or perhaps were never really known in the first place. Most of course relate either to the tribes themselves, or to prominent features of the landscape such as rivers, lakes and mountains, and these features were also the elements of the New World ...
The ephemeral nature of political clubs in San Francisco at this time is head-spinning and hard to document 135 years later, but there was one consistent theme in the fall of 1888: the exclusion of the Chinese and the passage of the Scott Act, which expanded the powers of the Chinese Exc...
Lochlan is a Scottish boy's name meaning “land of the lakes.” 825. Arian Arian is of Greek origin meaning enchanted, and was the name of a poet who was rescued by dolphins after being thrown into the sea. 826. Kenji Kenji is a Japanese male name meaning "second son." 827. Kh...
Lakeshores offer valuable habitats for plants and animals. Among the types of plants found around lakes, high grass plants and other tall plants proliferate. Some are true grasses, while others are rushes, sedges and other plants. Both native and invasive species of tall grasses grow around l...
Also a prince name after the literary character Prince Caspian in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” Variants: Casspian, Kaspian, Kasspian, and Caspy Cordelia Origin: Welsh and Latin girl name Meaning: “Daughter of the sea” or “heart” Pronunciation: “kor-del-eeh-uh” ...
In Celtic, this Moon was known as the Claiming Moon, Wyrt Moon, Herb Moon, and Mead Moon. The Anglo-Saxons called it the Hay Moon. August: Sturgeon Moon Augusthas theFull Sturgeon Moonbecause of the large numbers of lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. The fish was es...
rivers, seas, oceans, etc. (but not lakes!) mountain ranges (the Rockies) building names (the Pentagon) proper nouns that include 'of' (the University of Michigan) Do not use'the' foreverything else, which includes lake names (Lake Superior) ...
"We were taught by our ancestors the names of the land, lakes, hills and islands, and we have an obligation to pass these on to our young people". Samwillie Annahatak (Kangirsuk, March 1981) (Ludger Müller-Wille, 1987. Gazetteer of Inuit place names in Nunavik (Quebec, Canada): ii...
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What state has the most lakes? What's the longest river in the United States? What is the longest country name in the world? What is the longest interstate highway in the U.S.? Which US state has the lowest population density?