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Todos os Santos Bay
(Encyclopedia) Todos os Santos BayTodos os Santos Baytôˈᵺ&oobreve;z&oobreve; sänˈt&oobreve;s [key] [Port.,=all-saints bay], inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (32…Matadi
(Encyclopedia) MatadiMatadimətäˈdē [key], city (1984 pop. 138,798), Kongo Central prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River. With one of the largest harbors in central Africa, Matadi is the main…Liard
(Encyclopedia) LiardLiardlēˈärdˌ [key], river, 755 mi (1,215 km) long, rising in the Pelly Mts., SE Yukon, Canada, and flowing SE into N British Columbia, passing through the main range of the Rocky…Kuala Terengganu
(Encyclopedia) Kuala TerengganuKuala Terengganukwäˈlə [key]Kuala Terengganutərĕng-gäˈn&oomacr; [key] or Kuala TrengganuKuala Trengganutrĕng– [key], city (1991 pop. 228,659), capital of…Dandong
(Encyclopedia) Dandong Dandong dän-d&oomacr;ng [key] or Andong Dandong…Clapperton, Hugh
(Encyclopedia) Clapperton, Hugh, 1788–1827, British explorer, b. Annan, Scotland. After serving with the British navy in East India and Canada he made two journeys to W Africa. On the initial journey…Eau Claire
(Encyclopedia) Eau Claire Eau Claire ō klâr [key], city (2020 pop. 69,421), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on…Jökulsá
(Encyclopedia) JökulsáJökulsáyöˈkülsou [key], name of several Icelandic rivers formed by glaciers. The best known is the Jökulsá á Fjöllum, which rises on the north slope of the Vatnajökull in SE…jew's-harp
(Encyclopedia) jew's-harp or jews'-harp, musical instrument of ancient lineage composed of a small metal frame containing a flexible metal tongue. The frame is held between the teeth and the metal…Quelimane
(Encyclopedia) QuelimaneQuelimanekĕlĭmäˈnē [key], town (1989 est. pop. 78,500), capital of Zambézia province, E central Mozambique, a seaport on the Rio dos Bons Sinais near its mouth in the Indian…Trending
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