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Minho, river, Spain

(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhoSpan mēnˈyō, Port. mēnˈy&oomacr; [key], Span. Miño, river, c.210 mi (340 km) long, rising in Galicia, NW Spain, and flowing generally SW to the Atlantic Ocean. The Sil is…

Dartmouth, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth, city and former municipality, S N.S., Canada, on Halifax harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Dartmouth has large sugar and oil refineries, and it produces ships, iron,…

Suir

(Encyclopedia) SuirSuirsh&oobreve;r [key], river, 85 mi (137 km) long, rising on Devilsbit Mt., central Republic of Ireland. It flows south through a fertile agricultural region, then east past…

Saugus

(Encyclopedia) SaugusSaugussôˈgəs [key], town (1990 pop. 25,549), Essex co., NE Mass., a suburb of Boston on the Saugus River near the Atlantic Ocean; settled before 1637, set off from Lynn and inc.…

Puerto Plata

(Encyclopedia) Puerto Plata, city (1993 pop. 85,042), N Dominican Republic, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major northern port of the country, serving Santiago de los Caballeros and other inland…

Namibe

(Encyclopedia) NamibeNamibenämēb [key], formerly MossamedesMossamedesmōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal,…

Rockaway

(Encyclopedia) Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City. Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest…

Rio Grande do Norte

(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norterēˈ&oobreve; gränˈdĭ ᵺ&oobreve; nôrˈtĭ [key], state (1996 pop. 2,415,567), 20,469 sq mi (53,015 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean.…

Ilhéus

(Encyclopedia) Ilhéus Ilhéus ēlyĕˈ&oomacr;s [key], city, Bahia state, E Brazil, a port on Ilhéus Bay, an inlet…

Kristiansund

(Encyclopedia) KristiansundKristiansundkrĭstyäns&oobreve;nˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 17,098), Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the site of a large trawler fleet…