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(Encyclopedia) Gan or KanGanboth: gän [key], river, c.550 mi (885 km) long, flowing north through the plain of central Jiangxi prov., SE China, past Nanchang to Poyang lake. Despite many rapids, it…Jalpaiguri
(Encyclopedia) JalpaiguriJalpaigurijəlpīˈg&oobreve;rē [key], town (1991 pop. 68,732), West Bengal state, NE India, on the Tista River. It is the administrative center for a district that produces…Bukavu
(Encyclopedia) Bukavu Bukavu b&oomacr;käˈv&oomacr; [key], city, capital of Sud-Kivu province, E Congo (…cherry
(Encyclopedia) cherry, name for several species of trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus (a few are sometimes classed as Padus) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for their fruits. The small,…Coorg
(Encyclopedia) CoorgCoorgk&oobreve;rg [key], former state, 1,593 sq mi (4,126 sq km), Karnataka state, SW India. Mercara was the capital. Situated mainly in the hilly Western Ghats, the Coorg…kratom
(Encyclopedia) kratom, drug obtained from the leaves of the tropical evergreen tree Mitragyna speciosa, also called kratom, a relative of the coffee tree found in Southeast Asia. The leaves are…Thornton
(Encyclopedia) Thornton, city (1990 pop. 55,031), Adams co., NE Colo., a residential and industrial suburb of Denver; inc. 1956. Industries include oil and gas development and the production of…Usambara
(Encyclopedia) UsambaraUsambara&oomacr;sämbäˈrä [key], mountains, c.70 mi (110 km) long and from 20 to 40 mi (30–60 km) wide, NE Tanzania. On its slopes, which rise to c.8,000 ft (2,440 m),…Qitai
(Encyclopedia) QitaiQitaichēˈtīˈ [key] or KitaiKitaikēˈtīˈ [key], town and oasis, N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin. It is a road hub and a trading center (furs,…Nuwara Eliya
(Encyclopedia) Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliyan&oobreve;vˈərə āˈlĭyə, n&oomacr;rāˈlēə [key], town (1990 est. pop. 26,000), S Sri Lanka. A hill resort (alt. 6,194 ft/1,889 m) and health center in a…Trending
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