Biography Category
(sk ´g r k) (KEY) , strait, c.150 mi (240 km) long and 85 mi (140 km) wide, between Norway and Denmark, linking the North Sea and the Baltic Sea by w...
breed of agile, spirited toy dog originated in Australia in the early 20th cent. It stands about 10 in. (25 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 8...
(h m´b lt, Ger. äl ksän´d r fr ´h r f n h m´bôlt) (KEY) , 1769–1859, German naturalist and explorer. His full name is Friedrich Wilhelm Heinr...
Welsh Yr Wyddfa, highest mountain of Wales, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high, Gwynedd, NW Wales. Its five peaks are separated by passes. There is a rack and pi...
(Orenthal James Simpson), 1947–, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heis...
(s kh t - ly n´y ) (KEY) , mountain range, c.625 mi (990 km) long, S Russian Far East. It is composed of a series of ridges lying between the Sea of ...