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Petropavlovsk
Petropavlovsk pyĕtrəpäv´ləfsk or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski , city (1989 pop. 269,000), capital of Kamchatka Territory, Russian Far East. It is a major port and naval base on the Northern Sea Route, and there are shipyards and lumber mills. Free of ice seven months of the year, it is the base for a large fishing fleet. Bering founded the port in 1740. During the Crimean War , there were attacks on the port by French and British naval units. |
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"Petropavlovsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Petropavlovsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PetropavRus.html "Petropavlovsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PetropavRus.html |
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Petropavlovsk
Pet·ro·pav·lovsk / ˌpetrəˈpævlôfsk; pyitəˈpävləfsk/ 1. (also Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) a city in eastern Siberia in Russia; pop. 245,000. 2. (also Petropavl) a city in northern Kazakhstan; pop. 248,000. |
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"Petropavlovsk." The Oxford American College Dictionary. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Petropavlovsk." The Oxford American College Dictionary. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O997-petropavlovsk.html "Petropavlovsk." The Oxford American College Dictionary. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O997-petropavlovsk.html |
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