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Zacatecas, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Zacatecas, city (1990 pop. 100,051), capital of Zacatecas state, N central Mexico. With an altitude of more than 8,000 ft (2,438 m), it is situated in a deep ravine surrounded by arid hills. The clima...

Granada, city, Nicaragua

(Encyclopedia)Granada gränäˈᵺä [key], city, W Nicaragua, on Lake Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's third l...

Antwerp, city, Belgium

(Encyclopedia)Antwerp, Du. Antwerpen, Fr. Anvers, city (2020 pop. 1,042,000), capital of Antwerp prov., N Belgium, on the Scheldt River. It is one of the busiest ports in Europe; a commercial, in...

Melbourne, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Melbourne, city (2016 pop. 47,285, Greater Melbourne 2016 pop. 4,485,211), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia's second largest...

Freeport, city, Bahamas

(Encyclopedia)Freeport, city, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial government and a...

Akita, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia)Akita äˈkētä [key], city, capital of Akita prefecture, NW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. A producer of petroleum products and chemicals, Akito city also has a lar...

Chihuahua, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Chihuahua, city, capital of Chihuahua state, N Mexico. It lies in a valley almost encircled by hills. Chihuahua is the commercial and processing center ...

Santiago, city, Chile

(Encyclopedia)Santiago säntēäˈgō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 4,395,000), central Chile, capital of Chile and of Metropolitana de Santiago region, on the Mapocho River. It is the political, commercial, and fina...

Glasgow, city, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Glasgow glăsˈgō, –kō, glăzˈgō [key], city and council area, S central Scotla...

Manzanillo, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Manzanillo, city (1990 pop. 67,697), Colima state, SW Mexico. One of Mexico's chief Pacific ports, Manzanillo has a fine harbor and modern rail and highway connections with Mexico City. It handles man...