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Piraiévs

(Encyclopedia) PiraiévsPiraiévspērāĕfsˈ [key] or PiraeusPiraeuspīrēˈəs [key], city (1991 pop. 182,671), E central Greece, in Attica, on the Saronic Gulf; part of Greater Athens. It is the port of…

Kingstown, town, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

(Encyclopedia) Kingstown, town (1989 est. pop. 19,300), capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. The chief port of St. Vincent, Kingstown is an export center for the island's…

Harwich

(Encyclopedia) Harwich Harwich hărˈĭj [key], town, Essex, E central England, on the estuary of the Stour and the…

Mariel, town, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) MarielMarielmärēālˈ [key], town, Artemesia prov., W Cuba, on sheltered Mariel Bay, 27 mi (43 km) WSW of Havana. A port in an agricultural region, Mariel has a special development zone…

Santo Tomás de Castilla

(Encyclopedia) Santo Tomás de CastillaSanto Tomás de Castillasänˈtō tōmäs de kăstēyə [key], port, E Guatemala, on the Bay of Amatique, an area of the Caribbean Sea. The chief general cargo port of…

Narvik

(Encyclopedia) NarvikNarviknärˈvĭk [key], city (1995 pop. 18,899), Nordland co., N Norway, an ice-free port on the Ofotfjord opposite the Lofoten Islands. It was founded (1887) as the Atlantic port…

Charlestown, town, St. Kitts-Nevis

(Encyclopedia) Charlestown, town on the island of Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies. Charlestown is the chief town and port of the island. Sugar…

Egersund

(Encyclopedia) Egersund Egersund āˈgərs&oobreve;n [key], town, Rogaland co., S Norway, a modern fishing port on…

Spencer Gulf

(Encyclopedia) Spencer Gulf, inlet of the Indian Ocean, 200 mi (322 km) long and 80 mi (129 km) wide, SE South Australia state, Australia, between Eyre and Yorke peninsulas. The gulf is the major…

Bandar Abbas

(Encyclopedia) Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas bändärˈ äb-bäsˈ [key], city, S Iran, on the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of…