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South Dakota

(Encyclopedia) CE5 South DakotaSouth Dakotadəkōˈtə [key], state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W…

South Downs

(Encyclopedia) South Downs: see Downs, North, chalk hills, England.

South Euclid

(Encyclopedia) South EuclidSouth Euclidy&oomacr;ˈklĭd [key], city (1990 pop. 23,866), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1940. Mostly residential, it is the site of…

South Farmingdale

(Encyclopedia) South Farmingdale, uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,377), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. It is chiefly residential.

South Gate

(Encyclopedia) South Gate, city (1990 pop. 86,284), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1923. Among the city's manufactures are metal, electrical, paper, and rubber…

South Georgia

(Encyclopedia) South Georgia, island, c.1,450 sq mi (3,760 sq km), S Atlantic Ocean, c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) E of Cape Horn. A dependency of the Falkland Islands from 1908 to 1985 (along with the South…

South Glamorgan

(Encyclopedia) South GlamorganSouth Glamorgangləmôrˈgən [key], former county, S Wales. Created in the 1974 governmental reorganization of Wales from portions of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, in the…

South Hadley

(Encyclopedia) South Hadley, residential town (1990 pop. 16,685), Hampshire co., W Mass., on the Connecticut River near the Holyoke Range; settled 1684, inc. 1775. Its paper industry dates from the…

South Houston

(Encyclopedia) South Houston, city (1990 pop. 14,207), Harris co., SE Tex., an industrial suburb of Houston; inc. 1911. Manufactures include transportation equipment, machinery, and asphalt.

South Kingstown

(Encyclopedia) South KingstownSouth Kingstownkĭngˈstən, kĭngzˈtounˌ [key], town (1990 pop. 24,631), seat of Washington co., S R.I.; settled 1641, inc. 1674 as Kings Towne, divided into South…