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Gotthard Tunnel

(Encyclopedia)Gotthard Tunnel: see Saint Gotthard, mountain group. ...

Fujiyama

(Encyclopedia)Fujiyama, mountain, Japan: see Fuji, Mount. ...

Tien Shan

(Encyclopedia)Tien Shan, mountain system: see Tian Shan. ...

Clingmans Dome

(Encyclopedia)Clingmans Dome, mountain, Tenn.: see Great Smoky Mountains. ...

algae

(Encyclopedia)algae ălˈjē [key] [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plan...

Khingan, Great

(Encyclopedia)Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da. ...

Bryophyta

(Encyclopedia)Bryophyta brīˈəfīˌtə, brīˌəfīˈtə [key], division of green land plants that includes the mosses (class Bryopsida), the liverworts (Marchantiopsida), and the hornworts (Anthocerotopsida). Th...

Allingham, William

(Encyclopedia)Allingham, William, 1824–89, English poet, b. Donegal, Ireland. He is best known for his short lyrics, most notably “The Fairies,” beginning “Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen.” ...

Storm King

(Encyclopedia)Storm King, mountain, 1,355 ft (413 m) high, SE N.Y., on the west shore of the Hudson River near West Point. It is included in the Palisades Interstate Parks. ...

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