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Grand River, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Grand River, c.165 mi (270 km) long, rising in the highlands of the Ontario Peninsula, S Ont., Canada, and flowing S past Kitchener and Brantford, then SE to Lake Erie at Port Maitland. It is navigabl...

Galashiels

(Encyclopedia)Galashiels gălˌəshēlzˈ [key], town, Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, on the Gala Water. Famous for ...

Gananoque

(Encyclopedia)Gananoque gănənŏkˈwē, –wə [key], town, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence R...

Medveditsa

(Encyclopedia)Medveditsa mĭdvĕˈdyĭtsə [key], river, c.430 mi (690 km) long, SE European Russia. It rises NW of Volsk, flows roughly parallel to the Volga past Petrovsk, and empties into the Don River near Sera...

Mineola

(Encyclopedia)Mineola mĭnēōˈlə [key], village (1990 pop. 18,994), seat of Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a suburb of New York City; inc. 1906. Chiefly residential, it is a commercial center, with some li...

Morteratsch

(Encyclopedia)Morteratsch môrˈtəräch [key], glacier, SE Switzerland, one of the largest in the country. It lies at the foot of Piz Morteratsch, an Alpine peak, 12,317 ft (3,754 m) high, in the Bernina Mts. ...

Mengzi

(Encyclopedia)Mengzi or Meng-tzu both: mŭng-dzŭ [key], city, SE Yunnan prov., China, c.12 mi (20 km) E of Gejiu. It is the commercial hub of a district where tin and antimony are mined. ...

Menomonee Falls

(Encyclopedia)Menomonee Falls mənŏmˈənē [key], village (1990 pop. 26,840), Waukesha co., SE Wis., on the Menominee River; inc. 1892. Wire, metal, paper, concrete, plumbing fixtures, furniture, fiberglass produ...

Nichinan

(Encyclopedia)Nichinan nēchēnänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 49,178), Miyazaki prefecture, SE Kyushu, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It is an important fishing port, agricultural center, and manufacturing center for p...

Nellore

(Encyclopedia)Nellore nĕlōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 316,606), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Penner River. Nellore is a district administrative center and a market for cotton and oilseed. It also has mil...