BRAS
Bras d'Or Lake
Salt lake, Nova Scotia, Canada. Located on Cape Breton Island, it is about 50 mi (80 km) long and has an area of 360 sq mi (932 sq km). Its extension, Little Bras d'Or, connects it to the Atlantic Ocean on the north, while a man-made canal connects it to the Atlantic on the south. The lake is a popular summer resort area.
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Bras-Panon is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des Roches and the Indian Ocean.
The commune is a large producer of vanilla, and holds the largest vanilla trade fair on the island, every May.
It had a population of 3,506 in 1950. (source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)
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