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(Encyclopedia) NavanNavannăvˈən [key] or An UaimhAn Uaimhän &oomacr;ˈəv [key], town (1991 pop. 11,606), seat of Co. Meath, E Republic of Ireland, at the confluence of the Boyne and Blackwater…Ravi
(Encyclopedia) RaviRaviräˈvē [key], one of the five rivers of the Punjab, 475 mi (764 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, NW India, and flowing generally W into Pakistan, past Lahore, to join the…Balsas, Río
(Encyclopedia) Balsas, RíoBalsas, Ríorēˈō bälˈsäs [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the state of Puebla, E central Mexico. One of Mexico's longest rivers, it flows in a curve from south…River Rouge
(Encyclopedia) River RougeRiver Rouger&oomacr;zh [key], city (1990 pop. 11,314), Wayne co., SE Mich., an industrial suburb of Detroit, on the Detroit and Rouge rivers; settled c.1817, inc. 1899.…Alençon
(Encyclopedia) Alençon Alençon äläNsôNˈ [key], town, capital of Orne dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Sarthe and Briante rivers. A commercial center in a fertile farm…Grand Junction
(Encyclopedia) Grand Junction, city (2020 pop. 65,560), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The…Goldie, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Goldie, Sir George (George Goldie Taubman), 1846–1925, British colonial administrator, b. Isle of Man. Goldie entered the Niger River trade in the 1870s, and his company soon dominated…Marchfeld
(Encyclopedia) MarchfeldMarchfeldmärkhˈfĕltˌ [key], plain, NE Austria, NE of Vienna, between the Danube and the Morava (Ger. March) rivers, on the border of Slovakia. A strategic approach to Vienna,…Lokoja
(Encyclopedia) LokojaLokojalōkōjäˈ [key], town (1987 est. pop. 45,600), central Nigeria, at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers. Lokoja is the trade and distribution center for an agricultural…Long Island Sound
(Encyclopedia) Long Island Sound, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.90 mi (145 km) long and 3–20 mi (5–32 km) wide, separating Long Island, N.Y., from the SE New York mainland and Connecticut. On the W…Trending
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