Helena Modjeska was a Polish-American actress whose repertory included 260 Shakespearean and contemporary roles, some in both Polish and English. The daughter of a musician, she married an actor, Gustav Modrzejewski, and they joined a company of strolling players. In 1868 she married Count Bozenta

Andrzej Modrzewski was a Polish political writer and theologian who was the most eminent Polish writer in Latin of the 16th century. Modrzewski studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and later in Wittenberg and Nürnberg (Germany). Returning to Poland, he wrote Lascius, sive de Poena

sepsis: Risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis: …condition may be described as multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The condition may progress through these stages in a matter of hours, days, or weeks, depending on treatment and other factors.

modular arithmetic, in its most elementary form, arithmetic done with a count that resets itself to zero every time a certain whole number N greater than one, known as the modulus (mod), has been reached. Examples are a digital clock in the 24-hour system, which resets itself to 0 at midnight (N =

Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer: …first spacecraft based on the Modular Common Spacecraft Bus (MCSB), an inexpensive modular platform that was designed to do away with the need to build a new spacecraft for each new mission. To save fuel, the spacecraft traveled very slowly, reaching lunar orbit on October 6. (Most other missions to…

railroad: Passenger cars: Modular construction techniques, simplifying the adaptation of a car body to different interior layouts and furniture, has encouraged railroads to standardize basic car structures for a variety of service requirements. For this reason, construction of small numbers of special-purpose cars demanding nonstandard bodies is not…

pterosaur: Major groups of pterosaurs: …of Darwinopterus is evidence for modular evolution, a concept built around the idea that natural selection can focus on certain groups of related physical structures, such as those that occur in the head and neck, while neglecting or acting more slowly on other groups of structures.

philosophy of mind: The computational account of rationality: In his influential book Modularity of Mind (1983), Fodor went so far as to postulate separate “modules” for perception and language processing that are “informationally encapsulated.” Although the outputs of perceptual modules serve as inputs to systems of belief fixation, the internal processes of each module are segregated from…

modulation, in music, the change from one key to another; also, the process by which this change is brought about. Modulation is a fundamental resource for variety in tonal music, particularly in larger forms. A short piece such as a song, hymn, or dance may remain in a single key. Longer pieces

modulation, in electronics, technique for impressing information (voice, music, pictures, or data) on a radio-frequency carrier wave by varying one or more characteristics of the wave in accordance with the information signal. There are various forms of modulation, each designed to alter a

interference: …of the addition of the amplitudes of the individual waves at each point affected by more than one wave.

heredity: Transcription: …and a region called the promoter, to which the RNA polymerase binds. These sequences must be a specific distance from the transcriptional start site for successful operation. Various short base sequences in this regulatory region physically bind specific transcription factors by virtue of a lock-and-key fit between the DNA and…

television: Generating the colour picture signal: …are applied simultaneously to a modulator, where they are mixed with the chrominance subcarrier signal. The chrominance subcarrier is thereby amplitude modulated in accordance with the saturation values and phase modulated in accordance with the hues. The luminance and chrominance components are then combined in another addition circuit to form…

module, in architecture, an arbitrary unit adopted to regulate the dimensions, proportions, or construction of the parts of a building. A number of modules, based on the diameter of a column, were used in determining the proportions of the order in Classical architecture. In Japanese architecture,

apprenticeship: Modern apprenticeship and vocational training: …with the past was the module system in the engineering industry, which provided a year’s training in a wide selection of skills, followed by selected training in specialized skills. These were accompanied by performance tests and appropriate further education.

gastropod: Classification: … (Vermetidae), horn shells (Potamididae), and button shells (Modulidae). Superfamily Strombacea Foot and operculum greatly modified and move with a lurching motion; feed on algae and plants; some species used for human food; conchs (Strombidae) of tropical oceans and the pelican’s foot shells (Aporrhaidae) of near Arctic waters.

