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Quonset Point

(Encyclopedia) Quonset PointQuonset Pointkwŏnˈsĭt [key], peninsula extending into Narragansett Bay, S R.I., in the town of North Kingstown. In World War II the peninsula became the site of a naval…

Crawley

(Encyclopedia) Crawley, city and district, West Sussex, SE England. Crawley was designated one of the new towns in 1946 to alleviate overpopulation in…

Croydon

(Encyclopedia) Croydon, outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is London's second largest shopping and cultural center after West End. London'…

Gorakhpur

(Encyclopedia) Gorakhpur Gorakhpur gōˈrəkp&oobreve;rˌ [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the…

Cheektowaga

(Encyclopedia) Cheektowaga Cheektowaga chēkˌtŏwäˈgə [key], town (2020 pop. 73,740), Erie co., W. N.Y., E of Buffalo;…

Belagavi

(Encyclopedia) Belagavi, formerly Belgaum Belgaum bĕlgoumˈ [key], city, Karnataka state, SE…

Negombo

(Encyclopedia) NegomboNegombonāgōmˈbō [key], town (1991 est. pop. 65,000) W Sri Lanka, at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon. Chiefly noted for its ceramics and brassware, it is also a fishing center…

Magadan

(Encyclopedia) MagadanMagadanməgədänˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 152,000), capital of Magadan region, Russian Far East, a port on the Sea of Okhotsk. It has shipyards, canning factories, and a major…

Ambala

(Encyclopedia) Ambala Ambala əmbäˈlə [key], city, Haryana state, NW India. It is a district administrative headquarters, a military station, and a transportation center,…

Montes Claros

(Encyclopedia) Montes ClarosMontes ClarosmôNˈtəsh kläˈr&oobreve;sh [key], city (1996 pop. 271,324), Minas Gerais state, E central Brazil. Cattle breeding is the chief economic activity, and…