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Torreón

(Encyclopedia)Torreón tôrāōnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 439,436), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Nazas River. It is the metropolis of the Laguna District, where the land, extensively irrigated, is some of Mexic...

Black Forest

(Encyclopedia)Black Forest, Ger. Schwarzwald, mountain range, SW Germany, extending 90 mi (145 km) between the Rhine and Neckar rivers. Feldberg is the highest (4,898 ft/1,493 m) peak. The range is covered by dark ...

Brecon

(Encyclopedia)Brecon brĕkˈnŏk, –nək [key], town (1981 pop. 7,422), Powys, S Wales, at the junction of the Honddu and Usk rivers. It is a market for the surrounding agricultural and cattle-raising area. Brecon...

Brie

(Encyclopedia)Brie brē [key], region, Marne and Seine-et-Marne depts., N France, E of Paris. Rich in wheat and cattle, it is famous for Brie cheese. The smaller section of the region (Brie française) forms part o...

Rock Springs

(Encyclopedia)Rock Springs, city (1990 pop. 19,050), alt. c.6,270 ft (1,910 m), Sweetwater co., SW Wyo., on Bitter Creek; inc. 1888. It is a cattle and sheep shipping point and the center of large natural trona min...

Eagle Pass

(Encyclopedia)Eagle Pass, city (2020 pop. 28,130), seat of Maverick co., W Tex., a port of entry on the Rio Grande opposite Piedras Negras, Mexico; inc. 1918. Linked ...

Charolais

(Encyclopedia)Charolais shärôlāˈ [key], small region, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy, in the Massif Central, named after the town of Charolles. Cattle breeding is the chief occupation. The...

Espanola

(Encyclopedia)Espanola ĕsˌpənyōlˈə [key], city, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties., N central N.Mex., on the ...

Emporia

(Encyclopedia)Emporia ĕmpôrˈēə [key], city (2020 pop. 24,139), seat of Lyon co., E central Kans., in the ...

Faisalabad

(Encyclopedia)Faisalabad līˈəlpo͝or [key], city, NE Pakistan, in a cotton- and wheat-growing area. It is an ...