interior design: Concepts of design: …a theory of proportion called Modulor, also based on a study of human proportions. Yet, at best, these rules are merely guidelines. They can never substitute for the eye and judgment of the designer, and it is reasonable to predict that attempts to make the all-powerful computer a substitute for…

modular arithmetic, in its most elementary form, arithmetic done with a count that resets itself to zero every time a certain whole number N greater than one, known as the modulus (mod), has been reached. Examples are a digital clock in the 24-hour system, which resets itself to 0 at midnight (N =

mensural notation: …the following divisions of time: modus, division of the longa (𝆷) into two or three breves (𝄺); tempus, division of the breve into two or three semibreves (𝆺); and prolatio, division of the semibreve into two or three minima (𝆺𝅥). Time signatures (q.v.) showed tempus and prolatio. Coloration, at first…

modus operandi, in criminology, distinct pattern or manner of working that comes to be associated with a particular criminal. Criminologists have observed that, whatever his specialty—burglary, auto theft, or embezzling—the professional criminal is very likely to adhere to his particular way of

modus ponens and modus tollens, in propositional logic, two types of inference that can be drawn from a hypothetical proposition—i.e., from a proposition of the form “If A, then B” (symbolically A ⊃ B, in which ⊃ signifies “If . . . then”). Modus ponens refers to inferences of the form A ⊃ B; A,

United Kingdom: Edward II (1307–27): …written in this period, the Modus tenendi parliamentum, certainly placed a new emphasis on the representatives of shire, borough, and lower clergy. In terms of practical politics, however, the Statute of York permitted the fullest resumption of royal authority.

modus ponens and modus tollens: modus tollens, in propositional logic, two types of inference that can be drawn from a hypothetical proposition—i.e., from a proposition of the form “If A, then B” (symbolically A ⊃ B, in which ⊃ signifies “If . . . then”). Modus ponens refers to inferences…

Moe, city in western Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It lies in the La Trobe River valley about 84 miles (135 km) by rail southeast of Melbourne. Its name is derived from an Aboriginal word for mud swamp. Moe was settled in 1856 and was proclaimed a borough in 1955 and a city in 1963. Its

Naomi Kawase: …the Cannes film festival, for Moe no suzaku (1997).

Denver Nuggets: …English’s second season with Denver, Doug Moe took over as head coach. Moe and English guided high-scoring Nuggets teams, which were also notable for often giving up almost as many points as they scored, to nine consecutive postseason berths between 1981–82 and 1989–90, including another conference finals appearance—a five-game loss…

Asbjørnsen and Moe: Moe, the son of a rich and highly educated farmer, graduated with a degree in theology from the Royal Frederick University (now the University of Oslo), Christiania (now Oslo), in 1839. He too became a tutor and spent holidays collecting folklore in southern Norway. Meanwhile,…

silver processing: From copper concentrates: …electrorefining techniques are employed, the Moebius and Thum Balbach systems. The chief difference between them is that the electrodes are disposed vertically in the Moebius system and horizontally in the Thum Balbach system. The silver obtained by electrolysis usually has a purity of three-nines fine; on occasion it may be…

Marianus Scotus was a chronicler who wrote a universal history of the world from creation to 1082 that disputed the chronology of the Paschal calendar formulated by Dionysius Exiguus, a 6th-century theologian. Marianus’ Chronicon, written in Germany, maintains that the Paschal calendar dated

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck was a German cultural critic whose book Das Dritte Reich (1923; “The Third Empire,” or “Reich”) provided Nazi Germany with its dramatic name. Moeller left Germany after the turn of the century (to avoid military service) and lived in France, Italy, and Scandinavia.

Møn, island, Denmark. The island has an area of 84 square miles (218 square km) and lies in the Baltic Sea. It is separated from southern Zealand by the Ulv Strait and from Falster island by the Grøn Strait. It is primarily flat except on the east coast, where white chalk cliffs covered with beech

Chuuk Islands: …islands of the group are Weno (formerly Moen), Tonoas, Fefan, Uman, Uatschaluk (Udot), and Tol.

The Decemberists: …28, 1971, Valparaiso, Indiana), drummer John Moen (b. August 23, 1968, Brainerd, Minnesota), and bassist Nate Query (b. September 5, 1973, Bellevue, Washington).

