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111Mississippi River — a major river of North America that flows from the US state of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It was called the ‘Father of Waters’ by Native Americans. It is 2 348 miles/3 778 kilometres long and passes the cities of Minneapolis, St Louis,… …
112Himalayas — Himalayan, adj. /him euh lay euhz, hi mahl yeuhz/, n. the, a mountain range extending about 1500 mi. (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 ft. (8848 m). Also called the Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains …
113Chromatography — Pictured is a sophisticated gas chromatography system. This instrument records concentrations of acrylonitrile in the air at various points throughout the chemical laboratory. Chromatography (from Greek χρῶμα chroma color and γράφειν graphein to… …
114Mississippi State Penitentiary — For the song, see Parchman Farm (song). Parchman   Unincorporated community   Mississippi State Penitentiary …
115Sediment — Cobbles on a beach River Rhône flowing into Lake Geneva …
116Lake Neusiedl — Neusiedler See Fertő tó Satellite image of the Neusiedler See Location Austria, Hungary Coordinates …
117rare-earth element — /rair errth /, Chem. any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons. Also called rare earth metal. [1955 …
118Yenisey River — River, western Russia. One of the longest rivers in Asia, it rises in the borderland of south central Russia and Mongolia and flows along the edge of the West Siberian Plain to empty into the Kara Sea. Along its course it receives numerous… …
119Des Moines, Iowa — Des Moines redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). City of Des Moines   City   Clockwise from top: 801 Grand …
120Manitoba — This article is about the Canadian province. For other uses, see Manitoba (disambiguation). Manitoba …
