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(Encyclopedia) malleability, property of a metal describing the ease with which it can be hammered, forged, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets. Metals vary in this respect; pure gold is the most…Magadan
(Encyclopedia) MagadanMagadanməgədänˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 152,000), capital of Magadan region, Russian Far East, a port on the Sea of Okhotsk. It has shipyards, canning factories, and a major…Serov
(Encyclopedia) SerovSerovsyĕˈrəf [key], city (1989 pop. 104,000), E European Russia, in the eastern foothills of the Urals, on the Kakvy River. A metallurgical center, Serov produces cast iron and…Virginia City
(Encyclopedia) Virginia City, uninc. village (1990 pop. 920), seat of Storey co., W Nev.; settled 1859. Now largely a tourist center, it was the site of the Comstock Lode and a major hub for the…Vitim
(Encyclopedia) VitimVitimvētyēmˈ [key], river, c.1,140 mi (1,830 km) long, rising in the Transbaykalian Mts., E Siberian Russia, in the Buryat Republic, and flowing S, NE, then N into the Lena River…Tete
(Encyclopedia) TeteTetetāˈtə, tāˈtā [key], town (1997 pop. 101,984), capital of Tete province, W central Mozambique, on the Zambezi River. It is a trade center, with a bridge across that Zambezi that…Aldan, river, Russia
(Encyclopedia) Aldan, river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising in the Stanovoy Range, Sakha Republic, SE Siberian Russia. It flows north and east, past Tommot and around the Aldan Plateau, before…Goiás
(Encyclopedia) Goiás Goiás goi-äsˈ [key], state, 211,941 sq mi (548,927 sq km), central Brazil. Goiânia is the capital…Burhanpur
(Encyclopedia) Burhanpur Burhanpur bûrˈhänp&oomacr;rˌ [key], city, Madhya Pradesh state, W central India, on the…Tarpeia
(Encyclopedia) TarpeiaTarpeiatärpēˈyə [key], in Roman legend, a Roman woman who betrayed her city to the Sabines for what they wore on their left arms (their gold bracelets). As they entered Rome…Trending
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