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Plata, Río de la

(Encyclopedia)Plata, Río de la rēˈō ᵺā lä pläˈtä [key], estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. Between Argentina and Uruguay, the estuary is c.120 mi...

Northfleet

(Encyclopedia)Northfleet, town (1991 pop. 26,250), Kent, SE England. Shipbuilding and the production of cement and paper are the main industries. In the center of town is a Roman Catholic church designed by George ...

North Miami

(Encyclopedia)North Miami, city (1990 pop. 49,998), Dade co., SE Fla., a growing suburb of Miami, on Biscayne Bay; inc. 1926. It is mainly residential, but has considerable retail development. Manufactures include ...

Oconee

(Encyclopedia)Oconee ōkōˈnē [key], river, 282 mi (454 km) long, rising in the Appalachian Mts., N Ga., and flowing SE to the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River. Sinclair Dam (completed 1953) and Furman S...

Mequon

(Encyclopedia)Mequon mĕkˈwŏn [key], city (1990 pop. 18,885), Ozaukee co., SE Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River; est. 1846, inc. 1957. It has varied industries. A Catholic trai...

Míkonos

(Encyclopedia)Míkonos or Mykonos both: mēˈkônôs [key], mountainous island (1991 pop. 6,170), c.35 sq mi (90 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Cyclades. It is a tourist resort and has fisheries. ...

Muscatine

(Encyclopedia)Muscatine mŭskətēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 22,881), seat of Muscatine co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1851. An early center of river traffic and lumbering, Muscatine is the shipping a...

Næstved

(Encyclopedia)Næstved nĕstˈvĕᵺ [key], city (1992 pop. 38,185), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark. It is a seaport, linked (since 1938) with the Karrebæk Fjord (an arm of the Store Bælt) by a 5-mi (8.1-km) canal. I...

Armavir

(Encyclopedia)Armavir ärməvērˈ, Rus. ərməvērˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 161,000), Krasnodar Territory, SE European Russia, on the Kuban River. An important railroad junction, it has machine and tool plants. Me...

Makiyivka

(Encyclopedia)Makiyivka məkēˈəfkə [key], Rus. Makeyevka, city (1989 pop. 430,000), SE Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. It is a metallurgical and coal-mining center and has machinery and coking plants. Makiyivka w...