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'RON, OF GER'ON, a promontory of Ireland, in co. Antrim, Ulster, extending into the Irish Sea, between Glenarm and Red bays, abt. 6 m. N. of Glenarm. Garonne, ( ga - ron ',) one of the largest rivers of France, rising in the Spanish Pyrenees, near Mt. Maladetta, takes, at first, a N.E. course as far as Toulouse, from which city it flows generally N.W. to its mouth (or rather the mouth of its sæstuary, which bears the name of the Gironde), in the Bay of Biscay, about 55 m. N.N.W. of Bordeaux, and 130 S.S. E. of the mouth of the Loire. The entire length of its course, including the Gironde, is estimated at about 350 m., nearly 294 of which are navigable. It receives some considerable tributaries, as the Tarn, the Lot, the Dordogne, the Save, Gers, Gimone, . Toulouse, Agen, and Bordeaux are situated on the G., which is connected with the Mediterranean by the Canal du Midi. Garonne, (Haute,) a dep. of France, region S., formerly comprised in the prov. Langue doc, between Lat. 42° 40′ and 43° 55' N., and Lon. 0° 27′ and 2° 3′ W., having N. the dept. Tarn-et-Garonne, E. those of Tarn and Aude, S.E. Ariège, W. Gers and Hautes-Pyrénées. Area , 628,988 hectares. Surface . Its S.W. portion is covered with lofty mountains, the highest of which, Monte Maladetta, is 11.190 feet above the level of the sea, and among which there are numerous glaciers. In the N.E. there are some plains of considerable importance. Rivers. The Garonne, Tarn, Ariège, and Salat. Clim. Temperate. Soil . Highly fertile. Prod . This is e entially an agricultural dept., and is esteemed one of the most productive of grain; large quantities of wine are made annually. Near Toulouse, corn-fields, vineyards, gardens, and country-houses occupy every inch of land, and the appearance of the country-people bespeaks health and happine . Min . Iron, copper, antimony, bismuth, zinc, and lead; valuable marble quarries are also worked. Mineral springs are numerous; among which may be mentioned those of Bagnères de Luchon. Manuf . Hardware, coarse woollens, cotton and woollen fabrics, leather, sail-cloth, watches, hats, and mathematical instruments. Chief towns . Toulouse (the cap.), Muret, St. Gaudens, and Villefranche. Pop . 532,489. Fig . 1122.-THE CAPITOL, (TOULOUSE.) Garoo', a trading station of the Chinese empire, near a source of the Indus, 16,000 feet above sea-level; Lat. 31° 40′ N., Lon. 80° E. Here an active commerce is carried on in exchanging Chinese and Thibet an commodities for those of India and Cashmere. Garook'uh, n. A fishing-ve el employed in the Persian Gulf. Garoupas. See PORTO BELLO. Gar'ous, a . [From Lat. garum .] Pertaining to garum; resembling pickle made of fish; as, "a garous excretion." - Browne .