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Hoggar

(Encyclopedia)Hoggar, mts, Africa: see Sahara.

Pietersburg

(Encyclopedia)Pietersburg, South Africa: see Polokwane. ...

Ukerewe

(Encyclopedia)Ukerewe: see Victoria, Lake, Africa. ...

Azbine

(Encyclopedia)Azbine, mtns, Africa: see Sahara.

Ogowe

(Encyclopedia)Ogowe: see Ogooué, river, Africa. ...

Ahaggar

(Encyclopedia)Ahaggar, mountains, Africa: see Sahara. ...

Andersson, Karl Johan

(Encyclopedia)Andersson, Karl Johan yo͞oˈhän änˈdərsōnˌ [key], 1827–67, Swedish explorer in Africa. In 1850 he and Francis Galton set out from Walvis Bay (now in Namibia) to explore Damaraland and Ovambol...

Gibraltar, Strait of

(Encyclopedia)Gibraltar, Strait of jĭbrôlˈtər [key], Lat. Fretum Herculeum or Fretum Gaditanum, passage, c.36 mi (58 km) long, connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, between southernmost Spain and north...

Jonathan, Joseph Leabua

(Encyclopedia)Jonathan, Joseph Leabua jŏnˈəthən [key], 1914–87, prime minister of Lesotho (1965–86). He founded (1959) and led the Basutoland National party working for separate independence from Great Bri...

babbler

(Encyclopedia)babbler, common name for some members of the large, diversified family Timaliidae, passerine birds found primarily in wooded areas of Asia, Africa, and Australia. Babblers have soft, fluffy plumage an...

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