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Urmia

(Encyclopedia)Urmia ûrˈmēə [key], formerly Rezaiyeh, city (1991 pop. 357,399), capital of West Azerbaijan prov., NW Iran, near Lake Urmia. It is the trade center for a fertile agricultural region where fruit an...

Xochimilco

(Encyclopedia)Xochimilco sōchēmēlˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 271,151), Federal District, S central Mexico, suburb of Mexico City. Mainly a commercial and tourist center, it is famous for its canals lined with p...

San Angelo

(Encyclopedia)San Angelo săn ănˈjəlō [key], city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an important wool and mohair m...

Skagit

(Encyclopedia)Skagit skăjˈĭt [key], river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in the Cascade Range, British Columbia, and flowing SW through Wash. into Puget Sound. Gorge High Dam, Diablo Dam, and Ross Dam provide e...

Albert Nyanza

(Encyclopedia)Albert Nyanza, E Africa: see Albert, Lake. ...

Hamilton Inlet

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton Inlet: see Melville, Lake, Canada. ...

Markermeer

(Encyclopedia)Markermeer, lake, the Netherlands: see IJsselmeer. ...

Maryut

(Encyclopedia)Maryut, salt lake, Egypt: see Mareotis. ...

Léman, Lac

(Encyclopedia)Léman, Lac: see Geneva, Lake, Switzerland. ...

Victoria Nyanza

(Encyclopedia)Victoria Nyanza, Africa: see Victoria, Lake. ...