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Ysyk Köl

(Encyclopedia)Ysyk Köl: see Issyk-Kol, lake, Kyrgyzstan. ...

Wörther See

(Encyclopedia)Wörther See, lake, Austria: see Maria Wörth. ...

Rezaiyeh

(Encyclopedia)Rezaiyeh, city and lake, Iran: see Urmia. ...

Managua

(Encyclopedia)Managua mänäˈgwä [key], city (1995 pop. 819,731), W Nicaragua, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, on the southern shore of Lake Managua. It is the commercial and industrial center of the count...

Reno

(Encyclopedia)Reno rēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 133,850), seat of Washoe co., W Nev., on the Truckee River; inc. 1903. Tourism has been the major industry since gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931. With its...

Koko Nor

(Encyclopedia)Koko Nor, salt lake, China: see Qinghai Hu. ...

Wallaceburg

(Encyclopedia)Wallaceburg, town (1991 pop. 11,846), SE Ont., Canada, on the Sydenham River near Lake St. Clair. It is a port of entry with some light industry. ...

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