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Madeira Islands
(Encyclopedia) Madeira IslandsMadeira Islandsmədērˈə, –dârˈə [key], archipelago (1991 pop. 257,692), 308 sq mi (798 sq km), autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean c.350 mi (560 km) off…Madeira, island
(Encyclopedia) Madeira, island: see Madeira Islands.Madeira, river, Bolivia and Brazil
(Encyclopedia) MadeiraMadeiramədāˈrə [key], river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c…Funchal
(Encyclopedia) Funchal Funchal f&oomacr;nshälˈ [key], city, capital of Funchal dist., on Madeira island, Portugal…Fortunate Isles
(Encyclopedia) Fortunate Isles or Isles of the Blest, in classical and Celtic legend, islands in the Western Ocean. There the souls of favored mortals were received by the gods and lived happily in a…Beni
(Encyclopedia) BeniBenibāˈnē [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Real in Bolivia, flowing NE through the Andean hills. It joins with the Mamoré to form the Madeira…Pôrto Velho
(Encyclopedia) Pôrto VelhoPôrto Velhopōrˈt&oobreve; vĕˈly&oobreve; [key], city (1996 pop. 287,534), capital of Rondônia state, NW Brazil, on the Madeira River. It is a rail terminus and the…Mamoré
(Encyclopedia) MamoréMamoréməm&oobreve;rĕˈ [key], river, c.600 mi (965 km) long, formed by tributaries rising in the Andes and plains of central Bolivia. It flows north, past Trinidad, to the…Pando, José Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Pando, José ManuelPando, José Manuelhōsāˈ mänwĕlˈ pänˈdō [key], 1848?–1917, Bolivian statesman, president of Bolivia (1899–1904). He earned military fame in the War of the Pacific, and…Trending
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