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Groton

(Encyclopedia) Groton Groton grŏtˈən [key]. <1> Town (2020 pop. 38,411), New London co., SE…

Phoenix Islands

(Encyclopedia) Phoenix Islands, group of eight islands, 11 sq mi (28 sq km), central Pacific, N of Samoa. The chain comprises a portion of Kiribati. The two most important are Kanton (or Abariringa)…

Ontario, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Ontario, Lake, 7,540 sq mi (19,529 sq km), 193 mi (311 km) long and 53 mi (85 km) at its greatest width, between SE Ont., Canada, and NW N.Y.; smallest and lowest of the Great Lakes.…

Virginia Beach

(Encyclopedia) Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of…

Nice

(Encyclopedia) NiceNicenēs [key], city (1990 pop. 345,674), capital of Alpes-Maritimes dept., SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea. Nice is the most famous resort on the French Riviera. Although the…

American Fur Company

(Encyclopedia) American Fur Company, chartered by John Jacob Astor (1763–1848) in 1808 to compete with the great fur-trading companies in Canada—the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company.…

Halifax, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Halifax, city and regional municipality, provincial capital, S central N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in…

Fisheries Biologist

Keith L Bosley Tell us about your work-what do you do? Conduct research on the west coast groundfish fishery , including habitat-…

Saint Augustine

(Encyclopedia) Saint AugustineSaint Augustinesānt ôˈgəstēn [key], city (1990 pop. 11,692), seat of St. Johns co., NE Fla.; inc. 1824. Located on a peninsula between the Matanzas and San Sebastian…

Seattle

(Encyclopedia) Seattle Seattle sēătˈəl [key], city (2020 pop. 737,015), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven…