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Louvière, La
(Encyclopedia) Louvière, LaLouvière, Lalä l&oomacr;vyârˈ [key], commune (1991 pop. 76,432), Hainaut prov., S Belgium. It was an industrial center of the Bassin du Centre coal-mining region but…Mülheim an der Ruhr
(Encyclopedia) Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim an der Ruhrmülˈhīm än dĕr r&oomacr;r [key] or Mülheim, city (1994 pop. 177,175), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Ruhr River. It is an…Kladno
(Encyclopedia) KladnoKladnoklädˈnô [key], city (1991 pop. 71,753), NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia. An industrial center of the Kladno coal-mining region, it has large iron and steel plants, and…Siemianowice Śląskie
(Encyclopedia) Siemianowice ŚląskieSiemianowice Śląskieshĕmyänôvēˈtsĕ shläNˈskyĕ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 80,600), Śląskie prov., S Poland. A center of the Katowice mining and industrial region,…soot
(Encyclopedia) soot, black or dull brown deposit of fine powder resulting from incomplete combustion of fuel of high carbon content, e.g., coal, wood, and oil. It consists chiefly of amorphous carbon…Anzhero-Sudzhensk
(Encyclopedia) Anzhero-SudzhenskAnzhero-Sudzhenskənzhĕˌrə–s&oomacr;ˈjĕnsk [key], city (1989 pop. 108,000), SW Siberian Russia, on the Trans-Siberian RR. One of the oldest and largest coal-mining…Baer, George Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Baer, George FrederickBaer, George Frederickbâr [key], 1842–1914, American financier, b. Somerset co., Pa. Baer became legal adviser to J. Pierpont Morgan and held many posts as a key…Newcastle, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, city (2016 pop. 155,411), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the center of one of the country's largest coal-mining areas and is a large port. Coal,…Yenakiyeve
(Encyclopedia) YenakiyeveYenakiyeveyĕnəkēˈyəvə [key], Rus. Yenakiyevo, city (1989 pop. 120,000), SE Ukraine, on the Krynka River. It is a center for coal, iron, and steel industries, and for coke-…Bureya
(Encyclopedia) BureyaBureyab&oobreve;rāˈä [key], mountain range, Khabarovsk Territory, SE Russian Far East, extending into NE China as the Xiao Hinggan (Lesser Khingan) range. The site of the…Trending
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