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Malé

(Encyclopedia)Malé mäˈlā [key], small island and town (1995 pop. 62,937) of Malé Atoll, capital of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. A ship anchorage, Malé is a center of interisland trade with diverse manuf...

Kristiansund

(Encyclopedia)Kristiansund krĭstyänso͝onˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 17,098), Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the site of a large trawler fleet and has industries that produce sh...

Arecibo

(Encyclopedia)Arecibo ärəsēˈbō [key], city, N Puerto Rico, a port on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Rio Grande de Arecibo. It has rum distilleries and is the commercial and...

Fremantle

(Encyclopedia)Fremantle frēˈmănˌtəl, frĭmˈəntəl [key], city, Western Australia, SW Austral...

Ilhéus

(Encyclopedia)Ilhéus ēlyĕˈo͞os [key], city, Bahia state, E Brazil, a port on Ilhéus Bay, an inlet of ...

Inhambane

(Encyclopedia)Inhambane ĭnˌyəmbănˈə [key], city, SE Mozambique, on Inhambane Bay, an inlet of Mozambique ...

Aracaju

(Encyclopedia)Aracaju äˌrəkəzho͞oˈ [key], city, capital of Sergipe state, E central Brazil, a port on the Sergipe River near the Atlantic Ocean. Mainly a commercial center, Aracaj...

Arafura Sea

(Encyclopedia)Arafura Sea ärəfo͞oˈrə [key], shallow part of the Pacific Ocean, between the Timor and Coral seas, separating Australia from New Guinea. It contains several islands of Indonesia. The Torres Strai...

Disappointment, Cape

(Encyclopedia)Disappointment, Cape, projecting into the Pacific Ocean, SW Wash., on the northern side of the mouth of the Columbia River. It was named in 1788 by English Capt. John Meares, who rounded it when searc...

eThekwini

(Encyclopedia)eThekwini, metropolitan municipality, 885 sq mi (2,291 sq km), KwaZulu-Natal prov., E South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. Durban is the municipal seat; o...