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(Encyclopedia)Waters of Merom: see Hula, Lake. ...Wörther See
(Encyclopedia)Wörther See, lake, Austria: see Maria Wörth. ...Ysyk Köl
(Encyclopedia)Ysyk Köl: see Issyk-Kol, lake, Kyrgyzstan. ...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. ...Taal Volcano
(Encyclopedia)Taal Volcano, the Philippines: see Taal, Lake. ...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. ...Munster, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Munster, town (1990 pop. 19,949), Lake co., NW Ind. It is a primarily residential suburb in the industrialized Hammond–East Chicago area. There is some light manufacturing. ...Browse by Subject
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