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(Encyclopedia) Gander, town, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it…Frascati
(Encyclopedia) Frascati Frascati fräskäˈtē [key], town, in Latium, central Italy. Beautifully situated in the Alban…Grafton
(Encyclopedia) Grafton. <1> Town (2020 pop. 19,664), Worcester co., S central Mass.; built on the site of a Native American village; est. by…Gortyna
(Encyclopedia) GortynaGortynagôrtīˈnə [key], ancient city, S central Crete. Under Rome it was one of the leading cities of the island. Many ancient Greek remains have been discovered on the site. An…Guanabacoa
(Encyclopedia) GuanabacoaGuanabacoagwänäbäkōˈä [key], municipality (1986 est. pop. 95,500), Ciudad de La Habana prov., W Cuba, a residential and commercial suburb of Havana. Numerous mineral springs…Tyana
(Encyclopedia) TyanaTyanatīˈənə [key], town of ancient Cappadocia, at the northern foot of the Taurus range, in present S central Turkey. A powerful military fortress and a prosperous commercial…Buchenwald
(Encyclopedia) BuchenwaldBuchenwaldb&oomacr;ˈkhənvältˌ [key], village, Thuringia, S central Germany, in the Buchenwald forest, near Weimar. It was the site of a large concentration camp…Bureya
(Encyclopedia) BureyaBureyab&oobreve;rāˈä [key], mountain range, Khabarovsk Territory, SE Russian Far East, extending into NE China as the Xiao Hinggan (Lesser Khingan) range. The site of the…Burgas
(Encyclopedia) Burgas Burgas b&oobreve;rgäsˈ [key], city, SE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. It rivals Varna as the…Tanega-shima
(Encyclopedia) Tanega-shimaTanega-shimatänāˈgä-shĭmä [key], island, 176 sq mi (456 sq km), off S Kyushu, Japan. Fishing and farming are important there. It is the site of Japan's main rocket launch…Trending
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