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Malabo
Malabo , city (1997 est. pop. 50,000), capital of Equatorial Guinea, on Bioko island, in the Gulf of Guinea. It is the chief port and commercial center of Bioko. Fish processing is the city's main industry, and cacao and coffee are the leading exports. Malabo was founded in 1827 by the British on land leased from Spain as a base for the suppression of the slave trade and was called Port Clarence, or Clarencetown; the Spanish later called the town Santa Isabel. An international airport is on the city's outskirts. Much of the city's large European population left after rioting occurred in the late 1960s; in the 1970s, the population declined again as Nigerian workers returned to their own country. |
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"Malabo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Malabo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Malabo.html "Malabo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Malabo.html |
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Malabo
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Clarence City/Port Clarence, Santa Isabel Founded in 1827 by the British Vice Admiral William Owen and named by him after William Henry, Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV†. When the island of Bioko, then known as Fernando Pó, on which Malabo lies, passed to the Spanish in 1843 they renamed the town Santa Isabel ‘St Elizabeth’ after Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833–68). After Equatorial Guinea's independence in 1968 the town was renamed in 1973 after Malabo, a paramount chief of the Bubi, who died in 1937.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Malabo." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Malabo." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Malabo.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Malabo." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Malabo.html |
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Malabo
Malabo Seaport capital of Equatorial Guinea, on Bioko island, in the Gulf of Guinea, w central Africa. Founded in 1827 as a British base to suppress the slave trade, it was known as Santa Isabel until 1973. Malabo stands on the edge of a volcanic crater that acts as a natural harbour. Industries: fish processing, hardwoods, cocoa, coffee. Pop. (2002) 112,800.
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"Malabo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Malabo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Malabo.html "Malabo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Malabo.html |
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Malabo
Malabo •jabot, sabot
•ambo, flambeau, mambo, Rambo, Rimbaud, Tambo
•Gabo, Garbo, lavabo
•elbow • Strabo • rainbow
•gazebo, grebo, placebo
•Igbo • bilbo
•akimbo, bimbo, limbo
•Maracaibo • yobbo
•combo, Negombo
•longbow • crossbow • oxbow
•hobo, lobo, oboe
•Colombo, dumbo, gumbo, jumbo, mumbo-jumbo, umbo
•Malabo • Mirabeau • turbo
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"Malabo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Malabo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Malabo.html "Malabo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Malabo.html |
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