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Yiwu
(Encyclopedia) Yiwu, city (2010 est. pop. 1,200,000), central Zhejiang prov., E China. Although the city produces rice, oil crops, sugarcane, and manufactured goods (processed foods, textiles, and…Lötschberg Railway
(Encyclopedia) Lötschberg RailwayLötschberg Railwaylöchˈbĕrkh [key], electrical railroad, crossing the Bernese Alps from Thun, W central Switzerland, to Brig, on the Rhône River, S Switzerland. It…Kaohsiung
(Encyclopedia) Kaohsiung or Kao-hsiungKao-hsiungboth: gouˈshy&oomacr;ngˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,777,384), 1,140 sq mi (2,952 sq km), S Taiwan. The economic center of S Taiwan,…Channel Tunnel
(Encyclopedia) Channel Tunnel, popularly called the “Chunnel,” a three-tunnel railroad connection running under the English Channel, connecting Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. The tunnels…Taipei
(Encyclopedia) TaipeiTaipeitībāˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,655,515), N Taiwan, capital of Taiwan and provisional capital of the Republic of China. It is the administrative, cultural,…Claiborne Pell
Name at birth: Claiborne de Borda PellClaiborne Pell, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island from 1961 to 1997, was the sponsor of prominent laws that created federal grants for college students and special…Lyons, city, France
(Encyclopedia) Lyons, Fr. LyonLyons,both: lyôNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 422,444), capital of Rhône dept., E central France, at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers. As an economic center and a…Pyeongchang: The Host County
A sparse corner of a packed country Pyeongchang Olympic Village. Source: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern…Sochi Preview
What to expect at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Sochi Seaport Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient…railroad
(Encyclopedia) railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which trains of freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn…Trending
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