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(Encyclopedia)Upper Hutt, city (1996 pop. 36,717), S North Island, New Zealand, in the Hutt River Valley. It is primarily residential but has some light industries. ...Gila
(Encyclopedia)Gila hēˈlə [key], river, 630 mi (1,014 km) long, rising in the mountains of W N.Mex. and flowing W across Ariz. to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.; the San Francisco River is its main tributary. ...Salmon Wild River
(Encyclopedia)Salmon Wild River: see Kobuk Valley National Park. ...Kentville
(Encyclopedia)Kentville, town (1991 pop. 5,506), W N.S., Canada, on the Cornwallis River, NW of Halifax. It is a tourist and trade center in the Annapolis valley, a fruit-growing region. ...Achor
(Encyclopedia)Achor āˈkôr [key], in the Bible, valley where Achan was stoned. ...Fishers Hill
(Encyclopedia)Fishers Hill, bluff, near Strasburg, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; site of Union Gen. Philip Sheridan's defeat of Gen. Jubal Early on Sept. 22, 1864, during the Civil War. ...Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
(Encyclopedia)Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of
(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...Keziz
(Encyclopedia)Keziz kēˈzĭz [key], in the Bible, valley, in the vicinity of Jericho. ...Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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