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Dniprostroy
(Encyclopedia) Dniprostroy, hydroelectric station: see Dniprohes.Midway
(Encyclopedia) Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans…Paracel Islands
(Encyclopedia) Paracel IslandsParacel Islandspäräsĕlˈ [key], Chin. Xisha, group of low coral islands and reefs in the South China Sea, c.175 mi (280 km) SE of Hainan island. They are rich in guano…Ellicott City
(Encyclopedia) Ellicott City, city (2020 pop. 75,947), seat of Howard co., in Baltimore and Howard cos., central Md., on the Patapsco River; settled…Millington
(Encyclopedia) Millington, city (1990 pop. 17,866), Shelby co., SW Tenn., a suburb of Memphis, in a livestock and cotton region; inc. 1903. Memphis Naval Air Station is a major source of employment.Resolution Island
(Encyclopedia) Resolution Island, 387 sq mi (1,002 sq km), off SE Baffin Island, Canada, Nunavut Territory, at the east entrance of Hudson Strait. At its southern extremity is a radar and…Babylon, village, United States
(Encyclopedia) Babylon, residential village (2020 pop. 11,912), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, on Great South Bay; settled 1689, inc. 1893. The…July 2016: Special Delivery for the Space Station
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of July 2016…National Public Radio U.S. Member Stations
Alabama NPR Member StationsAlaska NPR Member StationsArizona NPR Member StationsArkansas NPR Member StationsCalifornia NPR Member StationsColorado NPR Member StationsConnecticut NPR Member…Carson City
(Encyclopedia) Carson City, city (2020 pop. 58,639), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and…Trending
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