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Jalisco

(Encyclopedia)Jalisco hälēˈskō [key], state (1990 pop. 5,302,689), 31,152 sq mi (80,684 sq km), W Mexico, bounded on the west by the Pacific. Guadalajara is the capital. Jalisco is dominated by the southern end...

Karkonosze

(Encyclopedia)Karkonosze: see Krkonoše, mountains. ...

Riesengebirge

(Encyclopedia)Riesengebirge: see Krkonoše, mountains. ...

Nyasa, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Nyasa, Lake məläˈwē [key], Port. Niassa, c.11,600 sq mi (30,040 sq km), c.360 mi (580 km) long and from 15 to 50 mi (24–80 km) wide, E central Africa, in the Great Rift Valley. Lake Nyasa, the t...

Linguetta

(Encyclopedia)Linguetta: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania. ...

Mfumbiro

(Encyclopedia)Mfumbiro, mountains, Africa: see Virunga. ...

Malditos, Montes

(Encyclopedia)Malditos, Montes: see Maladetta Mountains. ...

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia)Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains. ...

Alai

(Encyclopedia)Alai: see Alay, mountains, Kyrgyzstan. ...

Elikón

(Encyclopedia)Elikón: see Helicon, mountains, Greece. ...