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Kei Islands (both: k ) (KEY) , island group (c.550 sq mi/ 1,420 sq km), E Indonesia, SE of Seram, in the Banda Sea, in the Moluccas. It is densely for...
(f l p´p y vär´rä) (KEY) , 1678–1736, Italian architect of the late baroque and early rococo periods. Trained in the studio of Carlo Fontana in...
land bridge, NW European Russia, connecting Russia and Finland. Situated between the Gulf of Finland in the west and Lake Ladoga in the east, it is 25...
or Caraites (both: kâr´ ts) (KEY) , Jewish schismatic sect, reputedly founded (8th cent.) in Persia by Anan ben David and originally known as Anani...
(kä´l mnôs) (KEY) , mountainous island (1991 pop. 15,706), 41 sq mi (106 sq km), SE Greece, one of the Dodecanese, 11 mi (18 km) off the coast of A...
(k ´lôch ) (KEY) , town (1991 est. pop. 18,200), S Hungary, near the Danube River. It is an agricultural center and is famed for its embroidery and ...