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(Encyclopedia) LoaLoalōˈä [key], longest river of Chile, 275 mi (443 km) long, flowing S from the Andes, N Chile, then W and N through the Atacama Desert, before turning W to the Pacific Ocean. It is…Rimac
(Encyclopedia) RimacRimacrēˈmäk [key], river, c.80 mi (130 km) long, rising in the Andes of W Peru, and flowing W through Lima to the Pacific Ocean near Callao. It is used extensively for irrigation…San Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) San Lorenzo, town, S Honduras, on the Gulf of Fonseca. Its satellite, Henecán is the chief Pacific port of Honduras. Henecán's modern port facilities and deepwater harbor and channel…Tumaco
(Encyclopedia) TumacoTumacot&oomacr;mäˈkō [key], city (1993 pop. 58,436), SW Colombia, a port on the Pacific Ocean. It is located on a small island just off the coast and has a very hot climate.…Ahome
(Encyclopedia) AhomeAhomeäōˈmā [key], city, Sinaloa state, W Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. Ahome lies along the Inter-American Highway and is linked by rail with Mexico City. Sugarcane, grains, and…Cagayan
(Encyclopedia) CagayanCagayankägīˈən, kägäyänˈ [key], river, c.220 mi (350 km) long, rising in the mountains of central Luzon, Philippines, and flowing N to the Pacific Ocean at Aparri. It is…Arctic Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Arctic Ocean, the smallest ocean, c.5,400,000 sq mi (13,986,000 sq km), located entirely within the Arctic Circle and occupying the region around the North Pole. The Arctic basin was…British Indian Ocean Territory
Infoplease has everything you need to know about British Indian Ocean Territory. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about British Indian Ocean Territory's geography, history…Nicoya, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Nicoya, Gulf ofNicoya, Gulf ofnēkōˈyä [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, Central America, between the Nicoya Peninsula and the northwest mainland of Costa Rica. The catch from the fine…Anatahan
(Encyclopedia) Anatahan, uninhabited volcanic island, 12.5 sq mi (32 sq km), Saipan dist., Northern Mariana Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean some 85 mi (140 km) N of Saipan. The island is dominated by…Trending
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