Muna Island, island and kabupaten (regency), Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. The island lies in the Flores Sea south of the southeastern arm of Celebes. With an area of 658 square miles (1,704 square km), it has a hilly surface, rising to 1,460

Mohenjo-daro, group of mounds and ruins on the right bank of the Indus River, northern Sindh province, southern Pakistan. It lies on the flat alluvial plain of the Indus, about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Sukkur. The site contains the remnants of one of two main centres of the ancient Indus

Peter Snell: …to be a showdown between Roger Moens of Belgium, the world record holder, and George Kerr of Jamaica, but Snell shocked the field by charging past Moens in the last 25 metres to win by two-tenths of a second to capture the gold medal. In 1962 Snell set the 800-metre…

Main River, river, an important right- (east-) bank tributary of the Rhine in Germany. It is formed, near Kulmbach, by the confluence of the Weisser (White) Main, which rises in the Fichtel Mountains, and the Roter (Red) Main, which rises on the eastern slope of the Fränkische Mountains (Franconian

Ernest John Moeran was a composer whose music reflects English and Irish roots. Moeran studied at the Royal College of Music (1913–14) and with John Ireland (1920–23) and was influenced by Frederick Delius. Much influenced also by folk song, he made arrangements of tunes that he collected in

Pedro de Gante was a Franciscan monk who founded the first school in New Spain (Mexico) and laid the foundations for future Indian education in the Spanish colonies. In 1523 Gante (Spanish for “Ghent”), then confessor to the emperor Charles V, went to New Spain, where he established a village

Lake Moeris, ancient lake that once occupied a large area of the al-Fayyūm depression in Egypt and is now represented by the much smaller Lake Qārūn. Researches on the desert margin of the depression indicate that in early Paleolithic times the lake’s waters stood about 120 feet (37 m) above sea

Moeritherium, extinct genus of primitive mammals that represent a very early stage in the evolution of elephants. Its fossils are found in deposits dated to the Eocene Epoch (55.8–33.9 million years ago) and the early part of the Oligocene Epoch (33.9–23 million years ago) in northern Africa.

W.E. Moerner is an American chemist who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work with single-molecule spectroscopy, which paved the way for later work in single-molecule microscopy by American physicist Eric Betzig. Moerner and Betzig shared the prize with Romanian-born German chemist

W.E. Moerner is an American chemist who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work with single-molecule spectroscopy, which paved the way for later work in single-molecule microscopy by American physicist Eric Betzig. Moerner and Betzig shared the prize with Romanian-born German chemist

Lake Mweru, lake in central Africa, bordered to the east by Zambia and to the west by Congo (Kinshasa). The name is Bantu for “lake.” A part of the Congo River system, it lies in the northwest of the Mweru-Luapula-Bangweulu plain, its surface being about 3,010 feet (917 m) above sea level. Its

Moers, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies immediately west of Duisburg, in the Ruhr industrial region. The site of the Roman town Asciburgium, Moers was first mentioned in the 9th century and developed as a medieval flax market around the castle of the counts of

Musi River, main stream of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 325 mi (525 km) long and draining an area of 24,500 sq mi (63,500 sq km). It rises near Gunung (mount) Kaba (6,355 ft [1,937 m]) in the Pegunungan (mountains) Barisan and flows first south-southeast, then northeast, breaking through the

Moesia, province of the Roman Empire, in the southeastern Balkans in what is now Serbia, part of Macedonia, and part of Bulgaria. Its first recorded people were the Moesi, a Thracian tribe. The lower Danube River was the province’s northern border, with the Drinus (now Drina) River on the west, the

Thomas Mokopu Mofolo: …novel, Moeti oa Bochabela (1907; The Traveller of the East), is an allegory in which a young African in search of truth and virtue journeys to a land where white men help bring him to Christian salvation. Mofolo’s second novel, Pitseng (1910), is also a Christian fable, but in this…

Tzipi Livni: Persistence and founding of Hatnua: …election and was replaced by Shaul Mofaz, a retired general and former Likud minister of defense. When a new round of legislative elections approached, Livni founded a new party with a similar platform, Hatnua (“The Movement”). The party won six seats in Knesset elections in 2013; Kadima won just two…

mofette, fumarole, or gaseous volcanic vent, that has a temperature well below the boiling point of water, though above the temperature of the surrounding air, and that is generally rich in carbon dioxide and perhaps methane and other hydrocarbons. When the winds are right, the issuing gases may

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company: These included the Moffat Tunnel, which honoured Moffat posthumously for his vision of building a tunnel under Colorado’s Continental Divide. Opened to rail traffic in 1928, the Moffat Tunnel shortened the trip between Denver and Salt Lake City by eight hours, placing Denver on a transcontinental route for…

