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(Encyclopedia) RamsgateRamsgaterămzˈgĭt [key], town (1991 pop. 36,678), in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, SE England. Ramsgate is a resort and yachting harbor. The town began as a fishing settlement, and…Fort Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Fort Pierce, city (2020 pop. 47,297), seat of St. Lucie co., SE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway);…Grew, Joseph Clark
(Encyclopedia) Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880–1965, American diplomat, b. Boston. Entering diplomatic service in 1904, he held posts of increasing importance in different capitals until 1924, when he…Glace Bay
(Encyclopedia) Glace Bay Glace Bay glās [key], town, E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. Exploitation of its coal…Manzanillo, city, Cuba
(Encyclopedia) ManzanilloManzanillomänsänēˈyō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 98,000), Granma prov., SE Cuba, a port on the Guacanayabo Gulf of the Caribbean Sea. A leading city on Cuba's southern coast…Kirkcaldy
(Encyclopedia) KirkcaldyKirkcaldykərkôˈdē, –kôlˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 46,356) and district, Fife, E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. Industries textiles and furniture manufacture and light…Bristol Channel
(Encyclopedia) Bristol Channel, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.85 mi (140 km) long and from 5 to 50 mi (8.1–80 km) wide, stretching westward from the mouth of the River Severn and separating Wales…Aiea
(Encyclopedia) Aiea Aiea äˌēāˈä [key], city (2020 pop. 9,638), Honolulu co., Oahu, Hawaii, a residential suburb of Honolulu, on the eastern shore of Pearl Harbor. Once a…Wonsan
(Encyclopedia) WonsanWonsanwŭnˈsän [key], Jap. Gensan, city (1993 pop. 300,148), capital of Kangwon prov., SE North Korea, on the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). It is a major port and naval base, with a…Nomura, Kichisaburo
(Encyclopedia) Nomura, KichisaburoNomura, Kichisaburokēchēsäb&oobreve;rōˈ nōˈm&oobreve;ˌrä [key], 1877–1964, Japanese admiral and diplomat. A graduate of the Japanese naval academy, he…Trending
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