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111Great Dividing Range — noun the eastern highlands of Australia, watershed to rivers flowing east and west, extending from Cape York Peninsula down the eastern coast to western Victoria. Highest peak (Australia s highest mountain) Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 m. Also,… …
112Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 — The Blizzard of ‘77 was a deadly blizzard that hit Buffalo, New York and the area around it in New York and Ontario (and to a lesser extent, surrounding regions) from January 28 to February 1, 1977. Daily peak gusts of 69, 51, 52, 58 and 46 miles …
113Great Seto Bridge — The nihongo|Great Seto Bridge|瀬戸大橋|Seto Ō hashi, or Seto Ohashi Bridge, is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978 …
114Great Himalayas — The Great Himalayas lie north of the Lower Himalayan Range. These mountains are bounded by the Indus River in the north and the west as the river takes a southward turn at Sazin. The average height of the range is about 6000 meters. Some of the… …
115Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution — The Great Anti Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences. As such, the persecution was directed not… …
116Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 — The Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 (October 29 ndash; November 1, 1876) was one of the deadliest cyclones in history. It hit the coast of Backerganj (near Meghna estuary) in present day Barisal, Bangladesh, killing about 200,000 people, half of …
117Great South Wall — The Great South Wall (also sometimes called the South Bull Wall), at the Port of Dublin, extends from Ringsend nearly four miles out into Dublin Bay. It was the world s longest sea wall at the time of its building, remaining one of the longest in …
118Great Dyke — ▪ hills, Zimbabwe narrow series of long, low ridges and hills in Zimbabwe, trending for about 320 miles (515 km). Consisting of four igneous complexes, they increase in height northward to about 1,500 feet (460 m) above the plateau surface… …
119Great Wall Of China, The — This fortification against raiders in China s northern and northwestern frontier was begun in about 221 BC, after Shih Huang Ti united China under his rule. It was added to, and repaired, over many centuries. When completed, it was about 2,400 …
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120great lobelia — noun tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers • Syn: ↑blue cardinal flower, ↑Lobelia siphilitica • Hypernyms: ↑lobelia * * * noun : a tall herb (Lobelia siphilitica) of the eastern… …
