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Moscow Basin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Moscow Basin lignite basin, c.200 mi (320 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, central European Russia, S of Moscow. Tula is the chief city of the region. Low-grade bituminous and lignite coals, suitable for the power plants of the Moscow industrial region, are mined there. Author not available, MOSCOW BASIN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Moskva River
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia or Moscow River River, flowing through Moscow province and part of Smolensk province, western Russia ... 6,800 sq mi (17,600 sq km). It runs through the city of Moscow to join the Oka River just below Kolomna. The river flows southeast through the Volga basin. It is navigable from Moscow and is ... Read more
Novomoskovsk
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Novomoskovsk , city (1989 pop. 146,000), W central European Russia. An industrial center in the Moscow lignite basin, it has lignite mines and chemical plants. Founded in 1930 as Bobriki, the city was renamed Stalinogorsk in 1934 and Novomoskovsk ... Read more

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