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Akademgorodok
(Encyclopedia) AkademgorodokAkademgorodokäkädāmgôˈrôdôk [key], city, W central Siberian Russia, near Novosibirsk. A scientific center begun in 1959, it is the site of 20 institutes of the Russian…Aklavik
(Encyclopedia) Aklavik Aklavik ăkläˈvĭk [key], settlement, Northwest Territories, Canada, on the west channel of the Mackenzie River. The unsuitability of the land at the…Drumheller
(Encyclopedia) Drumheller Drumheller drŭmˈhĕlˌər [key], city, SE Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. Once a coal…Huainan
(Encyclopedia) HuainanHuainanhwī-nän [key], city (1994 est. pop. 769,200), N central Anhui prov., China. Established after 1949 as the center of China's chief coal-mining region, it is the site of a…Hohenfriedeberg
(Encyclopedia) HohenfriedebergHohenfriedeberghōˌənfrēˈdəbərk [key], Pol. Dobromierz, town, Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland. In 1745 it was the site of the victory of Frederick II of Prussia over the…Harvard
(Encyclopedia) Harvard, town (2020 pop. 6,851), Worcester co., E central Mass.; inc. 1732. A Shaker house and cemetery, a Native American museum, and a…Hermopolis Magna
(Encyclopedia) Hermopolis MagnaHermopolis Magnahərmŏpˈəlĭs măgˈnə [key], ancient city, central Egypt, on the Nile and near the modern Ashmunein. It was the chief seat for the worship of Thoth. At the…Rainy Lake
(Encyclopedia) Rainy Lake, c.345 sq mi (890 sq km), on the U.S.-Canada border in N Minn. and W Ont. The lake, irregular in shape and dotted with islands, is located in rough woodlands. Its outlet,…Rio Branco
(Encyclopedia) Rio Branco, city (1996 pop. 228,907), capital of Acre state, NW Brazil, on the Acre River. Rubber and Brazil nuts are its chief products; there is also some farming. Rio Branco has air…Sept-Îles
(Encyclopedia) Sept-ÎlesSept-Îlessĕtēlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,848), E Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River near its mouth. It is a major port exporting iron ore. The harbor was visited by…Trending
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