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(Encyclopedia) NottawayNottawaynŏtˈəwā [key], river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, issuing from Mattagami Lake, W Que., Canada, and flowing NW into S James Bay. It is noted for sturgeon. The Waswanipi…Sá, Mem de
(Encyclopedia) Sá, Mem deSá, Mem demāN dĭ sä [key], d. 1572, Portuguese colonial official, governor-general of Brazil (1557?–1572). He drove (1567) the French colony from Guanabara Bay and founded…Avilés
(Encyclopedia) Avilés Avilés ävēlāsˈ [key], town Oviedo prov., NW Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay. Coal was long a major export, but coal mining is now in decline…Otaru
(Encyclopedia) OtaruOtaruōtäˈr&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 163,211), SW Hokkaido, Japan, on Ishikari Bay. A major port and Hokkaido's main commercial and industrial center, Otaru is the site…Revere
(Encyclopedia) Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc.…Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st BaronHawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Barontouˈtən [key], 1705–81, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1720 and first saw fighting as commander…Langlade, Charles Michel de
(Encyclopedia) Langlade, Charles Michel deLanglade, Charles Michel deshärl mēshĕlˈ də [key], 1729–1800, pioneer in present-day Wisconsin and soldier, b. Mackinac region, now in Mich.; son of a trader…Brulé, Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Brulé, ÉtienneBrulé, Étienneātyĕnˈ brülāˈ [key], c.1592–1632, French explorer in North America. He arrived (1608) in the New World with Samuel de Champlain, who sent him (1610) into…Bradenton
(Encyclopedia) Bradenton Bradenton brāˈdəntən [key], city (2020 pop. 55,698), seat of Manatee co., SW Fla., on Tampa…Warwick, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) WarwickWarwickwôrˈwĭk, wŏˈrĭk [key], city (1990 pop. 85,427), Kent co., central R.I., at the head of Narragansett Bay; settled by Samuel Gortone 1642, inc. as a city 1931. Its long…Trending
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