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(Encyclopedia) RatnapuraRatnapurarŭtˈnəp&oobreve;rə [key] [Sinhalese,=city of gems], town (1995 est. pop. 46,000), SW Sri Lanka. Located in a rubber- and rice-producing area, Ratnapura is Sri…Ndola
(Encyclopedia) NdolaNdolaəndōˈlä [key], city (1990 est. pop. 376,311), N central Zambia, near the Congo. It is a commercial, mining, and manufacturing center, located in the Copperbelt. Copper mining…Nagpur
(Encyclopedia) NagpurNagpurnägˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 1,664,006), Maharashtra state, central India, on the Nag River. Formerly the capital of Central Provinces and Berar and then of…Nakuru
(Encyclopedia) NakuruNakurunäk&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr; [key], city (1989 est. pop. 164,000), capital of Rift Valley prov., W central Kenya. Founded in the early 20th cent. as a center of European…Colón, city, Panama
(Encyclopedia) Colón, city, Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. Colón, the second largest city in Panama, was surrounded by, but not part…Colorado, river, Argentina
(Encyclopedia) ColoradoColoradokōlōräˈᵺō [key], river, c.550 mi (885 km) long, rising from tributaries in the Andes and flowing SE across S central Argentina to the Atlantic Ocean. It marks the…Córdoba, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Córdoba Córdoba kôrˈdōvä [key], city, Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial and…Alençon
(Encyclopedia) Alençon Alençon äläNsôNˈ [key], town, capital of Orne dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Sarthe and Briante rivers. A commercial center in a fertile farm…Chioggia
(Encyclopedia) Chioggia Chioggia kyôdˈjä [key], city, Venetia, NE Italy, on a small island at the southern end of…Corn Belt
(Encyclopedia) Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located…Trending
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