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Pocatello Pocatello
Pocatello , city (1990 pop. 46,080), seat of Bannock co., SE Idaho, between mountains on the Portneuf River near its junction with the Snake (there dammed to form the American Falls Reservoir); inc. 1889. A railroad center since 1882, Pocatello is a major shipping and processing point for a... Read more
iceberg iceberg
iceberg mass of ice that has become detached, or calved, from the edge of an ice sheet or glacier and is floating on the ocean. Because ice is slightly less dense than water about one ninth of the total mass of a berg projects above the water. Greenland and other N Atlantic icebergs are usually... Read more
Eskimo Eskimo
Eskimo , a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland and the Chukchi Peninsula in NE Siberia. A number of distinct groups, based on differences in patterns of resource exploitation, are commonly identified, including Siberian, St.... Read more
Peary Land Peary Land
Peary Land peninsula, N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It terminates in Cape Bridgman in the northeast and Cape Morris Jesup in the north, the most northerly point of land yet discovered. The area is mountainous (rising to c.6,400 ft/1,950 m) and is free of the inland icecap. Sparse... Read more
reindeer moss reindeer moss
reindeer moss The common name for the lichen Cladonia rangiferina and similar species, which form extensively branched podetia up to about 8 cm tall; in C. rangiferina the apices of the branches are slender and curved, typically all in the same direction. These lichens are found, for example, on... Read more
Expert evidence Expert evidence
Expert Witnesses Many criminal and civil investigations turn to expert witnesses in court to help resolve cases where the facts are unclear or in need of some explanation. An expert witness is a person who can provide information and opinion drawn from the body of knowledge that makes up their own... Read more
lagoon lagoon
lagoon, a shallow area of water separated from the open sea by a coral reef or sandbank. Lagoons are a regular inshore feature of fringing coral reefs and support a rich variety of marine plants and animals, and are important nursery grounds for the young fry of many fishes. The coastal lagoons of... Read more
Philosophy of mind Philosophy of mind
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND The mind seems to occupy a special place in the world. It is the seat of thought and feeling, of rationality and moral concern. Is it fundamentally different from the other things we find in the natural world? Is it possible for the mind to be investigated scientifically? Can one... Read more
caribou caribou
caribou name in North America for the genus ( Rangifer ) of deer from which the Old World reindeer was originally domesticated. Caribou are found in arctic and subarctic regions. They are the only deer in which both sexes have antlers. The broad hooves support the animal (males may weigh over 300... Read more

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