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Channel Tunnel

(Encyclopedia) Channel Tunnel, popularly called the “Chunnel,” a three-tunnel railroad connection running under the English Channel, connecting Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. The tunnels…

Moradabad

(Encyclopedia) MoradabadMoradabadmôrədəbădˈ, mōrädäbädˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 443,701), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is an important rail junction and an agricultural market center.…

Nivelles

(Encyclopedia) NivellesNivellesnēvĕlˈ [key], Du. Nijvel, city (1991 pop. 23,217), Walloon Brabant prov., central Belgium. It is an industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include…

Kaposvár

(Encyclopedia) KaposvárKaposvárkŏˈpôshvär [key], city (1990 pop. 71,793), SW Hungary, on the Kapos River. It is a road and rail junction. Industries include textiles and the manufacture of bricks and…

Haderslev

(Encyclopedia) Haderslev Haderslev hăˈᵺərslĕv [key], Ger. Hadersleben, city, Sønderjylland co…

Slagelse

(Encyclopedia) SlagelseSlagelsesläˈyəlsə [key], city (1992 pop. 29,583), Vestsjælland co., S central Denmark. It is an industrial center and a rail junction, and is the site of a mint. The city has…

Piteşti

(Encyclopedia) PiteştiPiteştipētĕshtˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 174,790), S central Romania, in Walachia, on the Argesul River. It is the administrative and commercial center of the Argeş region and an…

Surgut

(Encyclopedia) SurgutSurguts&oomacr;rˈg&oomacr;t [key], city (1989 pop. 248,000), in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, Siberian Russia, on the Ob river. An oil and gas center as well as a…

Elverum

(Encyclopedia) Elverum Elverum ĕlˈvər&oobreve;m [key], town, Hedmark co., SE Norway, on the Glåma River. A rail…

Colón, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) ColónColónkōlōnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 44,000), Matanzas prov., W central Cuba. It is a rail hub and commercial center for the surrounding agricultural region. Colón's sugar…