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Abashiri
(Encyclopedia) Abashiri Abashiri äˌbäˈshĭrē [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, E Hokkaido, Japan, on the Sea of Okhotsk and the Abashiri River, lying on the Abashiri plain.…Sidra, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Sidra, Gulf ofSidra, Gulf ofsĭdˈrə [key], Arab. Khalij Surt, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Misratah and Benghazi, Libya. Tuna fishing is an important economic activity.Teman
(Encyclopedia) TemanTemantēˈmən [key], in the Bible, grandson of Esau and eponym of a tribe living in Edom, SE of the Dead Sea. A member of the tribe was known as a Temani or a Temanite.bêche-de-mer
(Encyclopedia) bêche-de-merbêche-de-merbĕsh-də-mârˈ [key]: see sea cucumber.Tirebolu
(Encyclopedia) TireboluTirebolutĭrĕˈbōl&oomacr; [key], anc. Tripolis, town, N Turkey, a port on the Black Sea. Its exports include copper, manganese, and zinc. The remains of a Byzantine fortress…Struma
(Encyclopedia) StrumaStrumastr&oomacr;ˈmä [key], Gr. Strimón, river, 216 mi (348 km) long, rising in the mountains of W Bulgaria and flowing S, through NE Greece, to the Aegean Sea.Cauto
(Encyclopedia) CautoCautokouˈtō [key], longest river in Cuba, c.213 mi (343 km) long, rising in the Sierra Maestra. It flows NW and W to the Caribbean Sea just N of Manzanillo.Mazandaran
(Encyclopedia) MazandaranMazandaranmäzänˌdäränˈ [key] or MazanderanMazanderanmäzänˌ [key]Mazanderan– [key]Mazanderandĕränˈ [key], province (1991 pop. 3,793,149), c.20,400 sq mi (52,840 sq km), N Iran…Kara Kum
(Encyclopedia) Kara KumKara Kumkärˌə k&oobreve;mˈ [key], two deserts, one in Kazakhstan and one in Turkmenistan. The Caspian Kara Kum or Garagum, the larger desert (c.115,000 sq mi/297,900 sq km…Togo, Heihachiro
(Encyclopedia) Togo, HeihachiroTogo, Heihachirohāˈhächĭrōˈ tōˈgō [key], 1846–1934, Japanese admiral, Japan's greatest naval hero. He studied naval science in England (1871–78), gained international…Trending
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