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Kuznetsk Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Kuznetsk Alatau ko͞oznyĕtskˈ əläˈtou [key], mountain range, S Siberian Russia, E of Novokuznetsk, rising to about 6,900 ft (2,100 m). Part of the great mountain system of central Asia, the range...Virginia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Virginia, city (1990 pop. 9,410), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi range; inc. 1892. In addition to its iron mines—both open-pit and underground—the city has foundries, lumbering, and food-p...Chichibu
(Encyclopedia)Chichibu chēˈchēbo͞o [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Japan, on the Ara River. It is a ...oxyacetylene torch
(Encyclopedia)oxyacetylene torch ŏkˌsēəsĕtˈəlēn [key], tool that mixes and burns oxygen and acetylene to produce an extremely hot flame. This torch can be used for cutting steel and for welding iron and var...Hunedoara
(Encyclopedia)Hunedoara ho͞onādwäˈrä [key], Hung. Vajdahunyad, city, W central Romania, in Transylvani...Eisenhüttenstadt
(Encyclopedia)Eisenhüttenstadt īˌzənhütˈənshtät [key], city, Brandenburg, E Germany; on the Oder River at the border with ...Kamensk-Uralski
(Encyclopedia)Kamensk-Uralski käˈmyĭnsk-o͞orälˈskē [key], city (1989 pop. 208,000), W Siberian Russia, at the junction of the Kamenka and Iset rivers. A city specializing in metallurgy, its manufactures incl...Pingxiang
(Encyclopedia)Pingxiang or Pingsiang both: pĭng-shyäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 451,700), W Jiangxi prov., China. It is a major coal-mining center, producing quality coking coal for the Huangshi iron and steel...Yuan
(Encyclopedia)Yuan yüän [key], river, 540 mi (869 km) long, rising in S Guizhou prov. and flowing generally NE to Donting lake, Hunan prov., SE China. Navigation above Changde is limited by rapids to small craft....Zawiercie
(Encyclopedia)Zawiercie zävyĕrˈchĕ [key], city (1992 est. pop. 56,000), Śląskie prov., S Poland, on the Warta River. Its industries produce metals, glass, machinery, chemicals, and apparel. Lignite and iron o...Browse by Subject
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