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Goat, The

(Encyclopedia)Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation. ...

Ghor, the

(Encyclopedia)Ghor, the, Arabic Al Ghawr, region of the Jordan Valley, c.70 mi (110 km) long, between the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and the Dead Sea, on the border of Jordan and Israel and the West Bank. Entir...

Five, The

(Encyclopedia)Five, The, name of a group of late 19th-century Russian composers. They were Balakirev, the leader, Cui, Moussorgsky, Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov. These men, united by a nationalistic fervor, tried t...

Narrows, the

(Encyclopedia)Narrows, the, strait: see New York Bay. ...

Mountain, the

(Encyclopedia)Mountain, the, in French history, the label applied to deputies sitting on the raised left benches in the National Convention during the French Revolution. Members of the faction, known as Montagnards...

Naze, the

(Encyclopedia)Naze, the, cape: see Lindesnes, Norway. ...

Needles, the

(Encyclopedia)Needles, the, England: see Wight, Isle of. ...

Lusiads, The

(Encyclopedia)Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de. ...

Lion, The

(Encyclopedia)Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation. ...

Lizard, The

(Encyclopedia)Lizard, The, peninsula, Cornwall, SW England. Its southern extremity (the southernmost point of Great Britain) is called Lizard Point or Lizard Head. The coast has colored serpentine rocks, small cove...