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Akershus

(Encyclopedia) Akershus Akershus äˈkərs-h&oomacr;sˌ [key], county, 1,895 sq mi (4,908 sq km), SE Norway, bordering on the Oslofjord in the south and on Sweden in the…

Brig, town, Switzerland

(Encyclopedia) BrigBrigbrēk [key], Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. Although it has a noted 17th-century palace, Brig…

Villaviciosa

(Encyclopedia) VillaviciosaVillaviciosavēˌlyävēthēōˈsä [key], town (1990 pop. 15,389), Oviedo prov., NW Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay. It is a fishing port and tourism center with cider…

Tralee

(Encyclopedia) TraleeTraleetrəlēˈ, trā– [key], town (1991 pop. 17,862), seat of Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland, on the Lee River. It is a seaport linked with Blennerville on Tralee Bay by a 1-mi-…

Barentsburg

(Encyclopedia) BarentsburgBarentsburgbäˈrəntsb&oobreve;rg [key], town, Spitsbergen island, Svalbard, Norway. Though tourism is increasingly economically significant, Barentsburg was originally a…

George Town

(Encyclopedia) George Town, town (1989 pop. 12,921), capital and administrative center of the Cayman Islands, in the West Indies. A major offshore banking and business center, it is the site of…

Merritt Island

(Encyclopedia) Merritt Island, c.40 mi (60 km) long and c.6 mi (10 km) wide, E Fla., separated from the mainland by Indian River (a lagoon) and from the Canaveral peninsula on the east by Banana…

Christie, Perry Gladstone

(Encyclopedia) Christie, Perry Gladstone, 1943–, Bahamian political leader. A member of the Progressive Liberal party, he practiced law for several years before serving (1977–2017; as an independent…

Alicante

(Encyclopedia) Alicante Alicante älēkänˈtā [key], city, capital of Alicante prov., SE Spain, in Valencia. A Mediterranean port, it has exports of wine, oil, cereals, fruit…

Buena Park

(Encyclopedia) Buena Park Buena Park bwāˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 84,034), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1953. Food…