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Berkeley, John, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton

(Encyclopedia)Berkeley, John, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, 1602–78, English army officer and courtier. A royalist, he fought in numerous engagements in the English civil war and later, through association with...

Burritt, Elihu

(Encyclopedia)Burritt, Elihu, 1810–79, American reformer, b. New Britain, Conn. A blacksmith, he studied mathematics, languages, and geography and became known as “the learned blacksmith.” Profoundly idealist...

Dunedin, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia)Dunedin dənēˈdĭn [key], city, SE South Island, New Zealand, at the head of Otago Harbor. ...

Christchurch, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia)Christchurch, city, E South Island, New Zealand, on the Avon River. It is the second largest city in New Zealand by population (2020) and the commercial...

Fish, New York family

(Encyclopedia)Fish, family long prominent in New York politics. Nicholas Fish, 1758–1833, b. New York City. He studied law before serving ably as a major in a New York regiment throughout the American Revolution....

Antipodes, islands, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia)Antipodes ăntĭpˈədēz [key], rocky uninhabited islands, 24 sq mi (62 sq km), South Pacific, c.550 mi (885 km) SE of New Zealand, to which they belong. Explored by British seamen in 1800, the Antip...

Hastings, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia)Hastings, city, SE North Island, New Zealand, close to Napier. It has extensive food-processing industries, including meatpacking, canning, and dairy pr...

Hamilton, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, city, N central North Island, New Zealand, on the Waikato River. Situated between Auckland and Wellington, Hamilton is the transportation and ...

Fly, river, New Guinea

(Encyclopedia)Fly, largest river of the island of New Guinea, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, rising in the Star Mts. and flowing generally SE through Papua New Guinea to the Gulf of Papua. The Fly is navigable for steam...

New Brunswick, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia)CE5 New Brunswick, province (2001 pop. 729,498), 28,345 sq mi (73,433 sq km), including 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) of water surface, E Canada. The Mi'kmaq, an indigenous people whose settlements s...