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(Encyclopedia) Hengyang hŭng-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 543,100), central Hunan prov., China, on the Xiang River, at the mouth of the Lei River. It is the leading transportation center of Hunan, linking wate...

(Encyclopedia) Khulna ko͝olˈnə [key], town (1991 est. pop. 1,001,825), SW Bangladesh, in the Ganges delta. It is a river port and the trade and processing center for the products of the Sundarbans, a swampy, fore...

(Encyclopedia) Kitwe kēˈtwā [key], city (1990 est. pop. 338,200), N central Zambia, near the Congo; founded 1936. It is the main commercial and industrial center of the Copperbelt. Copper is mined, and food produ...

(Encyclopedia) Snowdon, Welsh Yr Wyddfa, highest mountain of Wales, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high, Gwynedd, NW Wales. Its five peaks are separated by passes. There is a rack and pinion railway (opened 1896) from Llanberis...

(Encyclopedia) Basseterre, town (1990 est. pop. 15,500), capital of St. Kitts and Nevis, on St. Kitts island, West Indies. It is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands. Sugar refining is the leadi...

(Encyclopedia) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at Woods Hole, Mass.; est. 1930. In addition to oceanographic research, it conducts important work in meteorology, biology, geology, and geophysics. Its facilitie...

(Encyclopedia) Yinchuan or Yinchwan both: yĭnˈchwänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 412,900), capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, on the Huang He (Yellow River). It is a shipping point for the products...

(Encyclopedia) Zaandam zändämˈ [key], municipality (1991 est. pop. 130,000), North Holland prov., W Netherlands, near Amsterdam. Manufactures include food products, chemicals, lumber, and machinery. Peter I of Ru...

(Encyclopedia) Żagań zhäˈgänyə [key], Ger. Sagan, town (1991 est. pop. 27,800), Lubuskie prov., W Poland, on the Bóbr River. It has lignite mines, textile mills, and glassmaking industries. Founded in the 12t...

(Encyclopedia) Zapopan zäpōpänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 668,323), Jalisco state, SW Mexico; est. 1541. In close proximity to Guadalajara, Zapopan is a growing city. It is a commercial center for the surrounding r...