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Poldhu

(Encyclopedia)Poldhu pôldyo͞oˈ, pôlˈdyo͞o [key], town, Cornwall, SW England. Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio transmission (1901) from Poldhu to Newfoundland. ...

Pul-i-Khumri

(Encyclopedia)Pul-i-Khumri or Pol-e Khomri both: po͝ol-ĭ-kho͝omrēˈ [key], town, capital of Baghlan prov., central Afghanistan. It is a trading center and a stopping place for trucks and caravans traveling to N...

Pasuruan

(Encyclopedia)Pasuruan or Pasoeroean both: päˌso͞oro͞oänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 152,075), E Java, Indonesia, on Madura Strait. Established by the Dutch in 1707, it remains an active seaport. It has shipyards...

Abengourou

(Encyclopedia)Abengourou äbĕng-go͞oˈro͞o [key], town (1988 pop. 59,114), E Côte d'Ivoire. It is the commercial center for a region producing cacao, coffee, kola nuts, plantains, yams, manioc, and timber. The ...

Kejimkujik National Park

(Encyclopedia)Kejimkujik National Park kĕjˌəmko͞oˈjĭk, kĕjˌməko͞ojˈ [key], 140 sq mi (363 sq km), S central N.S., Canada, near Maitland Bridge; est. 1968. The park has a rolling landscape with numerous l...

Bugge, Sophus

(Encyclopedia)Bugge, Sophus sōˈfo͝os bo͞oˈgə [key], 1833–1907, Norwegian philologist. He made a notable edition of the Old Norse runes, and his was the first critical edition (1881–89; 2d series 1896) of ...

Butuan

(Encyclopedia)Butuan bo͞oto͞oˈän [key], city, capital of Agusan del Norte prov., NE Mindanao, the Phili...

Mehunim

(Encyclopedia)Mehunim mĕyo͞oˈ– [key], in the Bible, Canaanite tribe, located SE of Petra, near the modern Maan (Jordan). ...

Mufulira

(Encyclopedia)Mufulira mo͞ofo͞olēˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 152,944), N central Zambia, on the border with the Congo. It is a copper-mining center, located in the Copperbelt. ...

Governador Valadares

(Encyclopedia)Governador Valadares go͝ovərnədo͞orˈ vələᵺäˈrəs [key], city, Minas Gerais...