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(Encyclopedia)Arao äräˈō [key], city, Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Ariake Bay. It is a port and is part of the Omuta-Arao industrial region where chemicals, bricks, fert...Ishinomaki
(Encyclopedia)Ishinomaki ēshēˈnōmäkē [key], city, Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Ishinomaki Bay. It is ...National City
(Encyclopedia)National City, city (1990 pop. 54,249), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1887. Structural metal is fabricated, and there is shipbuilding and the manufacture of recycling machinery, plas...Noto
(Encyclopedia)Noto nōˈtō [key], peninsula, c.45 mi (70 km) long and from 6 to 17 mi (9.6–27 km) wide, Ishikawa prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, between the Sea of Japan and Toyama Bay. The rugged peninsula...Midland, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Midland, town (1991 pop. 13,865), S Ont., Canada, on Georgian Bay, NW of Toronto. Midland is a port and has grain elevators and plants that manufacture textiles, cameras, optical goods, and other prod...Dubawnt
(Encyclopedia)Dubawnt do͝obôntˈ [key], river, 580 mi (933 km) long, rising in Wholdaia Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada, and flowing NE to Dubawnt Lake (c.1,600 sq mi/4,140 sq km) then E to Baker Lake at the head...Donegal, town, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Donegal, town, Co. Donegal, NW Republic of Ireland, on the River Eske at the head of Donegal Bay. The town is a seaport with wool mills. Its castle, str...Fujisawa
(Encyclopedia)Fujisawa fo͞ojēˈsäwä [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay. It ...Gaspé
(Encyclopedia)Gaspé găspāˈ, găsˈpā, Fr. gäspāˈ [key], city, E Que., Canada, on Gaspé Bay...Fitzroy
(Encyclopedia)Fitzroy, rivers in Australia. 1 River, 174 mi (280 km) long, formed by the junction of the Dawson and the Mackenzie rivers, E Queensland, Australia, and flowing past Rockhampton to Keppel Bay of the C...Browse by Subject
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