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Glacier Bay — a national park in SE Alaska, made up of large tidewater glaciers. 4381 sq. mi. (11,347 sq. km). * * * Narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean, southeastern Alaska coast, U.S. About 60 mi (97 km) long, it contains 16 active glaciers that descend from… … Universalium
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Appalachian Trail by state — The Appalachian National Scenic Trail spans fourteen U.S. states during its journey that is 2,179 miles (3,507 km) long, including Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,… … Wikipedia
Shetland Islands — Shetland Islander. /shet leuhnd/ an island group NE of the Orkney Islands: northernmost part of Great Britain. 18,494; 550 sq. mi. (1425 sq. km). Also called Shetland, Zetland. * * * or Zetland Islands Island group (pop., 2001: 21,988), Scotland … Universalium
South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… … Universalium
Ladoga, Lake — Lake, northwestern Russia. The largest lake in Europe, it covers an area of 6,700 sq mi (17,600 sq km). It is 136 mi (219 km) long and has an average width of 51 mi (82 km); its greatest depth is 754 ft (230 m). It contains 660 islands of more… … Universalium
Saguenay River — River, southern central Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint Jean into the Saint Lawrence River at Tadoussac, northeast of Quebec city. Flowing east, it descends about 300 ft (90 m) in a turbulent stream in the first third of its 105 mi (169 km)… … Universalium
East African Rift System — ▪ geological feature, Africa Asia also called Afro Arabian Rift Valley one of the most extensive rifts on the Earth s surface, extending from Jordan in southwestern Asia southward through eastern Africa to Mozambique. The system is some 4 … Universalium
Kotor, Gulf of — ▪ Montenegro Italian Bocche di Cattaro , Serbo Croatian Boka Kotorska winding, fjordlike inlet of the Adriatic (Adriatic Sea) coast, Montenegro. A fine natural harbour, it comprises four bays linked by narrow straits. The stark mountains … Universalium
Los Lagos — ▪ region, Chile región, southern Chile, bordering Argentina to the east and facing the Pacific Ocean to the west. Created in 1974, it comprises Valdivia, Osorno, Llanquihue, Palena, and Chiloé provincias, with an area of 25,868 square miles… … Universalium