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Woodlawn

(Encyclopedia) Woodlawn, uninc. town (1990 pop. 32,907 including Woodmoor), Baltimore co., N Md., a residential suburb of Baltimore. Called Powhattan in 1856 after the company name for a local mill,…

Benguela

(Encyclopedia) BenguelaBenguelabĕngĕlˈə, bĕng– [key], city (1983 est. pop. 155,000), W Angola, on the Atlantic. It is a rail terminus, export point, and commercial, fishing, and adminstrative center…

Benin, Bight of

(Encyclopedia) Benin, Bight of, northern arm of the Gulf of Guinea, c.550 mi (885 km) wide, W Africa, between Cape Three Points, S Ghana, and the Niger River delta, SW Nigeria. The bight was an…

Mineral Wells

(Encyclopedia) Mineral Wells, city (1990 pop. 14,870), Palo Pinto and Parker counties, N Tex.; inc. 1882. Aluminum products, bottled mineral water, clothing, and pharmaceuticals are produced, and…

Margate

(Encyclopedia) MargateMargatemärˈgĭt [key], city (1991 pop. 53,137), in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, SE England. It is a seaport with light industries and, since the late 18th cent., a popular resort,…

Heiligenblut

(Encyclopedia) HeiligenblutHeiligenbluthīˌlĭgənbl&oomacr;tˈ [key] [Ger.,=holy blood], village, Carinthia prov., SW Austria, at the foot of the Grossglockner. It is a winter sports and mountain-…

Kizel

(Encyclopedia) KizelKizelkēzyĕlˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 37,000), E European Russia, on the Kizel River and on the western slopes of the Urals. It is a coal-mining and industrial center with coal-…

Dera Ghazi Khan

(Encyclopedia) Dera Ghazi KhanDera Ghazi Khandāˈrə gäˈzē khän [key], town (1981 pop. 102,007), central Pakistan, on the Indus canal. It is an administrative center in a wheat and millet area.…

Ekibastuz

(Encyclopedia) Ekibastuz Ekibastuz ĕkēbäst&oobreve;sˈ [key], city, N Kazakhstan. It is the industrial center of a…

Pharr

(Encyclopedia) PharrPharrfär [key], city (1990 pop. 32,921), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1916. It is located in the irrigated region of the lower Rio Grande valley. Transportation equipment and…