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Pacific Grove
(Encyclopedia)Pacific Grove, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 16,117), Monterey co., W central Calif., on a point where Monterey Bay meets the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1889. Among the natural attractions of the ar...Madang
(Encyclopedia)Madang mäˈdäng [key], town (1990 pop. 27,181), Papua New Guinea, on NE New Guinea island. A seaport on Astrolabe Bay, Madang exports copra and gold. It was an important Japanese air base during Wor...Kesennuma
(Encyclopedia)Kesennuma kāsān-no͞oˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 65,578), Miyagi prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan, on Kesennuma Bay. A fishing port, its industries include textiles and rubber and leather goods. The ci...La Malbaie
(Encyclopedia)La Malbaie lä mälbāˈ [key] or Murray Bay, village (1991 pop. 3,968), S central Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Malbaie (or Murray) River with the St. Lawrence. It is a well-known resort in ...Kisarazu
(Encyclopedia)Kisarazu kēsäräˈzo͞o [key], city (1990 pop. 123,433), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Tokyo noted for its Shojoji (Buddhist) ...Kandalaksha
(Encyclopedia)Kandalaksha kəndəläkˈshə [key], Finnish Kannanlahti, city (1989 pop. 54,000), NW European Russia, on the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea. It is a seaport and has aluminum plants and hydroelectri...Kanin
(Encyclopedia)Kanin käˈnyĭn [key], peninsula, N European Russia, projecting into the Barents Sea between the White Sea (in the west) and Chesha (Cheshskaya) Bay (in the east). Its northernmost cape is called Kan...Baia
(Encyclopedia)Baia bīˈä [key], Lat. Baiae, village, in Campania, S Italy, on the Bay of Naples. In Roman times it was a celebrated spa and a favorite imperial residence, with sumptuous villas (1st cent. b.c.). T...Port Talbot
(Encyclopedia)Port Talbot tôlˈbət [key], town (1981 pop. 40,078), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, at the mouth of the Avon (Afan) River on Swansea Bay. Port Talbot is a popular seaside resort. Nearby are the steelwo...Butuan
(Encyclopedia)Butuan bo͞oto͞oˈän [key], city, capital of Agusan del Norte prov., NE Mindanao, the Phili...Browse by Subject
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