], town (1990 pop. 16,581), Hautes-Pyrénées dept., SW France, at the foot of the Pyrénées. It is famous for its Roman Catholic shrine where Our Lady…
(Encyclopedia) Aguascalientes Aguascalientes äˌgwäskälyānˈtās, äˌwäs– [key] [Span.,=hot waters], state, 2,007 sq mi (5,200 sq km), central Mexico, on the Anáhuac…
