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  • 41Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …

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  • 42Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 43Caspian Sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. ab. 169,000 sq. mi. (438,000 sq. km); 85 ft. (26 m) below sea level. * * * Inland salt lake between Europe and Asia, bordering Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan,… …

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  • 44Black-tailed prairie dog — At Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge …

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  • 45Wildfire — This article is about uncontrolled outdoor fire. For the New York rock band, see Forest Fire (band). For other uses, see Wildfire (disambiguation). Crown Fire redirects here. For the 2010 wildfire in Southern California, see 2010 California… …

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  • 46Owens River — Coordinates: 36°32′31″N 117°58′45″W / 36.54194°N 117.97917°W / 36.54194; 117.97917 …

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  • 47environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …

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  • 48Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 49Shensi — /shen see /; Chin. /shun shee /, n. Older Spelling. Shaanxi. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles)  Shen hsi,  (Pinyin)  Shaanxi,         sheng ( …

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  • 50Martin Creek — This article is about the Bear Creek that flows into San Francisquito Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area. For other Bear Creeks in California, see Bear Creek (California). Coordinates: 37°24′36″N 122°14′18″W /  …

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