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São Gonçalo
(Encyclopedia) São GonçaloSão GonçalosouN g&oobreve;nsäˈl&oobreve; [key], city (1990 pop. 827,967), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay opposite the city of Rio de Janeiro. It…Port Chester
(Encyclopedia) Port Chester, village (1990 pop. 24,728), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Byram River, and on the Conn. border; settled…Pepin, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Pepin, LakePepin, Lakepĕpˈĭn, pĭpˈ– [key], a widening of the Mississippi River, 21 mi (34 km) long and c.3 mi (5 km) wide, SE Minn., between Wabasha and Red Wing; formed by a natural…Pee Dee
(Encyclopedia) Pee Dee or Great Pee Dee, river, c.435 mi (700 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, W N.C., and flowing NE then SE to Winyah Bay, S.C. It is called the Yadkin until it is joined by the…Parrot's Beak
(Encyclopedia) Parrot's Beak, region of SE Cambodia indenting S Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, it was a staging ground for Communist forces against South Vietnam. In Apr., 1970, U.S. and South…North Canadian
(Encyclopedia) North Canadian, river, 760 mi (1,223 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing SE through Okla. to join the Canadian River in the Eufaula reservoir, E Okla. Federal dams and…Nuuanu Pali
(Encyclopedia) Nuuanu PaliNuuanu Palin&oomacr;–äˈn&oomacr; päˈlē [key], sheer cliff and mountain pass, alt. 1,200 ft (366 m), Koolau Range, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. The pass is the principal…Tsavo National Park
(Encyclopedia) Tsavo National ParkTsavo National Parktsäˈvō [key], 8,034 sq mi (20,808 sq km), SE Kenya; est. 1948. Located on the semiarid plains, it is a sanctuary for the large animals of E Africa…Sunrise
(Encyclopedia) Sunrise, city (1990 pop. 64,407), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb 8 mi (13 km) W of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village. It is a major office and commercial…Forillon National Park
(Encyclopedia) Forillon National ParkForillon National ParkfôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence…Trending
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