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(Encyclopedia) Bootle, town, Sefton metropolitan district, NW England, at the mouth of the Mersey River. It has extensive docks adjacent to those of…Workington
(Encyclopedia) Workington, town (1991 pop. 25,978), Cumbria, NW England, at the mouth of the Derwent River. Workington has a significant harbor. Industries include iron and engineering works,…Montmorency, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts., S Que., Canada, and flowing generally S to the St. Lawrence River. Near its mouth are Montmorency Falls (275…Coppermine
(Encyclopedia) Coppermine, river, 525 mi (845 km) long, rising in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada, and winding northwest to enter the Arctic Ocean at Coronation Gulf in Nunavut Territory.…North Fork
(Encyclopedia) North Fork, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Ozarks, S Mo., and flowing S, into N Ark., to the White River. Near its mouth is Norfolk Dam (completed 1944), which impounds…Veneti, people of ancient Italy
(Encyclopedia) Veneti, people of ancient Italy. They occupied the shore of the Adriatic from Trieste to the mouth of the Po River and spoke an Illyrian language. Friendly toward Rome, they came under…resuscitator
(Encyclopedia) resuscitatorresuscitatorrĭsŭsˈĭtāˌtər [key], device used to revive a person whose normal breathing has been disrupted. Several types are in wide use. The automatic tank resuscitator…Pescara
(Encyclopedia) Pescara, city (1991 pop. 122,236), capital of Pescara prov., in Abruzzi, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Pescara River. It is a fishing port and a seaside resort…Beth-haran
(Encyclopedia) Beth-haranBeth-haranbĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea.Arctic Red River
(Encyclopedia) Arctic Red River, c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts. of W Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Mackenzie River. At its mouth are a post of…Trending
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