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Kanoya

(Encyclopedia) KanoyaKanoyakänōˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 77,655), Kagoshima prefecture, S Kyushu, Japan, on the Osumi Peninsula. It is an agricultural market for cereals and sweet potatoes, and it…

Karabük

(Encyclopedia) KarabükKarabükkäräˈbük [key], city (1990 pop. 104,869), N Turkey. It was built in the 1930s as the seat of the iron and steel industry of Turkey. Nearby are the Zonguldak coal fields.

New Providence, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown…

Mirny

(Encyclopedia) MirnyMirnymērˈnē [key], town, NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-…

Pierrelatte

(Encyclopedia) PierrelattePierrelattepyĕrlätˈ [key], town, Drôme dept., SE France. The center of France's nuclear industry, Pierrelatte has a large uranium-producing complex. Other industries include…

Deerfield Beach

(Encyclopedia) Deerfield Beach, town (2020 pop. 86,859), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1925. The development of high-technology…

Cliffside Park

(Encyclopedia) Cliffside Park, borough (2020 pop. 25,693), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Palisades above the Hudson River, opposite New York City; inc.…

Fujiyoshida

(Encyclopedia) Fujiyoshida Fujiyoshida f&oomacr;jēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu,…

Fukaya

(Encyclopedia) Fukaya Fukaya f&oomacr;käˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an…

Frederikshavn

(Encyclopedia) Frederikshavn Frederikshavn frĭᵺˈrĭks-houn [key], city, Nordjylland co., N Denmark, a port on the…