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Bié Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Bié Plateau or Bihé PlateauBihé Plateauboth: byĕ [key], highland region, western section of the central plateau of Angola, SW Africa; alt. 5,000 to 6,000 ft (1,520–1,830 m). Its cool…caffeine
(Encyclopedia) caffeinecaffeinekăfēnˈ [key], odorless, slightly bitter alkaloid found in coffee, tea, kola nuts (see cola), ilex plants (the source of the Latin American drink maté), and, in small…Batangas
(Encyclopedia) Batangas Batangas bätänˈgäs [key], city, capital of Batangas prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. An…Sierra Nevada de Mérida
(Encyclopedia) Sierra Nevada de MéridaSierra Nevada de Méridasyāˈrä nāväˈᵺä ᵺā māˈrēᵺä [key], mountain range, NW Venezuela, a spur of the Andes extending c.200 mi (320 km) NE from the Colombian…Les Cayes
(Encyclopedia) Les CayesLes Cayeslā kā [key], Cayes, or Aux CayesAux Cayesō kā [key], town (1990 est. pop. 37,600), SW Haiti, on the Caribbean Sea. Haiti's chief southern port, it handles exports,…Lomé
(Encyclopedia) LoméLomélômāˈ [key], city (2010 pop. 837,437), capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is the country's administrative, communications, and industrial center, and the chief port,…Moroni
(Encyclopedia) MoroniMoronimōrōˈnē [key], town (1990 pop. 23,432), capital of Comoros, on Njazidja (formerly Grande Comore) island, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian…Mukalla
(Encyclopedia) MukallaMukallaməkäˈlə, m&oomacr;kălˈə [key], town (1994 pop. 94,051), S Yemen, a port on the Gulf of Aden. It is the chief settlement of the Hadhramaut and the capital of the…Paranaguá
(Encyclopedia) ParanaguáParanaguápərənəgwäˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 88,163), Paraná state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the port for Curitiba, to which it is linked by rail and highway.…Cotabato
(Encyclopedia) Cotabato Cotabato kōtäbäˈtō [key], city, Maguindanao prov., W Mindanao, the Philippines, near the…Trending
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