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Midland, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Midland, town (1991 pop. 13,865), S Ont., Canada, on Georgian Bay, NW of Toronto. Midland is a port and has grain elevators and plants that manufacture textiles, cameras, optical goods…Mercedes
(Encyclopedia) MercedesMercedesmĕrsāˈᵺēs [key], city (1996 pop. 39,139), capital of Soriano dept., SW Uruguay, a port on the Río Negro. An agricultural and livestock center, the city has a shipyard…Demerara
(Encyclopedia) DemeraraDemeraradĕmərârˈə [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Guiana Highlands, E Guyana, and flowing N to the Atlantic Ocean. Georgetown, Guyana's chief port, is at…Drammen
(Encyclopedia) Drammen Drammen dräˈmən [key], city, capital of Buskerud co., SE Norway, at the head of the…Köping
(Encyclopedia) KöpingKöpingchöˈpĭngˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 18,850), Västmanland co., S central Sweden, at the western end of Lake Mälaren. It is an important lake port and a commercial and…Kaluga
(Encyclopedia) KalugaKalugakəl&oomacr;ˈgə [key], city (1989 pop. 311,000), capital of Kaluga region, central European Russia, on the Oka River. It is a river port, railway junction, and an…Arao
(Encyclopedia) Arao Arao äräˈō [key], city, Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Ariake Bay. It is a port and is part of the Omuta-Arao industrial region where…Lion, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Lion, Gulf of, Fr. Golfe du LionLion, Gulf of,gôlf dü lyôNˈ [key], arm of the Mediterranean Sea, S France, extending from the French-Spanish border to Toulon. Its coastline includes…Amagasaki
(Encyclopedia) Amagasaki Amagasaki äˈmägäsäˈkē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, a port on Osaka Bay. An important industrial center, with iron and steel…Fogo Island
(Encyclopedia) Fogo Island Fogo Island fōˈgō [key], c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), at the entrance to Notre Dame Bay, NE…Trending
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