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Xochimilco
(Encyclopedia)Xochimilco sōchēmēlˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 271,151), Federal District, S central Mexico, suburb of Mexico City. Mainly a commercial and tourist center, it is famous for its canals lined with p...Urmia
(Encyclopedia)Urmia ûrˈmēə [key], formerly Rezaiyeh, city (1991 pop. 357,399), capital of West Azerbaijan prov., NW Iran, near Lake Urmia. It is the trade center for a fertile agricultural region where fruit an...Léman, Lac
(Encyclopedia)Léman, Lac: see Geneva, Lake, Switzerland. ...Markermeer
(Encyclopedia)Markermeer, lake, the Netherlands: see IJsselmeer. ...Maryut
(Encyclopedia)Maryut, salt lake, Egypt: see Mareotis. ...Albert Nyanza
(Encyclopedia)Albert Nyanza, E Africa: see Albert, Lake. ...Hamilton Inlet
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton Inlet: see Melville, Lake, Canada. ...Victoria Nyanza
(Encyclopedia)Victoria Nyanza, Africa: see Victoria, Lake. ...Birket Qarun
(Encyclopedia)Birket Qarun, lake, Egypt: see Moeris. ...Wallensee
(Encyclopedia)Wallensee: see Wallenstadt, Lake of, Switzerland. ...Browse by Subject
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