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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 766 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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PARANAGUA , a seaport of the See also:

state of See also:

PARANA

Parana, See also:

Brazil, on the See also:

SOUTHERN

southern See also:

SHORE

shore of the See also:

BAY

Bay of Paranagua, about 9 M. from the See also:

bar of the See also:

main channel. Pop. of the See also:

MUNICIPALITY

municipality (189o), 11,794, of which a little more than one See also:

HALF

half belonged to the See also:

TOWN

town. l, Paranagua is the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

PORT

port of the state, and is a port of See also:

CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)

call for steamers in the coastwise See also:

trade. It is the coastal See also:

TERMINUS

terminus of a railway See also:

RUNNING

running to See also:

CURITYBA (also CORITYBA and CURITIBA)

Curityba, the See also:

capital (69 m.), with extensions to other inland towns and a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch to Antonina, at the See also:

head of the bay, 102 m. See also:

west of Paranagua by See also:

WATER

water. Its exports consist chiefly of See also:

mate, or See also:

PARAGUAY

Paraguay See also:

TEA (Chinese cha, Amoy dialect t€)

tea. The town was founded in 156o. The Bay of Paranagua opens into the See also:

ATLANTIC

Atlantic in See also:

LAT

lat. 25° 32' S. through three channels and extends westward from the bar about 19 m. It is irregular in outline, receives the See also:

WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters of a large number of small streams, and is comparatively shallow. 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 steamers can ascend to Antonina at the head of the bay. The broad entrance to the bay, which is the gateway to the state of Parana is nearly filled by the large Ilha do Mel (See also:

HONEY (Chin. me ; Sansk. madhu, mead, honey; cf. A.S. medo, medu, mead; Gr. p Xt, in which 0 or b is changed into X; Lat. mel ; Fr. miel ; A.S. hung ; Ger. Honig)

Honey See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island) on which stands an antiquated fort commanding the only practicable channel.

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