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(Encyclopedia) JotunheimenJotunheimenyōˈt&oobreve;nhāmən [key], mountain group, S central Norway; highest of Scandinavia. It culminates in Galdhøpiggen (8,098 ft/2,468 m high) and Glittertinden (…Katonah
(Encyclopedia) Katonah, suburban residential village (1990 pop. 2,400), in Westchester co., SE N.Y., N of New York City. Katohah lies on a reservoir that is part of the Croton River system; the…Lindau
(Encyclopedia) LindauLindaulĭnˈdou [key], town (1994 pop. 24,560), Bavaria, S Germany, on an island in Lake Constance (Ger. Bodensee). Connected by bridges with the mainland, it is a picturesque…Falster
(Encyclopedia) Falster Falster fälˈstər [key], island, 198 sq mi (513 sq km), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark, in…Aberystwyth
(Encyclopedia) Aberystwyth Aberystwyth ăbˌərĭstˈwĭth [key], town, Ceredigion, W Wales, on Cardigan Bay. It is a summer resort and cultural center. Before the construction…Brandon, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Brandon, city, SW Man., Canada, on the Assiniboine River. The business center of the wheat-raising area of SW Manitoba, Brandon has an…Campobello
(Encyclopedia) CampobelloCampobellokămˌpōbĕlˈō [key], island, 9 mi (14.5 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, in Passamaquoddy Bay, N.B., Canada, just off the coast of Maine. The island passed to Canada…Bussaco
(Encyclopedia) Bussaco or Busaco, Port. BuçacoBussacoall: b&oomacr;säˈkō [key], locality, W central Portugal, in Beira, near Coimbra and around Mt. Bussaco. Now a summer resort, it was formerly a…Brač
(Encyclopedia) BračBračbräch [key], Ital. Brazza, island, 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital.…Whistler, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Whistler, town (1990 est. pop. 4,459), SW B.C., W Canada, 60 mi (97 km) N of Vancouver, near Alta and Green lakes in Whistler Valley in the Coast Mts. A popular summer resort area…Trending
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