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(Encyclopedia) MatsueMatsuemäts&oomacr;ˈā [key], city (1990 pop. 142,956), capital of Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. It is an important distribution center and…Harrodsburg
(Encyclopedia) Harrodsburg, city (2020 pop. 8,697, seat of Mercer co., central Ky., S of Frankfort. It is a trade center in a bluegrass area producing…Guernsey
(Encyclopedia) GuernseyGuernseygûrnˈzē [key], island, 25 sq mi (65 sq km), in the English Channel, second largest of the Channel Islands. Guernsey bailiwick (2005 est. pop. 65,000) includes Alderney…Clonmel
(Encyclopedia) Clonmel Clonmel klŏnmĕlˈ [key], town, administrative center of South Riding, Co. Tipperary, S…Isleta
(Encyclopedia) Isleta Isleta ĭslĕtˈə [key], pueblo, Bernalillo co., central N.Mex., on the east bank of the Rio…Capri
(Encyclopedia) CapriCaprikäˈprē [key], Lat. Capreae, island (1987 est. pop. 7,750), 4 sq mi (10.4 sq km), Campania, S Italy, in the Bay of Naples off the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula. It is an…Paektu, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Paektu or Baekdu, Mount, volcanic peak, 9,003 ft (2,744 m) high, in the Changbai Mts. on the border between North Korea and China. The highest mountain in Korea, it rises from a basalt…Riau Archipelago
(Encyclopedia) Riau ArchipelagoRiau Archipelagorēˈou, rēˈō [key], island group (1990 pop. 568,019), 2,280 sq mi (5,905 sq km), Indonesia, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, separated from…Chichicastenango
(Encyclopedia) ChichicastenangoChichicastenangochēˌchēkästānängˈgō [key], town, SW Guatemala. In the heart of the highlands, Chichicastenango was a trading town in ancient times. It became the…Salzkammergut
(Encyclopedia) SalzkammergutSalzkammergutzältsˈkämˈərg&oobreve;tˌ [key], resort area in Upper Austria, Styria, and Salzburg provs., W Austria. Known since antiquity for its salt mines, the region…Trending
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