(Encyclopedia) hydrothermal vent, crack along a rift or ridge in the deep ocean floor that spews out water heated to high temperatures by the magma under the earth's crust. Some vents are in areas of…
(Encyclopedia) Palm Desert, city (1990 pop. 23,252), Riverside co., S Calif., on the Whitewater River. A suburb of Palm Springs, Palm Desert is a rapidly growing resort and retirement community.…
(Encyclopedia) Colorado, University of, main campus at Boulder; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1877. There are campuses at Colorado Springs and Denver; the main medical campus…
(Encyclopedia) Ragaz, BadRagaz, Badbät räˈgäts [key], town, St. Gall canton, E Switzerland, at the confluence of the Rhine and Tamina rivers. It is a spa, with hot mineral waters conducted from the…
(Encyclopedia) seltzer water, mineral water containing free carbon dioxide, obtained originally from springs at Niederselters, Germany. Reputed to have curative value in treating several diseases, it…
(Encyclopedia) mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. Tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, is form of mammography that combines X-…
(Encyclopedia) Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains
ĕks-lā-băNˈ
[key], town, Savoie dept., SE France, situated on Lake Bourget at the foot of the Alps. It
is a popular resort and…
(Encyclopedia) Linchuan or LinchwanLinchwanboth: lĭnˈchwänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 192,800), N central Jiangxi prov., China. It is an agricultural and commercial center and a road hub, known for…
(Encyclopedia) Ahuachapán
Ahuachapán
äwä chä pänˈ
[key], city, W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the
country and is the center of an…
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