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ID: 1092257
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1092257
Record Type:
administrative
Port Harcourt (inhabited place)
Coordinates:
Lat: 04 46 37 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 4.7774
decimal degrees
Long: 007 00 00 E
degrees minutes
Long: 7.0134
decimal degrees
Note:
Traditionally inhabited by Ijaw people; one of nation's largest ports; exports palm oil & kernels, timber, tin, cloumbite, peanuts & petroleum; produces aluminum products, glass bottles & paper; traditional boat building & fishing industry.
Names:
Port Harcourt
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,
V
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Hierarchical Position:
World
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Africa
(continent) (
P
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Nigeria
(nation) (
P
)
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Rivers
(state) (
P
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Port Harcourt
(inhabited place) (
P
)
Place Types:
inhabited place (
preferred
,
C
)
............
founded 1912
port (
C
)
............
established 1916
state capital (
C
)
transportation center (
C
)
industrial center (
C
)
trade center (
C
)
university center (
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Port Harcourt..........
[
VP Preferred
]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985)
IX, 620
..........................
Times Atlas of the World (1994)
156
..........................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
848
..........................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988)
971
Subject:
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[
VP
]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985)
IX, 620
..................
NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-)
accessed 19 December 2014
..................
Times Atlas of the World (1994)
156
..................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
848
..................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988)
971
Note:
English
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VP
]
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