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La Brea
(Encyclopedia) La BreaLa Brealə brāˈə [key], area, S Calif., formerly in Rancho La Brea. The La Brea asphalt pits, which yielded prehistoric animal and plant remains, are in Hancock Park, Los Angeles…Jipijapa
(Encyclopedia) JipijapaJipijapahēpēhäˈpä [key], city (1990 pop. 32,225), W Ecuador, on the equatorial lowlands. A few miles inland from the Pacific, Jipijapa is famous for the manufacture of high-…Black Tom
(Encyclopedia) Black Tom, part of Jersey City, N.J., also called Black Tom Island. In July, 1916, German saboteurs demolished U.S. munitions stores there; in Jan., 1917, they destroyed the Kingsland…Ahuachapán
(Encyclopedia) Ahuachapán Ahuachapán äwä chä pänˈ [key], city, W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an…Vizianagaram
(Encyclopedia) VizianagaramVizianagaramvĭzyŭˈnəgrəm [key], city (1991 pop. 177,022), Andhra Pradesh state, E India, near the Bay of Bengal. It is a rail junction and a market for jute and jute…Bethpage
(Encyclopedia) Bethpage Bethpage bĕthpājˈ [key], uninc. village (2020 pop. 17,627, including Old Bethpage), Nassau…Port Colborne
(Encyclopedia) Port ColbornePort Colbornekōlˈbərn [key], town (1991 pop. 18,766), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Erie, at the south end of the Welland Ship Canal. It is an important transshipment center…Qa'em Shahr
(Encyclopedia) Qa'em ShahrQa'em Shahrkäˈĕm shär [key], city (1991 pop. 123,684), Mazandaran prov., N Iran. Manufactures include textiles and food products; a thermal power plant is there. It is a…Rainy Lake
(Encyclopedia) Rainy Lake, c.345 sq mi (890 sq km), on the U.S.-Canada border in N Minn. and W Ont. The lake, irregular in shape and dotted with islands, is located in rough woodlands. Its outlet,…red bug
(Encyclopedia) red bug, name for various red insects or arachnids. Chief among them are the cotton stainer of the S United States, which pierces the seeds of the cotton plant and discolors the fibers…Trending
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