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(Encyclopedia) Donbas, industrial region, Ukraine and Russia: see Donets Basin.Yarlung Zangbo
(Encyclopedia) Yarlung Zangbo, river, Tibet Autonomous Region, China: see Brahmaputra.Sutherland
(Encyclopedia) Sutherland or Sutherlandshire, former county, N Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Sutherland became (1975) part of the new Highland region (now a council area).Friuli
(Encyclopedia) FriuliFriulifrē&oomacr;ˈlē [key], historic region, now divided between Friuli–Venezia Giulia, NE Italy, and Slovenia. It extends from the E Alps to the Adriatic and includes, in…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.Indian Head
(Encyclopedia) Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion…Nairnshire
(Encyclopedia) Nairnshire or Nairn, former county, NE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Nairnshire became (1975) part of the new Highland region (now a council area).Campi Flegrei
(Encyclopedia) Campi Flegrei, region and volcanic caldera, Italy: see Phlegraean Fields.Santa Fe Springs
(Encyclopedia) Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing.Olds
(Encyclopedia) Olds, town (1991 pop. 5,542), S Alta., Canada, N of Calgary, in a stock, dairy, and wheat-farming region. It has grain elevators and is the seat of a provincial agricultural school.Trending
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