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Russellville

(Encyclopedia)Russellville, city (1990 pop. 21,260), seat of Pope co., central Ark., in an area yielding coal, timber, and diverse agricultural products; settled 1835, inc. 1870. Transportation equipment is manufac...

Madera

(Encyclopedia)Madera mədârˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 29,281), seat of Madera co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1907. Wine, machinery, consumer goods, and plastic products are produced, and a g...

wilderness

(Encyclopedia)wilderness, land retaining its primeval character with the imprint of humans minimal or unnoticeable. In the United States, the Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation ...

Kuopio

(Encyclopedia)Kuopio ko͞oˈôpēō [key], city (1998 pop. 86,203), Eastern Finland prov., central Finland, on Lake Kallavesi. Situated in a large forest region, its industries are based on timber. It is at the hea...

Gresham

(Encyclopedia)Gresham grĕshˈəm [key], city (2020 pop. 114,247), Multnomah co., NW Oregon, mainly residen...

Bighorn Mountains

(Encyclopedia)Bighorn Mountains, range of the Rocky Mts., N central Wyo., extending c.120 mi (190 km) N into S Montana, E of the Bighorn River. Cloud Peak, 13,165 ft (4,013 m), is the highest point. The glaciated m...

Cheaha

(Encyclopedia)Cheaha chēˈhô [key], peak, 2,407 ft (734 m) high, E Ala., in the Talladega Mts.; highest point in Alabama. It is included in Talladega National Forest. ...

Monrovia, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Monrovia, city (1990 pop. 35,761), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1886. The city's diversified manufactures include computers and electronic equipment. Mt. S...

Tingo María

(Encyclopedia)Tingo María, city (1993 pop. 43,152), capital of Leoncio Prado prov., Huánuco dept., central Peru. The region's subtropical forest supports a variety of wood-processing indusries. The city is the si...

Painted Desert

(Encyclopedia)Painted Desert, badlands on the northeastern bank of the Little Colorado River, NE Ariz., stretching c.200 mi (320 km) SE from the Grand Canyon; includes Petrified Forest National Park. Striking bands...