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Aix-les-Bains

(Encyclopedia)Aix-les-Bains ĕks-lā-băNˈ [key], town, Savoie dept., SE France, situated on Lake Bourget at the foot of the Alps. It is a popular resort and spa. The town's alum and s...

Santiago del Estero

(Encyclopedia)Santiago del Estero, city (1991 pop. including La Banda 264,273), capital of Santiago del Estero prov., N Argentina. It is a transportation hub of the Argentine Chaco and a commercial center for cattl...

Tongariro

(Encyclopedia)Tongariro tŏngˌgərēˈrō [key], volcano, 6,458 ft (1,968 m) high, on the North Island, New Zealand. Hot springs are on its slopes and a lake is on the summit. It erupted in 2012 after being quiet ...

Ahuachapán

(Encyclopedia)Ahuachapán äwä chä pänˈ [key], city, W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an agricultural region...

Bath, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Bath, city (2021 pop. 88,859), Bath and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath has the only na...

Lauterbrunnen

(Encyclopedia)Lauterbrunnen louˈtərbro͝onən [key], village and commune, SE of Interlaken, S central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. The Lauterbrunnen Valley is famous for its springs and waterfalls, such as t...

Mariánské Láznĕ

(Encyclopedia)Mariánské Láznĕ märˈyänskā läzˈnyĕ [key], Ger. Marienbad, town (1991 pop. 15,382), W central Czech Republic, in Bohemia. It is a world-famous spa, with many curative mineral springs and bat...

Kashiwazaki

(Encyclopedia)Kashiwazaki käshēwäˈzäkē [key], city (1990 pop. 88,309), Niigata prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Japan Sea. A resort town known for its hot springs, Kashiwazaki produces petrochemicals...

Harrison, Pat

(Encyclopedia)Harrison, Pat (Byron Patton Harrison), 1881–1941, U.S. Congressman, b. Crystal Springs, Miss. A lawyer, he served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (1911–19) and in the U.S. Senat...

Epsom salts

(Encyclopedia)Epsom salts, common name for magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, MgSO4·7H2O, a water-soluble bitter-tasting compound that occurs as white or colorless needle-shaped crystals. It was first prepared from t...