Search results for "List of U.S. states by area" - New World Encyclopedia
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- This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This ...20 KB (2,886 words) - 04:26, 29 October 2022
- A United States National Monument is a protected area that is similar ... monument and national park is the amount of diversity in what is being ...19 KB (2,589 words) - 16:14, 11 November 2022
- the Democratic candidate for the United States presidency in the disputed ... (then officially named the University of the City of New York), earning ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 20:20, 1 December 2023
- | order=19th President of Liberia | term_start=January 3, 1944 ... 29, 1895 – July 23, 1971) was President of Liberia for more than 26 years ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- of forest formed from a patchwork of public lands in the northwestern ... The forest is located in one of the largest and most rugged wilderness ...13 KB (1,924 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- Independence Hall is a United States national landmark located in ... The building is now part of the larger Independence National Historical ...16 KB (2,360 words) - 12:50, 4 March 2024
- Political asylum is the granting of refuge to an alien in a foreign ... This is not an automatic right of an individual, nor is any state ...14 KB (2,186 words) - 00:16, 12 April 2023
- Abbeville is a city in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States ... The noted states rights advocate John C. Calhoun was born just outside ...17 KB (2,385 words) - 04:41, 14 June 2023
- The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean ... The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix ...22 KB (3,252 words) - 01:22, 3 May 2023
- Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and ... Michigan's shores. The great cities of Chicago and Milwaukee were ...12 KB (1,735 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- and anthropologist, who developed two of the nation's most notable ... could be tracked down to the first settlers of America. Putnam attended private ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- A controlled vocabulary is a set of preselected terms from which a ... Vocabulary control includes policies, procedures, and methodologies ...17 KB (2,446 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- jurist and a justice on the United States Supreme Court. He is remembered ... The decisions of past jurists and legislators may or may not have ...12 KB (1,848 words) - 09:56, 28 September 2023
- (March 29, 1892 - May 6, 1975) was the head of the Roman Catholic Church of ... An opponent of both Fascism and Communism, he was elevated to the ...12 KB (1,708 words) - 21:45, 4 October 2022
- to Find Out. is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency ... The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. government ...33 KB (4,760 words) - 17:51, 30 April 2023
- The United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA ... projects which include digitization of historical films and photos ...18 KB (2,561 words) - 01:36, 11 November 2022
- Lake Erie is the eleventh largest lake on Earth by surface area. ... Of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest ...20 KB (3,020 words) - 23:16, 21 October 2022
- Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county ... city is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the ...30 KB (4,379 words) - 10:37, 10 March 2023
- The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic ... The Emmys are presented by three related, but separate, organizations: ...32 KB (4,624 words) - 18:26, 13 February 2024
- between the Soviet Union and the United States and a thawing of the Cold ... in tensions. Leonid Brezhnev and the rest of the Soviet leadership felt ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 10:05, 29 January 2024
- height for a skyscraper. In the United States today, a loose convention ... Skyscrapers are amazing feats of architecture and construction technology ...21 KB (3,158 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- east-central North America, crossing the interior of the continent ... The System traverses the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario ...15 KB (2,273 words) - 20:48, 17 April 2023
- long barrier island located off the Atlantic coast of Maryland and ... Assateague is separated from the mainland by the Chincoteague Bay ...14 KB (2,153 words) - 04:57, 18 August 2023
- that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States ... an expedition in 1885. At first, the project of carving Rushmore was undertaken ...16 KB (2,297 words) - 18:42, 13 July 2023
- The Joint Security Area (JSA) or Panmunjom, often called the "Truce ... , represents the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ...29 KB (4,482 words) - 19:40, 4 May 2024
- , is a landmark case in United States law and the basis for the exercise ... The case resulted from a petition to the Court by William Marbury ...23 KB (3,669 words) - 03:04, 6 November 2022
- Bald eagle is the common name for a North American bird of prey, ... The species was on the brink of extirpation in the continental United ...30 KB (4,424 words) - 04:17, 11 January 2023
- American Samoa is an unorganized, incorporated territory of the United ... It is a destination spot of many vacationers due to its seasonally ...18 KB (2,598 words) - 06:47, 25 July 2023
- The San Juan Archipelago is a group of islands in the Pacific Northwest ... The islands were named by the Spanish Francisco Eliza who explored ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 03:09, 23 December 2022
- discipline that involves application of the principles of physics for ... The beginnings of mechanical engineering go back to the craftsmen ...21 KB (2,997 words) - 03:49, 9 November 2022
- South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United ... Located in the north-central United States, South Dakota is bisected ...41 KB (6,101 words) - 15:37, 4 February 2023
- as they cross national boundaries, usually by the government of the importing ... protect domestic industries and as a source of revenue. Methods for accomplishing ...32 KB (5,003 words) - 04:32, 27 February 2023
- The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern ... Mariana Islands. They are the southern part of a submerged mountain range ...21 KB (3,013 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- seed hulls, nutshells, and the manure of farm animals. It also includes ... be used as raw material for the production of biofuels and a variety of chemical ...14 KB (1,875 words) - 17:55, 31 October 2023
- Wisconsin, one of the 50 United States of America, is located near ... Bordered by the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois, ...35 KB (5,043 words) - 23:16, 17 May 2023
- Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous ... A commercial, financial, and cultural center of the city, Manhattan ...28 KB (4,296 words) - 11:05, 9 March 2023
- is an island nation in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, an island ... Similar to other Caribbean islands, it has a history of being ravaged ...18 KB (2,550 words) - 00:56, 23 December 2022
- Honolulu is the capital and most populous city area in the United ... century C.E., annexation as a protectorate of the United States in 1900, ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the oil and gas industry, including ... to develop the Pico Canyon Oilfield north of Los Angeles. It was purchased ...26 KB (3,656 words) - 18:40, 8 December 2023
- The City of Rocks is a U.S. National Reserve and state park at the ... The City of Rocks is an extraordinary granite encirclement of rock ...16 KB (2,492 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- syndicate dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcoholic beverages during ... By the end of the 1920s, Capone had gained the attention of the Federal ...18 KB (2,835 words) - 04:20, 17 June 2023
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle ... One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial ...35 KB (4,904 words) - 17:13, 26 March 2023
- in Washington, D.C. honoring members of the U.S. armed forces who fought ... The main part of the memorial, which was completed in 1982, is located ...24 KB (3,601 words) - 20:17, 3 May 2023
- Baseball who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-handed power ... Nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast" by the press ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 13:10, 1 August 2022
- Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America ... metropolitan area, the sixth-largest in the United States with a population ...38 KB (5,412 words) - 18:57, 7 February 2024
- and the ninth-largest city in the United States, located in the north-central ... Dallas is the main economic center of the 12 county Dallas, Fort Worth ...34 KB (5,022 words) - 18:06, 24 January 2024
- is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... Yokohama was nearly destroyed by the Kanto Earthquake in 1923, and ...20 KB (2,678 words) - 11:13, 25 May 2023
- city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States ... metropolitan area. It lies along the Pacific Ocean at San Diego Bay ...27 KB (3,961 words) - 16:26, 31 October 2023
- The Grand Canyon is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by ... Geologists estimate that formation of the canyon required at least ...19 KB (2,919 words) - 20:27, 13 September 2021
- under equipped police force, in 1948, to one of the world's most advanced ... South Korea maintains one of the largest standing armies in the world ...22 KB (3,202 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
