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Benguela

(Encyclopedia) BenguelaBenguelabĕngĕlˈə, bĕng– [key], city (1983 est. pop. 155,000), W Angola, on the Atlantic. It is a rail terminus, export point, and commercial, fishing, and adminstrative center…

Simancas

(Encyclopedia) SimancasSimancassēmängˈkäs [key], village, Valladolid prov., NW Spain, in Castile and León. The castle, an old fort rebuilt in the 15th cent., contains the Spanish national archives.…

Qu'Appelle

(Encyclopedia) Qu'AppelleQu'Appellekäpĕlˈ [key], river, c.270 mi (430 km) long, rising in S Sask., Canada, NW of Moose Jaw and flowing generally E through Buffalo Pound Lake and Fishing Lakes, past…

Braddock, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Braddock, Edward, 1695–1755, British general in the French and Indian War (see under French and Indian Wars). Although he had seen little active campaigning before 1754, Braddock was…

Albany, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) AlbanyAlbanyôlˈbənē [key], river, 610 mi (982 km) long, rising in Lake St. Joseph, W Ont., Canada, and flowing generally E into James Bay, near Fort Albany. The Kenogami and Ogoki…

Caniapiscau

(Encyclopedia) CaniapiscauCaniapiscaukănyəpĭsˈkôˌ [key], river, c.575 mi (930 km) long, issuing from Caniapiscau Lake, NE Que., Canada. It flows generally NW past Fort Mackenzie and joins the Mélèzes…

Celaenae

(Encyclopedia) CelaenaeCelaenaesĭlēˈnē [key], ancient city of Asia Minor, in Phrygia, near the source of the Maeander River, in present-day W central Turkey. In the days of the Persian Empire, Cyrus…