Columbia Encyclopedia
Search results
500 results found
green turtle
(Encyclopedia)green turtle: see sea turtle.Parris Island
(Encyclopedia)Parris Island: see Sea Islands.Pontus Euxinus
(Encyclopedia)Pontus Euxinus: see Black Sea.scuba
(Encyclopedia)scuba: see diving, deep-sea.Salton Sink
(Encyclopedia)Salton Sink: see Salton Sea.Sinus Arabicus
(Encyclopedia)Sinus Arabicus: see Red Sea.Propontis
(Encyclopedia)Propontis: see Marmara, Sea of.Aberdeen, city, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Aberdeen, city (2020 pop. 229,060) and council area, NE Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouth of the Dee River. It is Scotland's third largest city in population. Aberdeen is the financi...Gray, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Gray, Robert, 1755–1806, American sea captain, discoverer of the Columbia River, b. Tiverton, R.I. He probably served in the Continental navy in the American Revolution. In 1787 he and Capt. John Ke...Avery, Milton
(Encyclopedia)Avery, Milton āˈvərē [key], 1893–1965, American painter, b. Altmar, N.Y. Avery moved to New York City in 1925. Bold massing of forms is characteristic of his figurative work, such as Poetry Read...Browse by Subject
- Earth and the Environment +-
- History +-
- Literature and the Arts +-
- Medicine +-
- People +-
- Philosophy and Religion +-
- Places +-
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and Oceania
- Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries
- Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations
- Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Oceans, Continents, and Polar Regions
- Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balkans
- United States, Canada, and Greenland
- Plants and Animals +-
- Science and Technology +-
- Social Sciences and the Law +-
- Sports and Everyday Life +-
