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Saint John's University

(Encyclopedia) Saint John's University, main campus at Jamaica, New York City; Roman Catholic; coeducational; established 1870 as St. John's College. Its present name was adopted in 1954. It is the…

Shaoyang

(Encyclopedia) ShaoyangShaoyangshouˈyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 277,300), S Hunan prov., China. It is a trade center for the upper Zi valley. Light and heavy industries, including textiles,…

Placetas

(Encyclopedia) PlacetasPlacetaspläsāˈtäs [key], city (1994 est. pop. 42,000), Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Tobacco processing is the city's chief industry. Placetas is located on a major highway…

Port-Gentil

(Encyclopedia) Port-GentilPort-Gentilpôr-zhäNtēlˈ [key], city (1993 est. pop. 80,041), W Gabon, a seaport on Cape Lopez Bay (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). Timber and locally manufactured plywood are…

Baghlan

(Encyclopedia) BaghlanBaghlanbägˈlän [key], city (1982 est. pop. 41,200), N Afghanistan, on the Kunduz River. It produces beet sugar, cotton, and fabrics. A recently constructed highway system links…

Tsavo National Park

(Encyclopedia) Tsavo National ParkTsavo National Parktsäˈvō [key], 8,034 sq mi (20,808 sq km), SE Kenya; est. 1948. Located on the semiarid plains, it is a sanctuary for the large animals of E Africa…

Enköping

(Encyclopedia) EnköpingEnköpingānˈchöˌpĭng [key], city (1990 est. pop. 18,670), Uppsala co., E Sweden, near Stockholm. It is an industrial center whose manufactures include machinery and vehicles.…

Forillon National Park

(Encyclopedia) Forillon National ParkForillon National ParkfôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence…

Val-d'Oise

(Encyclopedia) Val-d'OiseVal-d'Oiseväl-dwäz [key], department (1990 est. pop. 1,064,900), N central France, N of Paris. Pontoise is the capital.

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

(Encyclopedia) Cape Breton Highlands National ParkCape Breton Highlands National Parkbrĕtˈən [key], 367 sq mi (951 sq km), N Cape Breton Island, N. S., Canada; est. 1936. It covers a large tableland…