Gothenburg
GOTHENBURG or Gottenburg ( swed. Goeteborg) — 1, lœn or province of the S.-W. of Sweden, bounded by the Kattegat, the Skager-Rack and Norway; pop. 244.010. Gothenburg forms a narrow stip of land...
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GUADALAJARA , mexican city, the second in size, capital of the state of Jalisco, 370 km northwest of Mexico City; pop. approximately 70,000. It is built on left bank of the Rio Santiago, in the middle...
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KANO, city of central Africa, capital of a province of the same name in Hausa, 12° N. latitude and 6° 20' E. longitude. Pop. approximately 40,000, composed of slaves for almost one half. Its 32.8 feet...
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GREENWICH Town in Kent (England), on the right bank of the Thames, 7 km S-E from Saint-Paul's cathedral in London; pop. 469,370. It is famous especially for its hospital for sailors and its...
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The two enemies looked at each other silently. Each of them seemed to wait for the other one to provoke him. From the muted rage spread over Brousselle's face, one could have thought for a moment that...
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ISFAHAN or Esfahan (formerly Aspadana), former capital of Persia, in Iraq-Adjemi, 315 km south of Tehran, by 32° 39' north latitude and 49° 24' east longitude, population about 60 000. It is surrounded...
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