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51Hartford, Connecticut — Hartford redirects here. For other uses, see Hartford (disambiguation). City of Hartford   City   Skyline of Hartfor …
52Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Active 1871 – present Country United States …
53Everglades — is also the name of a city in Collier County, Florida.The Everglades are a subtropical wetland located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with… …
54Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
55Cologne — Köln redirects here. For other uses, see Köln (disambiguation). This article is about the German city. For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). Köln Cologne Cologne Cathedral at nighttime …
56North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
57Washington — /wosh ing teuhn, waw shing /, n. 1. Booker T(aliaferro) /book euhr tol euh veuhr/, 1856 1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer. 2. George, 1732 99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789 97. 3. Martha… …
58New Orleans, Louisiana — Infobox Settlement official name = City of New Orleans native name = Ville de La Nouvelle Orléans nickname = The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, Nawlins, and NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA). website =… …
59Zuiderzee Works — The 32 km Afsluitdijk separates the IJsselmeer (right) from the Wadden Sea (left), protecting thousands of km² of land. The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) are a manmade system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, the… …
60Central Utah Project — The Central Utah Project is a United States federal water project. It was authorized for construction under the Colorado River Storage Project Act of April 11, 1956 (CRSPA) (Public Law 485, [70 Stat. 105] ) as a participating project. In general …