Anna Harriette Leonowens: According to Mongkut’s biographer Abbot Low Moffat (Mongkut, the King of Siam), Leonowens’s accounts of Siamese court life were greatly exaggerated, and her description of King Mongkut as a cruel tyrant was unfair. Later scholarship determined that Leonowens had falsified details of her early life, which included the claim…

David Halliday Moffat was an American capitalist and railway promoter after whom the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado is named. After a common-school education, Moffat worked in banks in New York City, in Des Moines, Iowa, and in Omaha, Neb. In 1860 he went to Denver, Colo., and became involved in

Cecil Rhodes: Political involvement in Africa of Cecil Rhodes: …and Rhodes duly found in John Moffat, the son of a famous missionary, a man to serve his purpose.

Robert Moffat was a Scottish missionary to Africa and Bible translator, who was known for his efforts to improve local living standards in Africa. He was also the father-in-law of the missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813–73). With little training, Moffat was assigned in 1816 by the

James Moffatt was a Scottish biblical scholar and translator who singlehandedly produced one of the best-known modern translations of the Bible. Educated at Glasgow Academy and Glasgow University, Moffatt was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1896 and immediately began a career of pastoral

mofette, fumarole, or gaseous volcanic vent, that has a temperature well below the boiling point of water, though above the temperature of the surrounding air, and that is generally rich in carbon dioxide and perhaps methane and other hydrocarbons. When the winds are right, the issuing gases may

Ana Mendieta: Moffitt Building Piece, Rape Scene, and Silueta series: …as a prop, as in Moffitt Building Piece (1973), for which she poured cow blood and viscera on the sidewalk in front of her apartment building in downtown Iowa City and documented those who passed by. Another particularly haunting piece loosely reenacted the March 1973 brutal rape and murder of…

Billie Jean King is an American tennis player whose influence and playing style elevated the status of women’s professional tennis beginning in the late 1960s. In her career, she won 39 major titles, competing in both singles and doubles. King was athletically inclined from an early age. She first

Salif Keita: …Bamako in 2001 and released Moffou to great acclaim the following year. For the album, Keita recorded with numerous guest artists representing a broad spectrum of African and non-African acoustic traditions.

African art: African art in the 20th century and beyond: The South African photographer Santu Mofokeng created in the exhibition “Black Photo Album/Look at Me: 1890–1950” a striking exploration of history and identity. The exhibition showcased photographs of working-class Black South Africans that had been digitally reworked by the artist. Also South African, Zwelethu Mthethwa is known for his…

Thomas Mokopu Mofolo was the first important writer from what is now Lesotho, who created the first Western-style novels in the Southern Sotho language. After graduating in 1898 with a teacher’s certificate from the missionary training college at Morija in Basutoland, Mofolo worked at the Sesuto

Thomas Mokopu Mofolo was the first important writer from what is now Lesotho, who created the first Western-style novels in the Southern Sotho language. After graduating in 1898 with a teacher’s certificate from the missionary training college at Morija in Basutoland, Mofolo worked at the Sesuto

India: Central Asian rulers: …the early Shaka kings was Maues, or Moga (1st century bce), who ruled over Gandhara. The Shakas moved southward under pressure from the Pahlavas (Parthians), who ruled briefly in northwestern India toward the end of the 1st century bce, the reign of Gondophernes being remembered. At Mathura the Shaka rulers…

Mogadishu, capital, largest city, and a major port of Somalia, located just north of the Equator on the Indian Ocean. One of the earliest Arab settlements on the East African coast, its origins date to the 10th century. It declined in the 16th century after a period of extensive trade with the Arab

Mogadishu, capital, largest city, and a major port of Somalia, located just north of the Equator on the Indian Ocean. One of the earliest Arab settlements on the East African coast, its origins date to the 10th century. It declined in the 16th century after a period of extensive trade with the Arab

Battle of Mogadishu, battle between U.S. forces and Somali militia fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. It marked the end of a U.S.-led military intervention in Somalia, which had begun in 1992. U.S. forces had entered Somalia to protect the distribution of food aid, which was

