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Fair Oaks, towns, United
States

(Encyclopedia) Fair Oaks. 1 uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 32,514), Sacramento co., N central Calif., on the American River, in a growing citrus…

Freeport, city, Bahamas

(Encyclopedia) Freeport, city, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial…

Rotorua

(Encyclopedia) RotoruaRotoruarōtər&oomacr;ˈə [key], city (1996 pop. 52,953), central North Island, New Zealand. It is a popular tourist area with nearby lakes and hot springs. The area is also…

Ogden, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Ogden, city (1990 pop. 63,909), seat of Weber co., N Utah, at the confluence of the Ogden and Weber rivers; inc. 1851. Aerospace industries and Hill Air Force Base are the major…

Sulphur Springs

(Encyclopedia) Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important…

San Luis

(Encyclopedia) San Luis, city (1991 pop. 110,353), capital of San Luis prov., W central Argentina. The city is the commercial center of an area producing cattle, corn, and asparagus; the surrounding…

Chukchi Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Chukchi PeninsulaChukchi Peninsulach&oomacr;kˈchē [key], northeastern extremity of Asia, terminating in Cape Dezhnev, Russian Far East. Washed by the E Siberian and Chukchi seas in…

North Little Rock

(Encyclopedia) North Little Rock, city (1990 pop. 61,741), Pulaski co., central Ark., on the Arkansas River opposite Little Rock; settled c.1856, inc. as a city 1903. North Little Rock lies in a…

Kabardino-Balkar Republic

(Encyclopedia) Kabardino-Balkar RepublicKabardino-Balkar Republickăbˌərdēˈnō-bălkârˈ [key] or Kabardino-Balkaria, constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 760,000), c.4,800 sq mi (12,400 sq km), SE…

Hutt City

(Encyclopedia) Hutt City, city, S North Island, New Zealand, in the Hutt River valley, part of the greater Wellington urban area; formerly called Lower…