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Arabia

(Encyclopedia) ArabiaArabiaərāˈbēə [key], peninsula (1991 est. pop. 35,000,000), c.1,000,000 sq mi (2,590,000 sq km), SW Asia. It is bordered on the W by the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, on the S…

snapper

(Encyclopedia) snapper, name for members of the Lutjanidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious,…

Quy Nhon

(Encyclopedia) Quy Nhon or Qui NhonQui Nhonboth: kwē nyôn [key], city (1989 est. pop. 201,972), SE Vietnam, on the South China Sea coast. Quy Nhon is a growing commercial and industrial center that…

barge

(Encyclopedia) barge, large boat, generally flat-bottomed, used for transporting goods. Most barges on inland waterways are towed, but some river barges are self-propelled. There are also sailing…

tamarisk

(Encyclopedia) tamarisktamarisktămˈərĭsk [key], shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix, native chiefly to the Mediterranean area and to central Asia. The plants are often heathlike and thrive in…

Kollam

(Encyclopedia) KollamKollamkŏlˈəm [key], formerly QuilonQuilonkwēˈlôn [key], city (1991 pop. 362,572), Kerala state, SW India, on the Arabian Sea. It is a market for coconut products, spices, tea,…

King's Lynn

(Encyclopedia) King's Lynn, town (1991 pop. 37,323), Norfolk, E England, on the Great Ouse River near its influx into The Wash, an inlet of the North Sea. Its large harbor serves foreign as well as…

Aomori

(Encyclopedia) Aomori Aomori äōmôˈrē [key], city, capital of Aomori prefecture, extreme N Honshu, Japan, on Aomori Bay. First opened to foreign trade in 1906, Aomori is now…

Trujillo , city, Peru

(Encyclopedia) TrujilloTrujillotr&oomacr;hēˈyō [key], city (1993 pop. 256,744), capital of La Libertad dept., NW Peru, in a fertile oasis of the coastal desert. A thriving commercial and…