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(Encyclopedia) Buffalo City, metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. East London is…Whitehaven
(Encyclopedia) WhitehavenWhitehavenhwītˈhāvən [key], town (1991 pop. 27,512), Cumbria, NW England, at the mouth of Solway Firth. Whitehaven is a seaport and industrial town. There are chemical works…Ctenophora
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pleurobrachia, representative of the phylum Ctenophora CtenophoraCtenophoratĭnŏfˈərə [key], a small phylum of exclusively marine, invertebrate animals, commonly known as comb…Randers
(Encyclopedia) RandersRandersräˈnərs [key], city (1992 pop. 55,358), Aarhus co., N central Denmark, a seaport at the mouth of the Gudenå River in the Randers Fjord (an arm of the Kattegat). It is a…sneeze
(Encyclopedia) sneeze, involuntary violent expiration of air through the nose and mouth. It results from stimulation of the nervous system in the nose, causing sudden contraction of the muscles of…Sheppey, Isle of
(Encyclopedia) Sheppey, Isle of, c.30 sq mi (80 sq km), Kent, SE England, at the mouth of the Thames, separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow strait. It is largely flat, with wave-eroded…Sligo, town, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Sligo, town (1991 pop. 17,964), county seat of Sligo, N Republic of Ireland, at the mouth of the Garavogue River on Sligo Bay. It is a seaport and fishing center, with a woolen trade…Sanlúcar de Barrameda
(Encyclopedia) Sanlúcar de BarramedaSanlúcar de Barramedasänl&oomacr;ˈkär dā bärämāˈᵺä [key], city (1990 pop. 56,375), Cádiz prov., S Spain, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, in Andalusia.…Prince Rupert
(Encyclopedia) Prince Rupert, city (1991 pop. 16,620), W British Columbia, Canada, on Kaien Island, in Chatham Sound near the mouth of the Skeena River, S of the Alaska border. A railroad and highway…Kostroma
(Encyclopedia) KostromaKostromakəstrəmäˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 278,000), capital of Kostroma region, E European Russia, on the Volga at the mouth of the Kostroma River. It is a major linen-milling…