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...name is apt to change with the size of its population; in China, it can change with the seasonal movement of a district capital (e.g., Shanmulung officially becomes Lungchwan in the winter; Changfengkai becomes Lungchwan in the summer). Islands present a special problem: the South Pacific's volcanic Fonuafoo, for instance, emerged in 1885, disappeared in 1894, reappeared in 1927, sank in 1949, will probably come up again soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Race of the Gazetteers | 5/5/1952 | See Source »

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