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(Encyclopedia) OrskOrskôrsk [key], city (1989 pop. 271,000), Orenburg region, in the foothills of the S Ural Mts., central Russia, on the Ural River. It is the center of the Orsk-Khalilovo industrial…Namibe
(Encyclopedia) NamibeNamibenämēb [key], formerly MossamedesMossamedesmōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal,…malleability
(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…Aksu
(Encyclopedia) Aksu, city (1994 est. pop. 193,700), SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Aksu River. The center of an oasis at the foot of the Tian Shan mts., it is a caravan hub on the…Dartmouth, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth, city and former municipality, S N.S., Canada, on Halifax harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Dartmouth has large sugar and oil refineries, and it produces ships, iron,…Chongjin
(Encyclopedia) Chongjin or Chungjin Chongjin both: chŭngˈjĕnˈ [key], Jap. Seishin, city,…Chełmno
(Encyclopedia) Chełmno Chełmno khĕlmˈnô [key], Ger. Kulm, city, Kujawsko-Pomorskie prov., N…Gejiu
(Encyclopedia) Gejiu or KokiuGejiuboth: gô-jē&oomacr; [key], town (1994 est. pop. 216,400), S Yunnan prov., China. Site of the country's largest tin reserves, it is the great tin-mining center of…Gadsden
(Encyclopedia) Gadsden Gadsden gădzˈdən [key], city (2020 pop. 33,945), seat of Etowah co., NE Ala., on the Coosa…Ansonia
(Encyclopedia) Ansonia Ansonia ănsōˈnēə [key], city (2020 pop. 18,918), New Haven co., SW Conn., on the Naugatuck River; inc. as a city 1893. Its manufactures include brass…Trending
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