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SADO
, an See also:island belonging to See also:Japan, lying 32 M
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W. of See also:Niigata, on 38° N., 1380 30' E
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It has a circumference of 130 m., an See also:area of 336 sq. m. and a See also:population of 113,000
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The See also:port is Ebisa, on the See also:east See also:coast; and at a distance of 16i m., near the See also:west coast, is the See also:town of Aikawa, having in its vicinity See also:gold and See also:silver mines, for which Sado is famous
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They have been worked from very See also:early times
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Sado consists of two parallel See also: |
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