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(Encyclopedia) Stromness, town, on Mainland island, Orkney Islands, N Scotland. It has a harbor with shipyards and docks. Eggs are exported. In the 18th and 19th cent., Stromness was a whaling center…Wyandotte Cave
(Encyclopedia) Wyandotte Cave, one of the largest natural caverns in the United States, S Ind., W of New Albany; discovered in 1798. There are 23 mi (37 km) of passages and several large and…Oakville
(Encyclopedia) Oakville, town (1991 pop. 114,670), Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, between Toronto and Hamilton. A major component of the local economy is the Ford Motor Co plant, one of the largest…Bochum
(Encyclopedia) Bochum Bochum bōˈkh&oobreve;m [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. Mentioned in the…Leixões
(Encyclopedia) LeixõesLeixõeslāˈshoiNsh [key], artificial seaport of Oporto, NW Portugal. Built in the late 19th cent, its chief export is port wine.civics
(Encyclopedia) civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United…Duncan
(Encyclopedia) Duncan, city (2020 pop. 22,692), seat of Stephens co., SW Okla., in an oil, farm, and cattle area; inc. 1892. There is an oil industry,…Baraba Steppe
(Encyclopedia) Baraba SteppeBaraba Steppebərəbäˈ [key], agricultural district, SW Siberian Russia, between the Ob and the Irtysh rivers. Barabinsk, on the Trans-Siberian RR, is the region's chief…Sorø
(Encyclopedia) SorøSorøsôˈrö [key], town (1992 pop. 6,454), Vestsjælland co., E Denmark. It is a cultural and resort center. There is an academy founded by Christian IV in 1623 and other educational…Gederah
(Encyclopedia) GederahGederahgēdēˈrə, gĕdˈ– [key], town, SW ancient Palestine. It is mentioned in the Book of Joshua. Modern Gederah (Israel) has been the site of a Zionist agricultural settlement…Trending
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