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(Encyclopedia) ShediacShediacshĕdˈēăk [key], town (1991 pop. 4,343), SE N.B., Canada, on Northumberland Strait. It is a resort and has a seaplane base and lobster, oyster, and smelt fisheries.Trenton , town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Trenton, town (1991 pop. 16,908), SE Ont., Canada, on the Bay of Quinte at the mouth of the Trent River and at the south end of the Trent Canal. Its manufactures include textiles,…Colorado Springs
(Encyclopedia) Colorado Springs, city (2020 pop. 478,961), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes…Henderson, Rickey Henley
(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Rickey Henley, 1958–, American baseball player, b. Chicago. An outfielder with the Oakland Athletics (1979–84, 1989–93, 1994–95, 1998), New York Yankees (1985–89), Toronto…Boulogne-sur-Mer
(Encyclopedia) Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer b&oomacr;lôˈnyə-sür-mĕrˈ [key], city, Pas-de-Calais dept., N…river
(Encyclopedia) river, stream of water larger than a brook or creek. Land surfaces are never perfectly flat, and as a result the runoff after precipitation tends to flow downward by the shortest and…Asaka
(Encyclopedia) Asaka Asaka äsäˈkä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo. The city has an important…Middelfart
(Encyclopedia) MiddelfartMiddelfartmĭˈᵺəlfärt [key], city (1992 pop. 12,429), Fyn co., central Denmark, on the Lille Bælt, which is spanned there by a road and rail bridge. Middelfart has long been a…Uummannaq
(Encyclopedia) Uummannaq or UmanakUummannaqboth: &oomacr;ˈmännäkˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 1,497), W Greenland, on an inlet of Baffin Bay. A hunting and fishing base, it has a canning factory.…Severodvinsk
(Encyclopedia) SeverodvinskSeverodvinsksyĕˈvĕrŏdvinsk [key], city (1989 pop. 249,000), NW European Russia, on the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. The main industries are shipbuilding, lumbering, and…Trending
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