Annapolis (English spelling)

Japanese: アナポリス(英語表記)Annapolis
Annapolis (English spelling)
The capital of Maryland, USA. It is located on the banks of the Severn River, 3 km from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It was settled in the mid-17th century. The city was named after Queen Anne of England. It escaped the destruction of the Revolutionary War. It is also known as the place where the peace treaty with Britain was ratified by the Continental Congress in 1784. It is famous as the location of the Naval Academy. Many buildings from the colonial era remain. It has a large catch of crabs and oysters, and agricultural products are also traded. There are also manufacturing plants for plastics and equipment. It is home to the Johns Hopkins University Marine Laboratory. Population 33,187 (1990).

Annapolis
Anapolis

A city in the southeast of Goiás state, central Brazil. It is located on the central plateau at an altitude of 970m, sandwiched between the state capital Goiánia and the national capital Brasilia. It is the commercial center of the state, distributing beef cattle, meat, coffee, rubber, corn, wheat, and minerals (quartz, nickel, gold, diamonds) produced in the state. It is connected to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro by rail and road, and to Brasilia by road, and in addition to shipping to these large cities, it serves as a supply base for settlements expanding westward. Population: 239,047 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国,メリーランド州の州都。チェサピーク湾の湾口から 3kmのセバーン川の河畔に位置する。 17世紀中頃入植。地名はイギリスのアン女王にちなむ。独立戦争時は戦禍を免れた。 1784年大陸会議でイギリスとの和平条約が批准された地としても知られる。海軍兵学校の所在地として有名。植民地時代の建物も多く残っている。カニやカキなどの水揚げが多く,農産物なども合せた交易が行われる。プラスチックや機器類などの製造工場も立地。ジョンズ・ホプキンズ大学の海洋研究所がある。人口3万 3187 (1990) 。

アナポリス
Anápolis

ブラジル中部,ゴイアス州南東部の都市。州都ゴイアニアと首都ブラジリアにはさまれて中央高原上の標高 970mの地にある。同州の商業中心地で,州内に産する肉牛,食肉,コーヒー,ゴム,トウモロコシ,小麦,鉱産物 (水晶,ニッケル,金,ダイヤモンド) などを集散する。サンパウロ,リオデジャネイロと鉄道,道路で,ブラジリアとは道路で結ばれ,これら大都市へ出荷するほか,西に向って広がりつつある入植地への物資補給基地となっている。人口 23万 9047 (1991推計) 。

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