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Canadian Shield
(Encyclopedia)Canadian Shield or Laurentian Plateau lôrĕnˈchən [key], U-shaped region of ancient rock, the nucleus of North America, stretching N from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean. Covering more than hal...Kivu, lake, Congo and Rwanda
(Encyclopedia)Kivu, lake, 1,042 sq mi (2,699 sq km), 55 mi (89 km) long, on the Congo-Rwanda border, E central Africa; highest lake in Africa (4,788 ft/1,459 m). It is drained by the Ruzizi River, which flows S int...Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Mead National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Mead National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Ross Lake National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Ross Lake National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Frick, Henry Clay
(Encyclopedia)Frick, Henry Clay, 1849–1919, American industrialist, b. Westmoreland co., Pa. He worked on his father's farm, was a store clerk, and did bookkeeping before he and several associates organized (1871...Hebrews, book of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia)Hebrews, an anonymous New Testament homily with closing greetings normally associated with the letter genre, written before c.a.d. 96. It is addressed to Jewish Christians who were being pressured to ...Finnish-Russian War
(Encyclopedia)Finnish-Russian War, 1939–40, war between Finland and the Soviet Union. After World War II broke out in Sept., 1939, the USSR, never on cordial terms with Finland, took advantage of its nonaggressio...Browse by Subject
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