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Whitby, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Whitby, town, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, N England, at the mouth of the Esk. It is a port and resort whose primary industries are fishing and tourism. Jet is found locally, and…Sunderland
(Encyclopedia) Sunderland, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 195,064), NE England, at the mouth of the Wear River. The city was established as a shipbuilding center and a coal-shipping port in…Surabaya
(Encyclopedia) Surabaya,&sp;Surabaja, or SoerabajaSurabaya,s&oobreve;rəbīˈə, Du. s&oomacr;räbäˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 2,473,272), capital of East Java prov., NE Java, Indonesia, on the…Phoronida
(Encyclopedia) PhoronidaPhoronidafərŏnˈədə [key], small phylum of slender, wormlike marine tube-dwellers, typically found in temperate, shallow seas. About 10 species are known. Although the body is…Pesaro
(Encyclopedia) PesaroPesaropāˈzärō [key], city (1991 pop. 88,713), capital of Pesaro e Urbino prov., in the Marche region, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Foglia River. It is…Ayeyarwady
(Encyclopedia) AyeyarwadyAyeyarwadyīˌyärwädˈē [key] or IrrawaddyIrrawaddyĭrəwŏdˈē [key], chief river of Myanmar, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Mali and Nmai rivers in N…Ayr, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Ayr Ayr âr [key], town, South Ayrshire, SW Scotland, at the mouth of the Ayr River on the Firth of Clyde. Ayr is a sea resort and a port for fishing, the…Penobscot, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) PenobscotPenobscotpənŏbˈskŏt [key], river, 350 mi (563 km) long, rising in numerous lakes in central Maine and flowing generally east in four branches, uniting, then flowing S into…Pentastomida
(Encyclopedia) PentastomidaPentastomidapĕnˈtəstōˌmə [key], tongue worms, small phylum of fewer than 100 species of parasites living in the upper respiratory passages of reptiles, and occasionally of…Pasco
(Encyclopedia) PascoPascopăsˈkō [key], city (1990 pop. 20,337), seat of Franklin co., SE Wash., on the Columbia River near its confluence with the Snake and Yakima rivers. It is a trade and shipping…Trending
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