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(Encyclopedia) estuaryestuaryĕsˈch&oobreve;ĕrˌē [key], partially enclosed coastal body of water, having an open connection with the ocean, where freshwater from inland is mixed with saltwater…Mingan Islands
(Encyclopedia) Mingan IslandsMingan Islandsmĭngˈgən [key], group of 15 small islands and many islets, E Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence River, N of Anticosti island. They were visited (1535) by…Moisie
(Encyclopedia) MoisieMoisiemwäzēˈ [key], river, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in E Que., Canada, near the Labrador border, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence. The Hudson's Bay Company has an important…Moosonee
(Encyclopedia) MoosoneeMoosoneem&oomacr;ˈsənē [key], village, NE Ont., Canada, on the Moose River near James Bay. It is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland RR and Ontario's only…Madang
(Encyclopedia) MadangMadangmäˈdäng [key], town (1990 pop. 27,181), Papua New Guinea, on NE New Guinea island. A seaport on Astrolabe Bay, Madang exports copra and gold. It was an important Japanese…Ishikari
(Encyclopedia) IshikariIshikariēshkäˈrē [key], second largest river of Japan, c.225 mi (360 km) long, rising in the mountainous interior of Hokkaido and flowing generally southwest to Ishikari Bay…La Malbaie
(Encyclopedia) La MalbaieLa Malbaielä mälbāˈ [key] or Murray Bay, village (1991 pop. 3,968), S central Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Malbaie (or Murray) River with the St. Lawrence. It is a…Kesennuma
(Encyclopedia) KesennumaKesennumakāsān-n&oomacr;ˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 65,578), Miyagi prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan, on Kesennuma Bay. A fishing port, its industries include textiles and…Kisarazu
(Encyclopedia) KisarazuKisarazukēsäräˈz&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 123,433), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Tokyo noted…Christchurch, town and borough, England
(Encyclopedia) Christchurch, town and borough, Dorset, S central England, on Christchurch Bay at the confluence of the Avon and Stour rivers. The city'…Trending
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