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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 830 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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LLANES , a seaport of See also:

NORTHERN

northern See also:

Spain, in the See also:

province of See also:

OVIEDO

Oviedo, on the See also:

RIVER

river Carrocedo and the See also:

BAY

Bay of See also:

Biscay. Pop. (1900) 18,684. The streets are mostly narrow and irregular, and contain some curious old houses. The See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal buildings are a See also:

FINE

fine See also:

GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

church and an old Augustinian monastery, which has been converted into a school and meteorological station. In summer the fine See also:

CLIMATE

climate, scenery and See also:

sea-bathing attract many visitors. Llanes is a second-class See also:

PORT

port for See also:

LIGHT

light-See also:

DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught vessels; but the entrance is narrow, and rather difficult in rough See also:

WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather. The See also:

trade is chiefly in agricultural produce, See also:

TIMBER

timber, See also:

BUTTER (Lat. butyrum, Gr. 0obrvpov, apparently connected with $ous, cow, and rvpbs, cheese, but, according to the New English Dictionary, perhaps of Scythian origin)

butter and See also:

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