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(Encyclopedia) Ewing, William Maurice, 1906–74, American oceanographer and geologist, b. Lackney, Tex., grad. Rice Institute, now Rice Univ. (B.S., 1926; M.A., 1927; Ph.D., 1931). He taught physics and geology at ...

(Encyclopedia) Changhua or Changhwa both: jängˈhwäˈ [key], city, central Taiwan. It is a transportat...

(Encyclopedia) Muzaffarpur mo͝ozŭfˈfəräpo͝or [key], city (1991 pop. 241,107), Bihar state, NE India, on the Burhi Gandak River. It is the district administrative center for a lychee- and mango-producing area a...

(Encyclopedia) Nakatsu näkäˈtso͞o [key], city (1990 pop. 66,388), Oita prefecture, NE Kyushu, Japan, on the Suo Sea at the mouth of the Yamakuni River. It is a commercial center and port and was the residence of...

(Encyclopedia) Piracicaba pērəsēkäˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 302,605), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Piracicaba River. It is the processing center of a rich agricultural region where sugarcane, cotton, r...

(Encyclopedia) Fianarantsoa fyänäräntso͞oˈə, –tsōˈə [key], town, S central Madagascar, in...

(Encyclopedia) Bastrop băsˈtrŏpˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 9,711), seat of Morehouse parish, NE La.; founded ...

(Encyclopedia) Thon Buri tŭn bo͝orˈē [key], district of metropolitan Bangkok, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, Thailand. It is a center of rice milling, sawmilling, and light manufacturing industries. ...

(Encyclopedia) Andong änˈdŭngˈ [key], city, North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., E South Korea. It is a railroad junction, terminus of the navigable portion of the Nakdong River, and ...

(Encyclopedia) Guntur go͞onto͞orˈ [key], city, Andhra Pradesh state, SE India. Located in the Krishna River ...