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chamois

(Encyclopedia) chamoischamoisshămˈē [key], hollow-horned, hoofed mammal, Rupicapra rupicapra, found in the mountains of Europe and the E Mediterranean. It is about the size of a large goat and is…

fence

(Encyclopedia) fence [short for defense], humanly erected barrier between two divisions of land, used to mark a legal or other boundary, to keep animals or people in or out, and sometimes as an…

Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival

(Encyclopedia) Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival, 1919–2008, New Zealand mountain climber and explorer. He went on many mountain-climbing expeditions before 1953, when he and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal were…

Ellesmere Island

(Encyclopedia) Ellesmere Island, 82,119 sq mi (212,688 sq km), c.500 mi (800 km) long, in the Arctic Ocean, N Nunavut Territory, Canada; second largest and northernmost island of the Arctic…

Vlaminck, Maurice de

(Encyclopedia) Vlaminck, Maurice deVlaminck, Maurice demōrēsˈ də vlämăNkˈ [key], 1876–1958, French painter, writer, and printmaker. At first an avid racing cyclist, he supported himself (c.1900) as a…

caribou, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) caribou, name in North America for the genus (Rangifer) of deer from which the Old World reindeer was originally domesticated. Caribou are found in arctic and subarctic regions. They…

Notable Jazz Musicians

Bessie Smith See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American Artists and Musicians…

Australia Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 7/19/2022 Governor Gen. David Hurley Prime Min. Anthony Albanese Dep. Prime Min. Richard Marles Min.…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2004

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverThe Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11),Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett HelquistsantaKid, James Patterson; illustrated by Michael GarlandMister…