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Dover, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Dover Dover dōˈvər [key], town, Kent, SE England, on the Strait of Dover, beneath chalk…

Ephesus

(Encyclopedia) EphesusEphesusĕfˈəsəs [key], ancient Greek city of Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Caÿster River (modern Küçük Menderes), in what is today W Turkey, S of Smyrna (now Izmir). One of…

New York Bay

(Encyclopedia) New York Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River, SE N.Y. and NE N.J., enclosed by the shores of NE New Jersey, E Staten Island, S Manhattan, and W Long Island…

Brunswick, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Brunswick. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,210), seat of Glynn co., SE Ga., on St. Simon's Sound near the Atlantic coast; laid out 1771–72, inc.…

Busan

(Encyclopedia) Busan or Pusan Pusan b&oomacr;ˈsän [key], Jap. Fusan, city, extreme SE South Korea, on the…

Veracruz, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Veracruz, city (1990 pop. 303,152), Veracruz state, E central Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Rivaling Tampico as the country's main port, it is also the commercial and industrial…

Cebu

(Encyclopedia) CebuCebusāb&oomacr;ˈ [key], island, 1,702 sq mi (4,408 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, the Philippines, between Leyte and Negros. The coastal plains are intensely cultivated…

Basra

(Encyclopedia) Basra Basra bŭsˈrə [key], Arabic al Basrah, city (2020 est. pop. 1,352,000), SE…

Saint John, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and…

America's Most Endangered Places 2014

Shockoe Bottom, Virginia is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2013 America's Most Endangered Places 2012 America's…