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South Orkney Islands: island group lying between the Scotia Sea to the north and the Weddell Sea to the south in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is composed of two large islands (Coronation and Laurie) and a number of smaller islands and rocky ...
South Ossetia: region, north-central Georgia. South Ossetia occupies the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus mountains. The region is populated largely (about two-thirds) by the Ossetes, a Caucasian people speaking an eastern Iranian language. (Many Ossetes also live in the neighbouring republic ...
South Oxfordshire: district, administrative county of Oxfordshire, south-central England, occupying an area in the southeastern part of the county between the cities of Oxford (northwest) and Reading (south). Most of the district lies within the historic county of Oxfordshire, but the areas ...
South Picene language: an ancient Italic language (formerly referred to as Old Sabellic [Old Sabellian], or Central Adriatic) known from some two dozen short inscriptions (5th and 6th centuries BC) found in east-central Italy, primarily in the region of present-day Teramo (the southern ...
South Platte River: one of the two main arms of the Platte River (q.v.), rising in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado, U.S., and flowing southeast. West of Divide, Colo., the river turns sharply northeast, flows through the Front Range via the Platte ...
South Pole: southern end of the Earth's axis, lying in Antarctica, about 300 miles (480 km) south of the Ross Ice Shelf. This geographic South Pole does not coincide with the magnetic South Pole, from which magnetic compasses point and which lies ...
South Ribble: borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England, occupying an area south of the borough of Preston. The borough is part of the Lancashire coastal plain bordering the Pennine uplands to the east. It was covered by glacial ...
South Saint Paul: city, Dakota county, southeastern Minnesota, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River, adjacent to the city of St. Paul. It was settled in the 1850s on the site of a Sioux village (Kaposia, 1826-53). Until 1889 the South St. Paul ...
South San Francisco: city, San Mateo county, western California, U.S. Situated at the southern base of San Bruno Mountain, it lies about 3 miles (5 km) south of San Francisco on U.S. Highway 101 Bypass. The area was formerly part of Rancho Buriburi, ...
South Sandwich Islands: group of actively volcanic islets in the South Atlantic Ocean, north of the Weddell Sea and 470 miles (760 km) southeast of the island of South Georgia. They extend for 190 miles (305 km), occupy 120 square miles (310 square ...
South Sea Bubble: the speculation mania that ruined many British investors in 1720. The bubble, or hoax, centred on the fortunes of the South Sea Company, founded in 1711 to trade (mainly in slaves) with Spanish America, on the assumption that the War ...
South Semitic alphabet: any of a group of minor scripts originating in the Arabian Peninsula in about 1000 BC, possibly related to the writing system used in the Sinaitic inscriptions. These scripts, most of which were used only in the Arabian Peninsula, are ...
South Shetland Islands: island group forming part of the British Antarctic Territory in the Drake Passage of the South Atlantic Ocean. Lying 90 miles (150 km) north of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, the islands extend for 320 miles (510 km) and have a ...
South Shields: town and North Sea port, South Tyneside district, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, historic county of Durham, northeastern England. It lies on the south side of the mouth of the River Tyne near the site of a Roman fort. ...
South Shropshire: district, administrative county of Shropshire, western England. Nearly all of the district lies in the historic county of Shropshire, but a small area south of Ludlow is part of the historic county of Herefordshire. Wales borders the mostly rural district ...
South Somerset: district, administrative county of Somerset, England, encompassing the southeastern part of the county. It lies almost entirely within the historic county of Somerset, except for a few small areas along its southern borders that belong to the historic counties of ...
South Spitsbergen National Park: national park and bird sanctuary established by Norway in 1973 in the southern corner of the island of Spitsbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. With an area of 2,046 square miles (5,300 square km), the park has ...
South Staffordshire: district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, central England, immediately west of the West Midlands metropolitan area centred on Birmingham. A greenbelt area of rolling terrain, South Staffordshire contains both rich agricultural farmland and residential suburbs housing commuters working in ...
South Tyneside: metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, northeastern England. It lies just southeast of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and is bordered by the River Tyne to the north and the North Sea to the east. South Tyneside's ...
South Uist: island of the Outer Hebrides, Western Isles council area, historic county of Inverness-shire, Scotland. It lies west of the island of Skye, from which it is separated by about 25 miles (40 km) of water. The island is 20 miles ...
South West Africa People's Organization: political party in Namibia (formerly South West Africa) that advocated immediate Namibian independence from South Africa and became the country's leading party following independence in 1990. It was founded in 1960, and, after South Africa refused a United Nations order ...
South Yorkshire: metropolitan county in north-central England. It comprises four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and the city of Sheffield. South Yorkshire lies within the historic county of Yorkshire, except for three areas. In the metropolitan borough of Doncaster the parish of ...
South, the: region, southeastern United States, generally though not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Ohio River, and the 36°30' parallel. As defined by the U.S. federal government, it includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of ...
