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(Encyclopedia) Todos os Santos BayTodos os Santos Baytôˈᵺ&oobreve;z&oobreve; sänˈt&oobreve;s [key] [Port.,=all-saints bay], inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (32…Vanua Levu
(Encyclopedia) Vanua LevuVanua Levuvän&oomacr;ˈä lāˈv&oomacr; [key] or Sandalwood Island, volcanic island, 2,137 sq mi (5,535 sq km), S Pacific, second largest of the Fiji Islands. Nasoro…Qina
(Encyclopedia) QinaQinakĭnə [key] or KenehKenehkĕnˈə [key], town (1986 pop. 119,917), capital of Qina governorate, E central Egypt, on the Nile River. Sugarcane and grains are grown nearby, and…Cuautla
(Encyclopedia) Cuautla Cuautla kwouˈtlä [key], city, Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuautla River valley. It is a…Flores, town, Guatemala
(Encyclopedia) FloresFloresflōrəs [key], town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site…yungas
(Encyclopedia) yungasyungasy&oomacr;ngˈgäs [key], region of lowland valleys in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mts., 5,000–8,000 ft (1,524–2,438 m) high, extending from the Peru-Bolivia border…Volcano Islands
(Encyclopedia) Volcano Islands, Jap. Kazan-retto, island group, c.11 sq mi (30 sq km), W Pacific. The group consists of three islands, of which Iwo Jima (Iwo To) is the most important. The highest…Paramaribo
(Encyclopedia) ParamariboParamaribopărˌəmărˈĭbō [key], city (1996 pop. 222,843), capital of Suriname, on the Suriname River, c.10 mi (16 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. It exports bauxite, sugarcane,…Shebele, Webe
(Encyclopedia) Shebele, WebeShebele, Webewĕˈbē shābĕlˈē [key], or Webi ShibeliShebele, Webeshēbāˈlē [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, rising near Mt. Guramba, central Ethiopia, E Africa, and…New Iberia
(Encyclopedia) New Iberia, city (1990 pop. 31,828), seat of Iberia parish, S La., on Bayou Teche, which is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway by a canal; inc. 1836. It has printing and publishing…Trending
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