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Cabot, John

(Encyclopedia)Cabot, John, fl. 1461–98, English explorer, probably b. Genoa, Italy. He became a citizen of Venice in 1476 and engaged in the Eastern trade of that city. This experience, it is assumed, was the sti...

Canadian Shield

(Encyclopedia)Canadian Shield or Laurentian Plateau lôrĕnˈchən [key], U-shaped region of ancient rock, the nucleus of North America, stretching N from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean. Covering more than hal...

Central Valley

(Encyclopedia)Central Valley, great trough of central Calif., c.450 mi (720 km) long and c.50 mi (80 km) wide, between the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers drain much of the...

Hastings, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia)Hastings, city, SE North Island, New Zealand, close to Napier. It has extensive food-processing industries, including meatpacking, canning, and dairy pr...

Ochrida

(Encyclopedia)Ochrida: see Ohrid, North Macedonia. ...

Monastir

(Encyclopedia)Monastir: see Bitola, North Macedonia. ...

Seishin

(Encyclopedia)Seishin: see Chongjin, North Korea. ...

Shingishu

(Encyclopedia)Shingishu: see Sinuiju, North Korea. ...

Chinnampo

(Encyclopedia)Chinnampo, North Korea: see Nampo.

Chungjin

(Encyclopedia)Chungjin: see Chongjin, North Korea. ...