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Panay

(Encyclopedia) PanayPanaypänīˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 3,136,425), 4,446 sq mi (11,515 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, 6th largest of the Philippines, NW of Negros. Primarily agricultural with…

Hugli-Chinsura

(Encyclopedia) Hugli-Chinsura or Hooghly-Chinsura Hooghly-Chinsura both: h&oomacr;ˈglē…

Alor Setar

(Encyclopedia) Alor Setar Alor Setar äˈlôr sĕtärˈ [key] or Alor Star Alor Star stär [key], city, capital of Kedah, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, on the…

Kagawa

(Encyclopedia) KagawaKagawakägäˈwä [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 1,023,434), N Shikoku, Japan. Takamatsu is the capital. It is an agricultural region (rice, barley, wheat, mandarin oranges) with a…

Khulna

(Encyclopedia) KhulnaKhulnak&oobreve;lˈnə [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…

Brainerd

(Encyclopedia) Brainerd Brainerd brāˈnərd [key], city (2020 pop. 14,395), seat of Crow Wing co., central Minn., on…

Ziguinchor

(Encyclopedia) ZiguinchorZiguinchorzēgăNshôrˈ [key], city (1988 pop. 124,283), SW Senegal, a port on the Casamance River. Located in a rice-growing region, the city produces peanut oil, frozen fish,…

Bohol

(Encyclopedia) Bohol Bohol bôhôlˈ [key], island, 1,491 sq mi (3,862 sq km), the Philippines, one of the…

Bouaké

(Encyclopedia) Bouaké or Bwake Bwake bwäˈkā, bwäkāˈ [key], town, central Côte d'Ivoire. It…

DK Science & Technology: Heat

HOW DOES HEAT FLOW? WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF HEAT TRANSFER? CAN WE SEE HEAT? TEMPERATURETHERMOMETERSTHERMAL INSULATORSFIND OUT MOREEverything around us contains heat. Heat is a form of energy—…