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is a corruption of the Malay word mooseem (year or season). For six months it is a north-east trade-wind, and for six months a south-west. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…monsoon
(Encyclopedia) monsoonmonsoonmŏns&oomacr;n [key] [Arab., mausium=season], wind that changes direction with change of season, notably in India and SE Asia. To a lesser degree, monsoonal winds also…Bilauktaung
(Encyclopedia) BilauktaungBilauktaungbēloukˈtoun [key], mountain range, extending c.250 mi (400 km) along the Thailand-Myanamar border from the Dawna Range SE to the Isthmus of Kra. The western…Indian Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the…Dibrugarh
(Encyclopedia) Dibrugarh Dibrugarh dĭbˈr&oobreve;gər [key], city, Assam state, NE India, at the confluence of the…Krishna, river, India
(Encyclopedia) KrishnaKrishnakrĭshˈnə [key] or KistnaKistnakĭstˈnə [key], river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in Maharashtra state, central India, in the Western Ghats, and flowing SE and then E…Malabar Coast
(Encyclopedia) Malabar CoastMalabar Coastmălˈəbär [key], SW coast of India stretching c.525 mi (845 km) from Goa to the southern tip of the peninsula at Kanniyakumri (Cape Comorin), primarily in…Cardamoms, mountains, Thailand and Cambodia
(Encyclopedia) CardamomsCardamomskärˈdəməmz [key], Thai Banthat, Khmer Kravanh, mountain group extending c.100 mi (160 km) along the Thai-Cambodian border, E of Chanthaburi, SE Thailand. The…Bengal, Bay of
(Encyclopedia) Bengal, Bay of, arm of the Indian Ocean, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long and 1,000 mi (1,610 km) wide, bordered on the W by Sri Lanka and India, on the N by Bangladesh, and on the E by…February 2019 Current Events: Disaster News
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