Columbia Encyclopedia

(Encyclopedia) White Rock, city (1991 pop. 16,314), SE British Columbia, Canada, on Georgia Strait and on the U.S. border. The city is a customs port and resort center with a residential area. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ayers Rock, monolith, Australia: alternative name for Uluru. See Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park. ...

(Encyclopedia) Glen Rock, borough (2020 pop. 12,133), Bergen co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of New York City; settled c.1710, inc. 1896. George Washington's army u...

(Encyclopedia) calcareous rock: see limestone; marble. ...

(Encyclopedia) porphyry pôrˈfərē [key], igneous rock composed of large, conspicuous crystals (phenocrysts) and a groundmass in which the phenocrysts are embedded. Some authorities consider the expression “porp...

(Encyclopedia) rock carvings and paintings, designs inscribed on rock surfaces and huge stone monuments in many parts of the world by prehistoric or preindustrial peoples. They have been found on every continent and...

(Encyclopedia) Little Armenia: see Cilicia.

(Encyclopedia) Little Miami, river: see Miami, river. ...

(Encyclopedia) Little Minch, strait: see Minch, Scotland. ...

(Encyclopedia) Little Belt: see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, straits, Denmark. ...