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Halifax, urban area, England

(Encyclopedia) Halifax, urban area, Calderdale metropolitan district, central England, on the Hebble, a small tributary of the Calder River. Halifax is…

Fife, council area, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Fife, council area (1993 est. pop. 351,200), 510 sq mi (1,322 sq km), and former county, E Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay. The land rises to 1,500 ft (457 m…

Gateway National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia) Gateway National Recreation Area, N.Y.-N.J.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area

(Encyclopedia) Agin-Buryat Autonomous AreaAgin-Buryat Autonomous Areaəgyēnˌb&oobreve;ryätˈ [key] or Aga BuryatAga Buryatägˈə b&oobreve;ryätˈ [key], former administrative division, S Siberian…

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area

(Encyclopedia) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous AreaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Areayəmälˈō-nyĕˈnyĭts [key], administrative division (1995 pop. 479,700), c.290,000 sq mi (751,000 sq km), NW Siberian Russia, on…

Ust-Ordyn-Buryat Autonomous Area

(Encyclopedia) Ust-Ordyn-Buryat Autonomous Area, former administrative division, 9,000 sq mi (24,000 sq km), S Siberian Russia, in the Irkutsk region. Formed in 1937, it stretched from the Baykal Mts…