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Les Cayes
(Encyclopedia)Les Cayes ō kā [key], town (1990 est. pop. 37,600), SW Haiti, on the Caribbean Sea. Haiti's chief southern port, it handles exports, mainly sugar and coffee. Hurricanes have devastated the city seve...Leshan
(Encyclopedia)Leshan lōˈshänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 384,300), central Sichuan prov., China, just S of Chengdu, on the Min River. Heavy industry is the city's largest source of income; agriculture and ligh...Leeuwarden
(Encyclopedia)Leeuwarden lāˈvärˌdən [key], Frisian Ljouwert, city (1994 est. pop. 87,500), capital of Friesland prov., N Netherlands. It is the center of an agricultural and dairying region and has a noted cat...Lilongwe
(Encyclopedia)Lilongwe lēlôngˈgwā [key], city (1994 est. pop. 395,500), S central Malawi, in a fertile agricultural area. The capital of Malawi since 1975, it is an administrative and commercial center. The cit...Évian-les-Bains
(Encyclopedia)Évian-les-Bains āvyäNˈ-lā-băN [key] or Évian, town (1993 est. pop. 7,027), Haute-Savoie dept., E France, on Lake Geneva. It is a fashionable spa at the foot of the Alps. Évian-les-Bains's mine...Guiyang
(Encyclopedia)Guiyang or Kweiyang both: gwā-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,131,200), capital of Guizhou prov., SW China. On the main road from Kunming to Chongqing, it is also a rail (since 1959) and industri...Jining
(Encyclopedia)Jining chēˈnĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 180,500), Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China. It is an important railroad center at the junction of the system connecting Beijing and Lanzhou, wi...Holguín
(Encyclopedia)Holguín ōlgēnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 246,000), capital of Holguín prov., E Cuba. It is a prosperous commercial center and transportation hub in a fertile region of diversified agriculture. ...Imperial College London
(Encyclopedia)Imperial College London, officially The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England, est. 1907 through the merger of the Royal College (1845), Royal School of Mines (1851), a...Locarno
(Encyclopedia)Locarno lōkärˈnō [key], town (1990 est. pop. 14,150), Ticino canton, S Switzerland, at the northern end of Lago Maggiore. In a beautiful resort region with a mild Mediterranean climate, Locarno at...Browse by Subject
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