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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 382 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OVAR  , a

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town of
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Portugal, in the
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district of
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Aveiro and at the
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northern extremity of. the
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Lagoon of Aveiro (q.v.); 21 M . S. of
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Oporto by the
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Lisbon-Oporto railway . Pop . (1900) 10,462 . Ovar is the centre of important
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fisheries and has some
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trade in
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wine and
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timber . It is visited by small
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coasting vessels which ply to and from
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north-
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west
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Africa .
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Millet,
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wheat and vegetables —especially onions—are the
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chief products of the
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low-lying and unhealthy region, in which Ovar is situated .

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