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Aijalon
(Encyclopedia) AijalonAijalonăˈjəlŏn, īˈ–, āˈ– [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, on the border between Philistia and Israel, the modern Yalo (Israel), NW of Jerusalem. In the Tell el Amarna letters it is…Ubangi
(Encyclopedia) UbangiUbangi&oomacr;bängˈgē, y&oomacr;băngˈ– [key], Fr. Oubangui, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, formed on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Central African Republic border, central…Yablonovy Range
(Encyclopedia) Yablonovy RangeYablonovy Rangeyäˈblənəvē [key], mountain chain, in Transbaykalia, SE Siberian Russia. Forming part of the watershed between the Arctic and Pacific oceans, it extends c.…Ústí nad Labem
(Encyclopedia) Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem&oomacr;sˈtyē näd läˈbĕm [key], Ger. Aussig, city (1991 pop. 100,002), NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Elbe and Bilina rivers and near the German…Béchar
(Encyclopedia) Béchar Béchar bāshärˈ [key], formerly Colomb-Béchar Colomb-Béchar…Sûre
(Encyclopedia) SûreSûresür [key] or SauerSûrezouˈər [key], principal river of Luxembourg, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Ardennes, SE Belgium. It flows east through Luxembourg, then south (…Michoacán
(Encyclopedia) MichoacánMichoacánmēchōäkänˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 3,548,199), 23,202 sq mi (60,093 sq km), S Mexico. Morelia is the capital. Dominated by the mountains of the Sierra Madre…Passamaquoddy Bay
(Encyclopedia) Passamaquoddy BayPassamaquoddy Baypăsəməkwŏdˈē [key], inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between Maine and New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of it (including Campobello…Tanggula Shan
(Encyclopedia) Tanggula ShanTanggula Shantäng-g&oomacr;-lä shän [key] or TanglaTanggula Shantäng-lä, däng-lä [key], mountain range, southeast extension of the Karakorum range, in the central…Argun
(Encyclopedia) ArgunArgunärˈg&oomacr;nˈ [key], Mandarin Ergun, river, 950 mi (1,529 km) long, rising in the Da Hinggan Mts., Heilongjiang prov., NE China, as the Hailar River and flowing W to the…Trending
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