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Coquimbo

(Encyclopedia) Coquimbo Coquimbo kōkēmˈbō [key], city, N central Chile. On a beautiful sheltered bay of the Pacific…

Sendai

(Encyclopedia) SendaiSendaisĕndīˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 928,138), capital of Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Inshinomaki Bay. A major industrial city and the commercial center of N Honshu, it…

Ibaraki

(Encyclopedia) Ibaraki Ibaraki ēbäˈräkē [key], prefecture, 2,352 sq mi (6,092 sq km), central Honshu, Japan…

Miyagi

(Encyclopedia) MiyagiMiyagimēyäˈgē [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 2,248,521), 2,808 sq mi (7,273 sq km), N Honshu, Japan. A mountainous prefecture, it is known for the more than 200 pine-covered…

Hambantota

(Encyclopedia) Hambantota, town, Southern prov., Sri Lanka, on the S coast 65 mi (105 km) E of Galle. The town is located in an area of salt production, which utilizes natural depressions called…

Talcahuano

(Encyclopedia) TalcahuanoTalcahuanotälkäwäˈnō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 246,900), S central Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean, part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. On the best harbor along…

Pago Pago

(Encyclopedia) Pago PagoPago Pagopängˈō pängˈō, pängˈgō pängˈgō [key], town (1990 pop. 10,640) and capital of American Samoa, on the Southern shore of Tutuila island. Pago Pago has an excellent,…

Fukushima

(Encyclopedia) Fukushima Fukushima f&oobreve;k&oomacr;ˈshĭmä [key], city, capital of Fukushima prefecture, N…

Mahabalipuram

(Encyclopedia) MahabalipuramMahabalipuramməhäˈbəlĭp&oobreve;rəm [key], town, Tamil Nadu state, SE India, a coastal resort on the Coromandel Coast. Archaeological remains there represent some of…

Kollam

(Encyclopedia) KollamKollamkŏlˈəm [key], formerly QuilonQuilonkwēˈlôn [key], city (1991 pop. 362,572), Kerala state, SW India, on the Arabian Sea. It is a market for coconut products, spices, tea,…