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Moosonee

(Encyclopedia) MoosoneeMoosoneem&oomacr;ˈsənē [key], village, NE Ont., Canada, on the Moose River near James Bay. It is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland RR and Ontario's only…

Can Tho

(Encyclopedia) Can ThoCan Thokăn tō, kəntôˈ [key], city (1989 est. pop. 284,306), S Vietnam, a port on the Mekong River delta. A large industrial area, where rice and fish are traded, it is the seat…

Cárdenas

(Encyclopedia) Cárdenas, city (1994 est. pop. 63,000), N central Cuba, Matanzas prov., a port on Cárdenas Bay. It processes and exports sugar and sisal and has industries producing tobacco, beer, and…

Cairns

(Encyclopedia) Cairns, city and region, Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other…

Butuan

(Encyclopedia) Butuan Butuan b&oomacr;t&oomacr;ˈän [key], city, capital of Agusan del Norte prov., NE Mindanao…

Wanxian

(Encyclopedia) WanxianWanxianwän-shēĕn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 258,500), E Sichuan prov., China, an important port on the Chang River at the beginning of the Chang gorges. It is an administrative…

Tsuruga

(Encyclopedia) TsurugaTsurugats&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 68,041), Fukui prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. It was long a center for commerce with…

Berezniki

(Encyclopedia) Berezniki Berezniki bĭryĕznyĭkēˈ [key], city, E European Russia, a port on the Kama River. Situated in…

West Glamorgan

(Encyclopedia) West GlamorganWest Glamorgangləmôrˈgən [key], former county, S Wales. Created in the 1974 reorganization of Welsh local government from portions of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, in the…

Tigre

(Encyclopedia) TigreTigretēˈgrā [key], city (1991 pop. 256,005), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. A railroad terminus and river port with good road connections, Tigre is a market for the fruit grown…