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Tunguska Basin

(Encyclopedia) Tunguska Basin, c.400,000 sq mi (1,036,000 sq km), Krasnoyarsk Territory and Sakha Republic, E central Siberian Russia, between the Yenisei and Lena rivers. It has a huge untapped coal…

Stakhanovism

(Encyclopedia) StakhanovismStakhanovismstäkäˈnəvĭzm, stə– [key], movement begun (1935) in the Soviet Union aimed at increasing industrial production by the use of efficient working techniques. It was…

Qinling

(Encyclopedia) Qinling or TsinlingTsinlingboth: chĭnˈlĭngˈ [key], mountain range, outlier of the Kunlun Mts., between the Wei and Han rivers, Shaanxi prov., central China; Taibai shan (13,494 ft/4,…

Jingdezhen

(Encyclopedia) JingdezhenJingdezhenjĭng-d&oobreve;-jŭn [key] or FowliangFowliangf&oomacr;ˈlyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 294,000), NE Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River. It is world…

New Taipei City

(Encyclopedia) New Taipei CityNew Taipei Citytībāˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 4,054,467), c.790 sq mi (2,050 sq km), N Taiwan, the most populous municipality in Taiwan. Formerly Taipei co…

Palembang

(Encyclopedia) PalembangPalembangpälĕmbängˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 1,144,047), capital of South Sumatra province, on SE Sumatra, Indonesia. The island's largest city, it is a deepwater port on both…

Nuneaton and Bedworth

(Encyclopedia) Nuneaton and BedworthNuneaton and Bedworthnənēˈtən [key], district (1991 pop. 115,300), Warwickshire, central England. The district primarily comprises the city of Nuneaton and the…

Mariupol

(Encyclopedia) MariupolMariupolmärˌē&oomacr;ˈpəl [key], formerly ZhdanovZhdanovzhdänˈəf [key], city (1989 pop. 520,000), SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov and at the mouth of the Kalmius River. A…

Manchin, Joseph III

(Encyclopedia) Manchin, Joseph III, 1947 - , Senator from West Virginia, b. Farmington, W. Va., West Va. Univ. (B.B.A., 1970). Manchin's father and…

Chengde

(Encyclopedia) Chengde or Chengteh Chengde both: chŭng-d&oobreve; [key], city, N Hebei prov., China, near the Luan…