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(Encyclopedia) Adrano Adrano ädräˈnō [key], town, E Sicily, Italy, at the foot of Mt. Etna, near the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center…Manchuria
(Encyclopedia) ManchuriaManchuriamănch&oobreve;rˈēə [key], Mandarin Dongbei sansheng [three northeastern provinces], region, c.600,000 sq mi (1,554,000 sq km), NE China. It is officially known as…Alps
(Encyclopedia) Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the…Narayanganj
(Encyclopedia) Narayanganj or NarayungunjNarayungunjboth: näräˈyəngənj [key], city (1991 pop. 296,000), E central Bangladesh, at the confluence of the Lakhya and Dhaleshwari rivers. It is the river…Laoighis
(Encyclopedia) Laoighis,&sp;Laois, or LeixLeixall: lāsh, lēsh [key], county (1991 pop. 52,325), 664 sq mi (1,720 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Port Laoise (Maryborough…Kearny
(Encyclopedia) KearnyKearnykärˈnē [key], town (1990 pop. 34,874), Hudson co., NE N.J.; inc. 1899. The town was formerly the site of textile mills that dated to the late 1800s and shipyards and dry…Karlovy Vary
(Encyclopedia) Karlovy VaryKarlovy Varykärˈlôvĭ väˈrĭ [key], Ger. Karlsbad, city (1991 pop. 56,222), NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, at the confluence of the Teplá and Ohře rivers. A famous health…Kursk
(Encyclopedia) KurskKurskk&oobreve;rsk [key], city (1989 pop. 424,000), capital of Kursk region, W European Russia, at the confluence of the Tuskor and Seim rivers. An important rail junction, it…Delaware and Hudson Canal
(Encyclopedia) Delaware and Hudson CanalDelaware and Hudson Canaldĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], former waterway, 108 mi (174 km) long, between Honesdale, Pa., and Eddyville, N.Y. (now in Kingston), linking…Dvina, river, Russia, Belarus, and Latvia
(Encyclopedia) Dvina or Western Dvina, Ger. Düna, Latvian Daugava, Rus. Zapadnaya Dvina, river, c.635 mi (1,020 km) long, in Russia, Belarus, and Latvia. Rising in the Valdai Hills, it flows S and…Trending
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