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41Caucasus — /kaw keuh seuhs/, n. the 1. Also called Caucasus Mountains. a mountain range in Caucasia, between the Black and Caspian seas, along the border between the Russian Federation, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, 18,481 ft. (5633 m) …
42ALGÉRIE — En 1962, les fées ont été particulièrement nombreuses à se presser autour de l’Algérie. L’« exemplarité » de la lutte de libération nationale, longue et violente, ravissait ceux qui ne voient de progrès humain que dans l’action de l’« accoucheuse …
43Central Asia, history of — Introduction history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. In its historical application the term Central Asia designates an area that is considerably larger than the heartland of the Asian continent. Were it… …
44CHILI — Étonnant par son étroitesse et sa longueur (4 200 kilomètres de côtes et de cordillères), le Chili compte 756 626 kilomètres carrés, outre les 1 250 000 kilomètres carrés du territoire antarctique. Ses forts contrastes régionaux présentent une… …
45TUNISIE — Partie intégrante du Maghreb et de l’aire arabo musulmane, la Tunisie réunit nombre de traits contrastés qui lui confèrent une position particulière. Si l’on devait apprécier l’importance d’un État en fonction d’étalons de mesure tels que… …
46Europe — For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). Europe …
47HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — In respect of human as well as of physical geography, it is convenient to divide the Land of Israel into four major units: 1. the Mediterranean Coastal Plain 2. the hill regions of northern and central Cisjordan (west of the Jordan) 3. the Rift… …
48Cyrenaica — Pentapolis (North Africa) redirects here. For other uses, see Pentapolis. Barqa redirects here. For other uses, see Barka. Cyrenaica as an administrative unit included all of eastern Libya from 1927 to 1963: Italian Cyrenaica from 1927 to 1937… …
49Black-footed ferret — Conservation status Endangered ( …
50Anton Chekhov — Chekhov redirects here. For other uses, see Chekhov (disambiguation). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Chekhov. Anton Chekhov May 5, 1889 …
