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Næstved

(Encyclopedia) NæstvedNæstvednĕstˈvĕᵺ [key], city (1992 pop. 38,185), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark. It is a seaport, linked (since 1938) with the Karrebæk Fjord (an arm of the Store Bælt) by a 5-mi (8.1…

Mandal

(Encyclopedia) MandalMandalmänˈdäl [key], town (1995 pop. 12,921), Vest-Agder co., extreme S Norway, on the Skagerrak. A renowned seaport in the 17th cent., it is now a small trading and shipping…

Madang

(Encyclopedia) MadangMadangmäˈdäng [key], town (1990 pop. 27,181), Papua New Guinea, on NE New Guinea island. A seaport on Astrolabe Bay, Madang exports copra and gold. It was an important Japanese…

Blyth

(Encyclopedia) Blyth Blyth blīᵺ [key], town, Northumberland, NE England, at the mouth of the Blyth River…

Manchester Ship Canal

(Encyclopedia) Manchester Ship Canal, 35.5 mi (57 km) long with a minimum depth of 28 ft (8.5 m), connecting Manchester, W England, with the Mersey estuary at Eastham, above Birkenhead. Begun in 1887…

Donegal, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Donegal, town, Co. Donegal, NW Republic of Ireland, on the River Eske at the head of Donegal Bay. The town is a seaport with wool mills…

Faro, town, Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Faro Faro fäˈrō [key], town, capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal. The…

Ystad

(Encyclopedia) YstadYstadüˈstäd [key], city (1990 pop. 15,670), Malmöhus co., S Sweden, a seaport on the Baltic Sea. It is a commercial and industrial center and a popular summer resort. Iron, steel…

Quonset Point

(Encyclopedia) Quonset PointQuonset Pointkwŏnˈsĭt [key], peninsula extending into Narragansett Bay, S R.I., in the town of North Kingstown. In World War II the peninsula became the site of a naval…

Haderslev

(Encyclopedia) Haderslev Haderslev hăˈᵺərslĕv [key], Ger. Hadersleben, city, Sønderjylland co…