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  • 72Rocky Mountains — the chief mountain system in North America, extending from central New Mexico to N Alaska. Highest peak, Mount McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m). Also called Rockies. * * * or Rockies Mountain system, western North America. It extends some 3,000 mi… …

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  • 73Congo river steamers — The Congo River is divided into three navigable parts, by seagoing ship to Matadi, where there is a wharf and port, a railway bypassing the mighty falls for 200 miles; and then a middle section of over 1000 miles from Leopoldville (Kinshasa) to… …

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  • 74Curling — Highest governing body World Curling Federation N …

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  • 75Horseshoe — For other uses, see Horseshoe (disambiguation). Modern horseshoes are most commonly made of steel and nailed into the hoof wall …

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  • 76Lucent Technologies — Infobox Company | company name = Lucent Technologies, Inc. company company type = Defunct foundation = 1996 location city = Murray Hill, New Jersey location country = USA key people = Patricia Russo, Chairman, and CEO industry =… …

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  • 77Grand Canyon — This article is about the canyon in the southwestern United States. For other Grand Canyons, see Grand Canyon (disambiguation). Grand Canyon …

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  • 78New Zealand dollar — Tāra o Aotearoa (Māori) ISO 4217 code NZD User(s)  New Zealand …

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  • 7981P/Wild — Comet Wild 2 (81P/Wild) nucleus in 2004 Discovery Discovered by: Paul Wild Discovery date: 1978 Alternate designations: 1978 XI; 1984 XIV; 1990 XXVIII …

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  • 80Coracle — Coracles on the River Teifi, West Wales 1972. The two people pictured are John (forefront) and Will Davies of Cenarth the last two legitimate Coracle fishermen in Cenarth. They are both using the single arm method of propulsion a way of gliding… …

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