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(Encyclopedia) GüinesGüinesgwēˈnās [key], city (1994 est. pop. 46,000), Mayabeque prov., W Cuba. It is located in one of the island's most heavily farmed areas. Güines was founded in 1737 as the…Dumbartonshire
(Encyclopedia) Dumbartonshire or Dunbartonshire, former county, W central Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of Dumbartonshire (or Dumbarton) became (1975) part of the new…Prince of Wales Island, United States
(Encyclopedia) Prince of Wales Island, 2,231 sq mi (5,778 sq km), off SE Alaska; largest island of the Alexander Archipelago. The island is heavily forested, but has little arable land, no source of…50 Highest Metropolitan Areas in 2006: Number of Extended Mass Layoff Events and Separations
Metropolitan area 2005 2006 Events Separations Rank1 Events Separations Rank1 Total, 369 metropolitan areas2…Goshogawara
(Encyclopedia) Goshogawara Goshogawara gōshōgäˈwärä [key], city, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city consists…Glacier National Park, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Glacier National Park, 521 sq mi (1,349 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mts.; est. 1886. It contains extensive glaciated areas including Illecilliwaet Glacier.…lumpy jaw
(Encyclopedia) lumpy jaw, infectious disease of cattle and swine caused by the bacterium Actinomyces bovis. It is characterized by an infection of the bone of the head, particularly the mandible and…Linxia
(Encyclopedia) Linxia or LinsiaLinsiaboth: lĭn-shēä [key], city (1994 est. pop. 88,200), SE Gansu prov., China. The city is a gateway to the Tibetan areas near the Qinghai and Sichuan borders. It…Moreton Bay Region
(Encyclopedia) Moreton Bay Region, local government area (2016 pop. 425,302), SE Queensland, Australia, on Moreton Bay N of Brisbane. Encompasing 787 sq mi (2,037 sq km), the region was formed in…sirocco
(Encyclopedia) siroccosiroccosərŏkˈō [key] [Ital., from Arab. sharq=east], hot, dust-laden, dry, southerly wind originating in the N African desert (most commonly in the spring) and reaching Italy…Trending
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