, trailing herb of the bindweed family. the plant, which is native to tropical america, is cultivated on sandy or loamy soils throughout many warm regions of the world, and exists as an important food staple in a number of countries. it is planted primarily for its thick, edible roots, called sweet potatoes...
the white sea. ohthere of haĚŠlogaland was a viking and an explorer who lived around the beginning of the th century. he claimed to be the northernmost-living norwegian and wanted to find out how far the country extended. he sailed north along the coast and finally came to a river mouth where the land...