Southampton: village and town (township), Suffolk county, southeastern New York, U.S., lying along the south shore of eastern Long Island. Settlers from Lynn, Massachusetts, landed at Conscience Point in 1640, founding the first English community in New York. The original Shinnecock ...
Southampton: city and English Channel port, a unitary authority in the historic county of Hampshire, England. It lies near the head of Southampton Water, on a peninsula between the estuaries of the Rivers Test and Itchen.
Southampton Island: island in Keewatin region, Nunavut territory, Canada. It lies at the entrance to Hudson Bay and is separated from the mainland by Roes Welcome Sound. Roughly triangular, it is about 210 miles (340 km) long and 220 miles (355 km) ...
Southampton, Charles Fitzroy, lst Duke of, Duke Of Cleveland, Earl Of Southampton, Earl Of Chichester, Baron Nonsuch Of Nonsuch Park, Baron Newbury: the natural son of Charles II by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine. When his mother became Duchess of Cleveland and Countess of Southampton in 1670, he was allowed to assume the name of Fitzroy and the courtesy title of Earl ...
Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of, Baron Wriothesley Of Titchfield: one of the Roman Catholic English nobles who conspired for the release of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of, Baron Wriothesley of Titchfield: English nobleman and William Shakespeare's patron.
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of, Baron Wriothesley Of Titchfield: influential minister of state during the last years of the reign of King Henry VIII of England.
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of, Baron Wriothesley Of Titchfield: major supporter of both Charles I and Charles II of England.
Southampton, William Fitzwilliam, Earl of: English admiral during the reign of Henry VIII.
Southdown: breed of medium-wool, dark-faced, hornless sheep originating in the Sussex hills of England. The oldest of all British breeds of sheep, it has an ideal body conformation for meat production. Its fleece is close and is the finest of the ...
Southeast Asia: vast region of Asia situated east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China. It consists of two dissimilar portions: a continental projection (commonly called mainland Southeast Asia) and a string of archipelagoes to the south and east of the ...
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization: regional-defense organization from 1955 to 1977, created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defence Treaty, signed at Manila on Sept. 8, 1954, by the representatives of Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ...
Southeast Asia, history of: history of the area from prehistoric times to the contemporary period.
Southeast Indian: member of any of the aboriginal North American peoples inhabiting the area of the southeastern United States.
Southeast Missouri State University: public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Cape Girardeau, Mo., U.S. About 12 undergraduate degrees are offered in about 150 fields of study through the Donald L. Harrison College of Business, the Polytechnic Institute, and the colleges of education, health ...
Southeast Svalbard Nature Reservation: nature reserve established in 1973 by Norway. One of several protected areas in the Svalbard archipelago, it is bordered on the east by Olga Strait and on the west by Stor Fjord. With an area of 2,463 square miles (6,380 ...
Southeastern Conference: American collegiate athletic association that grew out of the Southern Conference. Members are the University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), Auburn University, the University of Florida, the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, Louisiana State University, the ...
Southend-on-Sea: town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Essex, England. It lies on the Thames estuary and the North Sea. The nearest major seaside resort to London, 40 miles (64 km) away, it attracts millions of visitors, and there ...
southern Africa: region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage.
Southern Africa: southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage.
Southern African Development Community: regional organization of southern African countries that works to promote economic cooperation and integration among the member states and to preserve their economic independence. The member states are Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, ...
Southern Alps: mountain range on South Island, New Zealand. It is the highest range in Australasia. Making up the loftiest portion of the mountains that extend the length of the island, the Alps extend from Haast Pass, at the head of Wanaka ...
Southern Baptist Convention: largest Baptist group in the United States, organized at Augusta, Georgia, in 1845 by Southern Baptists who disagreed with the antislavery attitudes and activities of Northern Baptists.
Southern Bihar Plains: southern part of the Middle Ganges Plain, Bihar state, eastern India. Bounded by the Chota Nagpur plateau on the south, the Ganges River and the North Bihar Plains on the north, the Ayodhya (Oudh) Plains on the west, and the ...
Southern Buh: river, southwestern and south-central Ukraine. The Southern Buh is 492 miles (792 km) long and drains a basin of 24,610 square miles (63,740 square km). It rises in the Volyn-Podilsk Upland and flows east and southeast, first through a narrow ...
Southern California, University of: private coeducational institution of higher education in Los Angeles, California, U.S. It comprises the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the Graduate School, and 18 professional schools. The university offers undergraduate degrees in about 75 fields and graduate and professional ...
Southern Christian Leadership Conference: nonsectarian American agency with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, established by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and his followers in 1957 to coordinate and assist local organizations working for the full equality of African Americans in all aspects of American ...
Southern Connecticut State University: public, coeducational institution of higher education in New Haven, Conn., U.S. It is one of four institutions in the Connecticut State University system; the others are located in New Britain (Central Connecticut State), Willimantic (Eastern Connecticut State), and Danbury (Western ...