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Great Sandy Island

(Encyclopedia)Great Sandy Island, Australia: see Fraser Island. ...

Great Dismal Swamp

(Encyclopedia)Great Dismal Swamp, SE Va. and NE N.C. With dense forests and tangled undergrowth, the wetlands are a favorite site for sportsmen and naturalists. It once may have covered nearly 2,200 sq mi (5,700 sq...

Constantine the Great

(Encyclopedia)Constantine the Great: see Constantine I, Roman emperor. ...

Otto the Great

(Encyclopedia)Otto the Great: see Otto I, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Louis the Great

(Encyclopedia)Louis the Great: see Louis I, king of Hungary. ...

Frederick the Great

(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Great: see Frederick II, king of Prussia. ...

Charles the Great

(Encyclopedia)Charles the Great, Frankish king, emperor of the West: see Charlemagne. ...

Great Dividing Range

(Encyclopedia)Great Dividing Range, crest line of the Eastern Highlands of Australia. For the most part it separates rivers draining into the Pacific Ocean from those flowing into the Indian Ocean and the Arafura S...

Great Rift Valley

(Encyclopedia)Great Rift Valley, geological fault system of SW Asia and E Africa. It extends c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) from N Syria to central Mozambique. The northernmost extension runs S through Syria and Lebanon, th...

Stephen the Great

(Encyclopedia)Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and reorganized the army, th...