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Manzanillo, city, Cuba
(Encyclopedia)Manzanillo mänsänēˈyō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 98,000), Granma prov., SE Cuba, a port on the Guacanayabo Gulf of the Caribbean Sea. A leading city on Cuba's southern coast, Manzanillo is a com...Manzanillo, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Manzanillo, city (1990 pop. 67,697), Colima state, SW Mexico. One of Mexico's chief Pacific ports, Manzanillo has a fine harbor and modern rail and highway connections with Mexico City. It handles man...Mari, city, Turkmenistan
(Encyclopedia)Mari, city, Turkmenistan: see Mary. ...Marl, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Marl märl [key], city (1994 pop. 92,590), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is an industrial and mining (coal, lead, and zinc) center, and also supports a number of chemical factories. Now a mo...Mary, city, Turkmenistan
(Encyclopedia)Mary or Mari mäˈrē [key], city (1991 pop. 94,900), capital of Mary region, SE Turkmenistan. Lying in a large oasis of the Kara Kum desert, on the Murgab River delta, Mary is the center of a rich co...Kochi, city, India
(Encyclopedia)Kochi, city, India: see under Cochin. ...Kochi, city, Japan
(Encyclopedia)Kochi kōˈchē [key], city (1990 pop. 317,069), capital of Kochi prefecture, S Shikoku, Japan. From its port, Urado, the city exports dried bonito, ornamental coral, cement, and paper. Kochi prefectu...Johannesburg, City of
(Encyclopedia)City of Johannesburg, City of, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 4,434,827), Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. Johannesburg is the municipal seat; other communities include Soweto, Roodepoort, Alexan...Kingston, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Kingston, city (1991 pop. 56,597), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, near the head of the St. Lawrence River and at the end of Rideau Canal from Ottawa. Kingston has probably the best harbor on the lak...Kingston, city, Jamaica
(Encyclopedia)Kingston, city (1991 pop. 97,424), capital and largest city of Jamaica, SE Jamaica. The country's chief port, it has one of the finest harbors in the West Indies and exports sugar, rum, molasses, and ...Browse by Subject
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