Wareru was a famous king of Hanthawaddy (Hansavadi, or Pegu), who ruled (1287–96) over the Mon people of Lower Burma. Wareru was a Tai adventurer of humble origins who had married a daughter of King Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai and had established himself as overlord of Martaban on the Salween River

Essaouira, Atlantic port city, western Morocco, midway between Safi and Agadir. The site was occupied by Phoenicians and then Carthaginians and was mentioned in the chronicles of the Carthaginian explorer Hanno (5th century bc). Medieval charts show it as Mogador, a corruption of an Amazigh

Festus Mogae is an economist and politician who served as president of Botswana (1998–2008). Mogae was a member of the Ngwato, the largest Tswana group in colonial Botswana (Bechuanaland Protectorate). His father was a headman of the Talaote, a Kalanga (Shona) clan among the Ngwato. After

Festus Mogae is an economist and politician who served as president of Botswana (1998–2008). Mogae was a member of the Ngwato, the largest Tswana group in colonial Botswana (Bechuanaland Protectorate). His father was a headman of the Talaote, a Kalanga (Shona) clan among the Ngwato. After

Mogambo, American adventure film, released in 1953, that featured Clark Gable in a remake of his 1932 adventure film Red Dust. Victor Marswell (played by Gable) is a big-game hunter on safari with two beautiful women who vie for his attention: former showgirl Eloise Kelly (Ava Gardner) and young

tapestry: Eastern Asia: …have been found in the Mogao Caves near the town of Dunhuang in Gansu province. It is thought that these weavings are probably not representative of the more fully developed kesi of the Tang period because they show only simple repeating patterns of flowers, vines, ducks, lions, etc., and were…

Naomi Kawase: …for Mogari no mori (2007; The Mourning Forest), which explored the themes of death and bereavement that had dominated many of her earlier works. The film portrayed the relationship between an elderly man haunted by memories of his long-dead wife and the man’s caregiver, a young nurse who herself mourns…

Star of David, Jewish symbol composed of two overlaid equilateral triangles that form a six-pointed star. It appears on synagogues, Jewish tombstones, and the flag of the State of Israel. The symbol—which historically was not limited to use by Jews—originated in antiquity, when, side by side with

Jens Peter Jacobsen: in Mogens and Other Stories), whose protagonist’s name gives the book its title, is considered the first Naturalist writing in Danish literature and was greatly admired by Brandes, who hailed Jacobsen as one of “the men of the modern breakthrough.” Jacobsen’s first novel, Fru Marie Grubbe…

Jens Peter Jacobsen: in Mogens and Other Stories), whose protagonist’s name gives the book its title, is considered the first Naturalist writing in Danish literature and was greatly admired by Brandes, who hailed Jacobsen as one of “the men of the modern breakthrough.” Jacobsen’s first novel, Fru Marie Grubbe…

Moggaliputtatissa, president of the third Buddhist council (c. 250 bce) and author of the Kathāvatthu (“Points of Controversy”). Included among the Pāli Abhidamma Piṭaka, the Kathāvatthu is a series of questions from a non-Theravāda point of view, with their implications refuted in the answers; the

Bon: …sutra relates the story of Maudgalyāyana, a disciple of the Buddha, who secured his mother’s release from hell by having monks offer food, drink, and shelter to the spirits of his ancestors. Though observed as a Buddhist festival, Bon is not exclusively so and reflects the ancient theme of close…

Marma, people of the Chittagong Hills region of Bangladesh. The Marma numbered approximately 210,000 in the late 20th century. One group, the Jhumia Marma, have long settled in this southeastern region of Bengal; the other group, the Rakhaing Marma, are recent immigrants, having come from Arakan

Jasmin Moghbeli is an American astronaut who launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in August 2023 for a six-month mission. Her parents, Kamy and Fery Moghbeli, had fled to West Germany after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Shortly after Jasmin Moghbeli’s birth, the family emigrated to the

Mongolian languages: Moghol: The Moghol language was reported in the late 20th century to be spoken by no more than 200 elderly people of a few thousand ethnic Moghols living near Herāt in Afghanistan. It is unique in preserving the high back unrounded vowel /ɯ/. Unlike some…

Mughal carpet, any of the handwoven floor coverings made in India in the 16th and 17th centuries for the Mughal emperors and their courts. Aside from patterns in the Persian manner, a series of distinctively Indian designs were developed, including scenic and landscape carpets; animal carpets with

