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Benguela

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Benguela , city (1983 est. pop. 155,000), W Angola, on the Atlantic. It is a rail terminus, export point, and commercial, fishing, and adminstrative center. A fort was built there in the late 16th cent., and the city was founded in 1617. Benguela's port played an important role in slave trading. Author not available, BENGUELA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Benguela current
Benguela current Oceanic water current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa between latitude 15° S and 35°S. It is distinguished by an area of cold upwelling water, and is a relatively weak current, flowing at less than 0.25 m/s. Read more
Benguela Current
Benguela Current An oceanic water current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa between latitude 15°S and 35°S. It is distinguished by an area of cold upwelling water and is a relatively weak current, flowing at less than 0.25 m/s. Read more

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Free Article Benguela Railways (CFB). (World in Brief: Angola).
Free Article The government has set up Benguela Railways (CFB).(Angola)
Free Article The Chinese government plans to invest more than $US 300 million to reconstruct the 1300km Benguela Railway, which runs from Lobito on the coast to Angola's eastern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.(Angola)

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