Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

hemisphere volume 6 page 37

Renaisssance view, c. 1500 map, volume

11 page 45

western larch (tree)

larch volume 7 page 109

western lowland gorilla (primate)

apes picture, volume 1 page 147

gorilla volume 5 page 129

western red cedar (tree)

conifers picture, volume 3 page 183

Western Roman Empire (ancient Rome

[395 - 476])

ancient Rome volume 11 page 91

Western Sahara (region in Africa)

Morocco volume 8 page 184

Western Samoa (island country in the

Pacific Ocean): see in index Samoa

Western Shoshone (Native American

people)

Shoshone volume 12 page 83

WesternWall (pilgrimage site in Jerusalem)

Jerusalem volume 7 page 21

WesternWall and the Dome of the

Rock picture, volume 7 page 21

West Germany (historical subdivision of

Germany): see in index Germany,West

West Indian manatee (mammal): see in

index Caribbean manatee

West Indies (islands of the Caribbean

Sea)

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Charlotte Amalie picture, volume 15

page 32

exploration and settlement of the

Americas volume 1 page 103

Latin America volume 7 page 112

red-billed tropic bird picture, volume 15

page 32

West Indies Indian (Native American

peoples): see in index Middle American

Indian

West Indies mahogany (tree)

mahogany volume 8 page 21

West Malaysia (region in Malaysia)

Malaysia volume 8 page 27

Westmark trilogy (novels by Alexander)

Alexander volume 1 page 74

Westminster, Palace of (government

building in London, United Kingdom)

clock tower picture, volume 7 page 175

Thames River picture, volume 13

page 56

Westminster Abbey (church in London,

United Kingdom)

London volume 7 page 175

West Nile virus (disease)

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encephalitis volume 4 page 133

West North Central States (region of

North America): see in index Great

Plains

West Virginia (state in the U.S.)

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geography

Sandstone Falls picture, volume 15

page 34

State Capitol picture, volume 3

page 83

glassware picture, volume 15 page 35

Virginia volume 14 page 96

WestWing (White House offices,Washington,

D.C., U.S.)

White House volume 15 page 41

wetland

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swan building nest picture, volume 4

page 101

whale (mammal)

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mammals volume 8 page 35

nose volume 9 page 99

plankton volume 10 page 94

whale hunting: see in index whaling

whale shark (fish) picture, volume 5

page 28

fish volume 5 page 27

shark volume 12 page 76

whaling

Arctic Ocean volume 1 page 173

New Zealand volume 9 page 62

wheat (grain)

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wheat spikes ready to harvest picture,

volume 15 page 39

wheat bread (food): see in index bread

Wheatley, Phillis (African American

poet)

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volume 15 page 40

wheel and axle (machine)

machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume

8 page 6

technology and invention volume 13

page 25

“Wheelbarrow, Orchard, The” (painting

by Pissarro) picture, volume 10

page 10

wheelchair (transportation device)

Boston Marathon picture, volume 8

page 53

disability picture, volume 4

page 54

“Where theWild Things Are” (work by

Sendak)

Sendak volume 12 page 65, picture, volume

12 page 64

theatrical performance picture, volume 4

page 72

Whig Party (historical U.S. political

party)

Fillmore volume 5 page 20

Tyler volume 13 page 123

whimbrel (bird)

bill structure and eating habits picture,

volume 2 page 77

whippoorwill (bird)

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volume 15 page 41

Whirlpool Galaxy picture, volume 5

page 81

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Whiskey Rebellion (U.S. history)

Washington volume 15 page 21

whistling swan (waterfowl)

swan volume 12 page 210

white (color): see in index white light

white asparagus (plant)

asparagus volume 1 page 210

white blood cell (biology)

blood volume 2 page 92, picture, volume

2 page 92

circulatory system picture, volume 7

page 190

virus volume 14 page 98

white cedar (tree): see in index false

cypress

Whitehorse (capital city of Yukon,

Canada)

Yukon volume 15 page 97

White House (presidential mansion in

Washington, D.C., U.S.)

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Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18

white ibis (bird) picture, volume 6

page 106

feeding in the Okefenokee Swamp picture,

volume 14 page 26

white light (optics)

color volume 3 page 156

laser volume 7 page 111

prism picture, volume 10 page 153

White Mountains (mountain range in

Maine and New Hampshire, U.S.)

New Hampshire volume 9 page 47

trees in autumn picture, volume 9

page 48

white mustard (plant and condiment)

mustard volume 8 page 219

White Nile (river in Sudan, Africa)

Nile River volume 9 page 72

white oak (tree subgenus)

oak volume 9 page 114, picture, volume

9 page 114

White Point Gardens (garden park in

Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.): see

in index Battery, The

white rhinoceros (mammal)

rhinoceros volume 11 page 59

white rice (cereal)

rice volume 11 page 63

White River (river in Russia): see in index

Belaya River

white shark (fish)

shark volume 12 page 77