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Kyffhäuser
(Encyclopedia)Kyffhäuser kĭfˈhoizər [key], forested mountain, c.1,550 ft (470 m), Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is crowned by the two ruined castles of Rothenburg (7th cent.) and Kyffhausen (12th cent.) an...Scruggs, Earl Eugene
(Encyclopedia)Scruggs, Earl Eugene, 1924–2012, American banjo player, b. Flint Hill, N.C. He developed a distinctive syncopated, three-finger style on the five-string banjo that changed the way it is played. From...Changpai
(Encyclopedia)Changpai, mountain range, China: see Changbai. ...Altay
(Encyclopedia)Altay: see Altai, mountain system, Asia. ...Tsinling
(Encyclopedia)Tsinling, mountain range, China: see Qinling. ...Gotthard Tunnel
(Encyclopedia)Gotthard Tunnel: see Saint Gotthard, mountain group. ...Fujiyama
(Encyclopedia)Fujiyama, mountain, Japan: see Fuji, Mount. ...Tien Shan
(Encyclopedia)Tien Shan, mountain system: see Tian Shan. ...Clingmans Dome
(Encyclopedia)Clingmans Dome, mountain, Tenn.: see Great Smoky Mountains. ...White Hill, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)White Hill, battle of the: see White Mountain. ...Browse by Subject
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