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  • 42Saint Vincent And The Grenadines — Introduction Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Background: Disputed between France and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783. Autonomy was granted in 1969, and independence in 1979. Geography Saint… …

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  • 43fruit farming — Introduction       growing of fruit crops, including nuts, primarily for use as human food.       The subject of fruit and nut production deals with intensive culture of perennial plants, the fruits of which have economic significance (a nut is a …

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  • 44Guymon — ▪ Oklahoma, United States       city, seat (1907) of Texas county, northwestern Oklahoma, U.S. It lies on the high plains of the Panhandle, near the North Canadian River. Originally called Sanford, it was founded by E.T. Guymon, a grocer and land …

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  • 45Loxton — ▪ South Australia, Australia       town, southeastern South Australia. It lies along the Murray River and is the service centre for an extensive, irrigated fruit raising area. Major European settlement of the region began in 1894, and the town of …

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  • 46Mildura — ▪ Victoria, Australia       city, Victoria, Australia, on the Murray River near its junction with the Darling. In the 1840s sheep runs were established in the district, which became known as Mildura, a name derived from an Aboriginal term for… …

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  • 47Riverina — ▪ region, New South Wales, Australia       predominantly rural region, south central New South Wales, Australia. Occupying 26,509 square miles (68,658 square km), it is bounded on the north and northwest by the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers, on …

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  • 49Nagapattinam — This article is about the municipality in Tamil Nadu, India. For its namesake district, see Nagapattinam district. Nagapatnam   town   …

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  • 50Uruguay — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Uruguay <p></p> Background: <p></p> Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an… …

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