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Penang
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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small fertile island near the northern opening of the Straits of Malacca, off the Malay coast, and 360 m. NW. of Singapore; is one of the British Straits Settlements, of value strategically; it is hilly, and covered with vegetation; the population are half Chinese, a fourth of them Malays; figs, spices, and tobacco are exported. The capital is
n the island.
n the mainland, belongs to the same settlement; it exports tapioca and sugar. The
0 m. S., are another dependency.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penang'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/penang.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penang'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/penang.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
