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Androscoggin

(Encyclopedia) AndroscogginAndroscogginăndrəskŏgˈĭn [key], river, c.175 mi (280 km) long, rising in NE N.H., flowing south and east to enter the Atlantic Ocean at Bath, Maine. Hydroelectric plants,…

Minho, river, Spain

(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhoSpan mēnˈyō, Port. mēnˈy&oomacr; [key], Span. Miño, river, c.210 mi (340 km) long, rising in Galicia, NW Spain, and flowing generally SW to the Atlantic Ocean. The Sil is…

Namibe

(Encyclopedia) NamibeNamibenämēb [key], formerly MossamedesMossamedesmōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal,…

Massachusetts Bay

(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, with its arms (Boston, Cape Cod, and Plymouth bays), extends 65 mi (105 km) from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south…

Dartmouth, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth, city and former municipality, S N.S., Canada, on Halifax harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Dartmouth has large sugar and oil refineries, and it produces ships, iron,…

British Indian Ocean Territory

Infoplease has everything you need to know about British Indian Ocean Territory. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about British Indian Ocean Territory's geography, history…

Rio de Janeiro, state, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeirorēˈō də zhänāˈrō, Port. rēˈ&oobreve; ᵺĭ zhənĕēˈr&oobreve; [key], state (1996 pop. 13,316,455), 16,568 sq mi (42,911 sq km), SE Brazil, on the…

Rio Grande do Sul

(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sulrēˈ&oobreve; gränˈdĭ ᵺ&oobreve; s&oomacr;l [key], state (1996 pop. 9,445,000), 108,951 sq mi (282,183 sq km), S Brazil, bordering on…

Piscataqua

(Encyclopedia) PiscataquaPiscataquapĭskătˈəkwə, –kwā [key], navigable river, 12 mi (19 km) long, formed by the junction of the Cocheco and the Salmon Falls rivers, SE N.H., and flowing SE to…

Baixada Fluminense

(Encyclopedia) Baixada FluminenseBaixada Fluminensebīshäˈdə fl&oomacr;mēnēNnˈsə [key], coastal lowland region, Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil. It extends c.250 mi (400 km) from Sepetiba Bay to…