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Kesennuma

(Encyclopedia) KesennumaKesennumakāsān-n&oomacr;ˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 65,578), Miyagi prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan, on Kesennuma Bay. A fishing port, its industries include textiles and…

Kristinehamn

(Encyclopedia) KristinehamnKristinehamnkrĭˌstĭnəhäˈmən [key], city (1990 pop. 19,340), Värmland co., S central Sweden, a port on Lake Vänern. The city was first chartered in 1582 as Bro. It was…

Delium

(Encyclopedia) DeliumDeliumdēˈlēəm [key], town of ancient Greece, a port in E Boeotia, named for its temple of Apollo similar to the one at Delos. In the Peloponnesian War the Athenians were defeated…

Cuxhaven

(Encyclopedia) Cuxhaven Cuxhaven k&oobreve;ksˈhäfən [key], city, Lower Saxony, N Germany, at the mouth of the Elbe…

Choshi

(Encyclopedia) Choshi Choshi chōˈshē [key], city, Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Kashimada Sea…

Alagoas

(Encyclopedia) Alagoas Alagoas älägōˈəs [key] [Port.,=lagoons], state, 10,707 sq mi (27,331 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Maceió is the capital.

Akashi

(Encyclopedia) Akashi Akashi äˌkäˈshē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Harima Sea and the Akashi Strait. Overfishing and marine pollution have hurt…

Albany, town, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Albany Albany ălˈbənē [key], town, Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills…

Horten

(Encyclopedia) Horten Horten hôrˈtən [key], town, Vestfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Oslofjord (an arm of…

Horsens

(Encyclopedia) Horsens Horsens hôrˈsəns [key], city, Vejle co., central Denmark, a port at the head of the Horsens…