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(Encyclopedia) UbeUbe&oomacr;ˈbā [key], city (1990 pop. 175,053), Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It has a modern harbor and an important chemical industry. Coal mining…Sept-Îles
(Encyclopedia) Sept-ÎlesSept-Îlessĕtēlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,848), E Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River near its mouth. It is a major port exporting iron ore. The harbor was visited by…Guthrie, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Guthrie, Samuel, 1782–1848, American physician, b. Brimfield, Mass. In Sackets Harbor, N.Y., where he settled after serving as surgeon in the War of 1812, he invented a percussion…Horta
(Encyclopedia) Horta Horta hôrˈtə, Port. ôrˈtə [key], town, capital of Horta dist., in the Azores, Portugal, on Faial…Hamilton, city, Bermuda
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, city (1990 est. pop. 3,100), capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. It is a port at the head of Great Sound, a huge lagoon and deepwater harbor protected by coral reefs. The…Berenice, city, ancient Egypt
(Encyclopedia) Berenice or Berenike, city of ancient Egypt, on the Red Sea. Founded by Ptolemy II and named in his mother's honor, it commanded the trade with Arabia and India, flourishing from the…Timaru
(Encyclopedia) TimaruTimarutĭmˈər&oomacr; [key], city (1996 pop. 27,323), E central South Island, New Zealand, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the main port for the S Canterbury Plains. Frozen meats…Xiamen
(Encyclopedia) XiamenXiamenshyäˈmŭnˈ [key] or AmoyXiamenämoiˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 458,000), S Fujian prov., China, on Xiamen island, at the mouth of the Jiulong River. It has an excellent…San Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) San Lorenzo, town, S Honduras, on the Gulf of Fonseca. Its satellite, Henecán is the chief Pacific port of Honduras. Henecán's modern port facilities and deepwater harbor and channel…Gosport
(Encyclopedia) Gosport Gosport gŏsˈpôrt [key], city and district, Hampshire, S England. The city is a major port…Trending
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