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(Encyclopedia) Fire Island, barrier beach, 32 mi (52 km) long, off the south shore of Long Island, SE N.Y., separating Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Robert Moses State Park is at its west…Cape May
(Encyclopedia) Cape May, city (2020 pop. 3,374), Cape May co., S N.J., on Cape May peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean; settled in the 1600s, inc. 1857.…Yarmouth, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) YarmouthYarmouthyärˈməth [key], city (1991 pop. 7,781), SW N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a port, with exports of lumber, fish, berries, and Irish moss. Manufactures…Block Island
(Encyclopedia) Block Island, 7 mi (11.2 km) long and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) wide, off S R.I. at the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound. Visited by the Dutch navigator Adriaen Block in 1614, it was…Rambaud, Alfred Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Rambaud, Alfred NicolasRambaud, Alfred Nicolasälfrĕdˈ nēkôläˈ räNbōˈ [key], 1842–1905, French historian and politician. He served in the administration of Jules Ferry, was elected…Shimonoseki
(Encyclopedia) ShimonosekiShimonosekishēˈmōnōsāˌkē [key], city (1990 pop. 262,635), Yamaguchi prefecture, extreme SW Honshu, Japan. An important port and fishing center on Shimonoseki Strait, it is…Port Angeles
(Encyclopedia) Port AngelesPort Angelesănˈjələs [key], city (1990 pop. 17,710), seat of Clallam co., NW Wash., on Juan de Fuca Strait opposite Victoria, British Columbia; inc. 1890. A port of entry…Calais
(Encyclopedia) Calais Calais kälāˈ [key], city, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Straits of…ghost town
(Encyclopedia) ghost town, term for any once flourishing American community that has been abandoned, generally for economic reasons. While most of the towns have little or no population, they often…Casper
(Encyclopedia) Casper, city (2020 pop. 59,038), alt. 5,123 ft (1,561 m), seat of Natrona co., E central Wyo., on the North Platte River; inc. 1889. It…Trending
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