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(Encyclopedia) CalcasieuCalcasieukălˈkəs&oomacr; [key], river c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in W central La. and flowing S through Lake Charles and Calcasieu Lake to the Gulf of Mexico. The…Sarnia
(Encyclopedia) Sarnia, city (1991 pop. 74,376), S Ont., Canada, on the St. Clair River, at the south end of Lake Huron and opposite Port Huron, Mich. The two cities are connected by a railroad tunnel…Elliot Lake
(Encyclopedia) Elliot Lake, city, S central Ont., Canada, W of Sudbury. The focus of a 1950s uranium-mining boom, it is now a retirement home center.…Saint Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence, one of the principal rivers of North America, 744 mi (1,197 km) long. It issues from the northeastern end of Lake Ontario and flows northeast, first along the U.S.-…Klamath Falls
(Encyclopedia) Klamath Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,737), seat of Klamath co., SW Oreg., at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake; inc. 1905. It is the processing and distribution center of a lumber,…Balkash, city, Kazakhstan
(Encyclopedia) Balkash Balkash bäl-käshˈ [key], city, in Kazakhstan, on the north shore of Lake Balkash. A railroad…Texcoco, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Texcoco, Lake: see Mexico, city; Tenochtitlán.Manitowoc
(Encyclopedia) ManitowocManitowocmănˌĭtəwŏkˈ [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 32,520), seat of Manitowoc co., E Wis., a port of entry on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River; inc. 1870…Grosse Pointe
(Encyclopedia) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe grōs point [key], name referring to five residential suburbs of Detroit,…Lake Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Lake Jackson, city (1990 pop. 22,776), Brazoria co., SE Tex., on a branch of the Brazos River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1941. It is a trading and shipping center for the many…Trending
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