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Tarn, river, France

(Encyclopedia) Tarn, river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., S France, and flowing southwest before emptying into the Garonne River. Deep gorges and canyons formed by the river…

Laguna Beach

(Encyclopedia) Laguna BeachLaguna Beachləg&oomacr;ˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 23,170), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1887, inc. 1927. A residential and resort community with…

Izu-shichito

(Encyclopedia) Izu-shichitoIzu-shichitoēˈz&oomacr;-shēchēˈtō [key], island group, extending c.300 mi (480 km) S of Tokyo Bay, Japan. O-shima is the largest of these volcanic islands, which are…

Saratoga

(Encyclopedia) Saratoga, residential city (1990 pop. 28,061), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in a vineyard and orchard area, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mts.; inc. 1956. Wine is produced in the…

Billerica

(Encyclopedia) Billerica Billerica bĭlrĭˈkə [key], town (2020 pop. 42,119), Middlesex co., NE Mass., on the Concord…

Valley, The

(Encyclopedia) Valley, The, town (2001 pop. 1,169), capital of the British dependency of Anguilla, in the West Indies. Located in the approximate center of the island, it is Anguilla's main town and…

Stowe

(Encyclopedia) StoweStowestō [key], resort town (1990 pop. 2,450), Lamoille co., N central Vt.; settled 1794, inc. 1896. It is surrounded by mountains, including Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest.…

Bastia

(Encyclopedia) Bastia Bastia bästēˈä [key], city, Haute-Corse dept., NE Corsica, France, on the Tyrrhenian Sea…

Batangas

(Encyclopedia) Batangas Batangas bätänˈgäs [key], city, capital of Batangas prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. An…