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Brock, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Brock, Sir Thomas, 1847–1922, English sculptor. One of the leading sculptors under the reign of Victoria, he enjoyed a long and successful career. He became an Academician in 1891 and was knighted i...

Bendigo

(Encyclopedia)Bendigo bĕnˈdĭgō [key], city, Victoria, SE Australia, since 1994 amalgamated with neighbo...

Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon

(Encyclopedia)Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, 1827–1904, English statesman. A brilliant parliamentarian and a supporter of Gladstone, he entered Parliament in 1868 and had a notable career...

Battenberg

(Encyclopedia)Battenberg bătˈənbûrg [key], German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess Julia von Hauke, who was ...

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). ...