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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park
(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence Islands National Park, 1,000 acres (405 hectares), S Ont., Canada, in the Thousand Islands; est. 1904. It includes 17 wooded Canadian islands and some adjacent mainland…Drobak
(Encyclopedia) DrobakDrobakdröˈbäk [key], town, Akershus co., SE Norway, on the Oslofjord. It is a picturesque summer resort and a winter port for Oslo.Paralympic games
(Encyclopedia) Paralympic games, series of international sports contests for athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments. The games grew out of a gathering of British World War II…Cancer, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Cancer [Lat.,=the crab], in astronomy, constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Gemini and Leo; it is a constellation of the zodiac. It…Pontresina
(Encyclopedia) PontresinaPontresinapōntrāzēˈnä [key], village, Grisons canton, SE Switzerland, at the foot of the Bernina Alps. It is a summer and winter resort and sports center.North Bay
(Encyclopedia) North Bay, city (1991 pop. 55,405), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Nipissing. It is the transportation and commercial center of lumbering and mining districts and a popular summer resort.…Engelberg
(Encyclopedia) EngelbergEngelbergĕngˈəlbĕrkh [key], town, Obwalden half canton, central Switzerland. It is a winter and summer resort and has an early 12th-century Benedictine abbey.Torrens, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Torrens, Lake, shallow salt lake, 2,230 sq mi (5,776 sq km), central South Australia state, Australia. In a rift valley, it is 120 mi (193 km) long and is Australia's second largest…Bexhill
(Encyclopedia) Bexhill Bexhill bĕksˈhĭlˈ [key], town, East Sussex, SE England. It is a summer resort and has a…Point Pleasant
(Encyclopedia) Point Pleasant, residential and resort borough (1990 pop. 18,177), Ocean co., E N.J., near the Manasquan Inlet; settled 1850, inc. 1920. The adjoining borough of Point Pleasant Beach (…Trending
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