Mogi das Cruzes, city, southeastern São Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It lies at 2,493 feet (760 metres) above sea level on the Tietê River, just east of São Paulo city. Formerly known as M’bboygi and Santana das Cruzes de Mogi Mirim, it gained town status in 1611 and was made the seat

Petro Mohyla was an Orthodox monk and theologian of Moldavian origin who served as metropolitan of Kiev and who authored the Orthodox Confession of the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern Church. He reformed Slavic theological scholarship and generally set doctrinal standards for Eastern Orthodoxy that

Mahilyow, city and administrative centre of Mahilyow oblast (region), east-central Belarus, on the Dnieper River. It was founded in 1267 as a fortress and became a town in 1526, when it was under Lithuanian rule. Later passing to Poland, it became Russian by the First Partition of Poland, in 1772.

Mohyliv-Podilskyy, city, western Ukraine, on the Dniester River. It is an old city, founded in the late 16th century and incorporated in 1795. It has the remains of a 17th-century castle and two 18th-century cathedrals. Today it has machine-building and various light industries, as well as a

Géo Norge was a Belgian poet whose love of language found expression in a concise, often playful style. In the 1920s Norge flirted with the avant-garde, writing some loosely experimental plays (which were criticized by the Surrealists) and joining Raymond Rouleau in an experimental theatre group,

Tunisia: Relief: …3,000 feet (900 metres)—and the Mogods, a mountain range running along the deeply indented coastline to the north, lies the Majardah (Medjerda) River valley, formed by a series of ancient lake basins covered with alluvium. This valley was once the granary of ancient Rome and has remained to this day…

jewelry: The properties of gems: Mogok rubies, from Myanmar (Burma), are the most highly prized because of their bright red colour (called pigeon blood). Those from Thailand are usually a more brownish colour, while those from Sri Lanka tend toward violet. Production of synthetic stones is far greater than the…

Mongolian languages: Moghol: The Moghol language was reported in the late 20th century to be spoken by no more than 200 elderly people of a few thousand ethnic Moghols living near Herāt in Afghanistan. It is unique in preserving the high back unrounded vowel /ɯ/. Unlike some…

Mogollon culture, prehistoric North American Indian peoples who, from approximately ad 200–1450, lived in the mostly mountainous region of what are now southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Their name derives from the Mogollon Mountains in New Mexico. The culture is presumed to have

Mogollon Mountains, mountain range extending for 50 miles (80 km) east of the San Francisco River in southwestern New Mexico, U.S. Topped by Whitewater Baldy Peak (10,892 feet [3,320 metres]), the mountains are named for Don Juan Mogollon, Spanish governor (1712–15) of New Mexico province.

Arizona: Relief: …escarpments known collectively as the Mogollon Rim. West and south of the rim, a number of streams follow narrow canyons or broad valleys south through the Transition Zone and into the Basin and Range Province. The Transition Zone bordering the plateaus comprises separated plateau blocks, rugged peaks, and isolated rolling…

cricket: Wingless bush crickets (subfamily Mogoplistinae) are generally found on bushes or under debris in sandy tropical areas near water. They are slender crickets, 5 to 13 mm long, wingless or with small wings, and are covered with translucent scales that rub off easily. Sword-bearing, or…

pepino hill, conical hill of residual limestone in a deeply eroded karst region. Pepino hills generally form on relatively flat-lying limestones that are jointed in large rectangles. In an alternating wet and dry climate, high areas become increasingly hard and resistant while low areas are

Argentina: The Northwest: …metres) in the Sierra de Mogotes in the east and rising to 20,500 feet (6,250 metres) in the Sierra de Famatina in the west.

Nicaragua: Relief: …highest in the north, and Mogotón Peak (6,900 feet [2,103 metres]), in the Cordillera Entre Ríos, is the highest point in the country.

Yingkou, city and port, southwestern Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated just inland from Liaodong Bay (an arm of the Bo Hai [Gulf of Chihli]) near the mouth of the Daliao River, some 11 miles (18 km) from the mouth of the Liao River. Yingkou began to develop as a river

Oumou Sangaré: Sangaré later released the albums Mogoya (2017) and Acoustic (2020).