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Masuda
(Encyclopedia) MasudaMasudamäs&oomacr;ˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 52,408), Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan at the mouth of the Takutsu River. It is an agricultural and…New Amsterdam
(Encyclopedia) New Amsterdam, Dutch settlement at the mouth of the Hudson River and on the southern end of Manhattan island; est. 1624. It was the capital of the colony of New Netherland from 1626 to…Demerara
(Encyclopedia) DemeraraDemeraradĕmərârˈə [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Guiana Highlands, E Guyana, and flowing N to the Atlantic Ocean. Georgetown, Guyana's chief port, is at…Drammen
(Encyclopedia) Drammen Drammen dräˈmən [key], city, capital of Buskerud co., SE Norway, at the head of the…Sept-Îles
(Encyclopedia) Sept-ÎlesSept-Îlessĕtēlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,848), E Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River near its mouth. It is a major port exporting iron ore. The harbor was visited by…Sandefjord
(Encyclopedia) SandefjordSandefjordsäˈnəfyôr [key], town (1995 pop. 37,084), Vestfold co., SE Norway, near the mouth of the Oslofjord. An important shipping center since the 14th cent. and a former…Thanh Hoa
(Encyclopedia) Thanh HoaThanh Hoatän wä [key], city, E central N Vietnam, near the mouth of the Song Ma River, in a cotton-growing area. It is on the highway and railroad from Hanoi south to the…Fabricius, Johan Christian
(Encyclopedia) Fabricius, Johan ChristianFabricius, Johan Christianyōhănˈ krĭsˈtyän fäbrēˈsy&oobreve;s [key], 1745–1808, Danish entomologist. Influenced by the methods of Linnaeus, under whom he…Fairhaven
(Encyclopedia) Fairhaven, residential town (2020 pop. 15,924), Bristol co., SE Mass., at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzards Bay, opposite New…Great Grimsby
(Encyclopedia) Great Grimsby or Grimsby, city, North East Lincolnshire, E central England, at the mouth of the Humber River. It is one of the…Trending
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