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11Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
12Suriname — /soor euh nahm , nam /; Du. /syuu rddee nah meuh/, n. a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 443,446; 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Cap.: Paramaribo. Also, Surinam /soor… …
13Movie ranch — North American cinema Cinema of Canada Cinema of Quebec Cinema of the United States A movie ranch is a ranch that is at least partially dedicated to being used as a site for the creation and p …
14Dependent States — ▪ 2009 Introduction Europe and the Atlantic. For a list of populated Dependent States, see Table (Dependent States). In May 2008 Ilulissat, Greenland, was the site of an international summit on Arctic sovereignty attended by official… …
15Svalbard — /svahl bahrdd/, n. Norwegian name of Spitsbergen. * * * Svalbard Introduction Svalbard Background: First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries.… …
16Alaskan mountains — ▪ mountains, United States Introduction three principal mountain groups the Brooks Range, Alaska Range, and Aleutian Range found in Alaska. The mountain ranges of Alaska give their state a rugged and beautiful terrain across its entire… …
17Fishing in Ghana — increased considerably in the late 1960s, from 105,100 tons of marine fish caught in 1967 to 230,100 tons in 1971. In 1982 the yield was 234,100 tons, composed of 199,100 tons of marine varieties and 35,000 tons of freshwater fish from lake Volta …
18Xi River system — ▪ river system, China Introduction Chinese (Pinyin) Xi Jiang or (Wade Giles romanization) Hsi Chiang (“West River”), conventional Si Kiang system of rivers that combine to form the longest river of southern China. Together with its upper …
19climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
20East End — Pour les articles homonymes, voir East End (homonymie). 51°31′N 0°03′W / …
