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Ängelholm

(Encyclopedia) ÄngelholmÄngelholmĕngˌəlhôlmˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 19,190), Kristianstad co., SW Sweden, on Skälderviken Bay (an arm of the Kattegat); chartered 1516. It is a beach resort and…

Lido di Venezia

(Encyclopedia) Lido di VeneziaLido di Venezialēˈdō dē vānĕˈtsyä [key], long, narrow, sandy island in Venetia, Italy, separating the lagoon of Venice from the Adriatic. It has a beautiful beach and is…

Bathurst, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Bathurst Bathurst băthˈərst [key], city, N N.B., Canada, on Chaleur Bay at the mouth of the Nepisiguit…

Rogue

(Encyclopedia) Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and…

Revere

(Encyclopedia) Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc.…

Compton

(Encyclopedia) Compton, city (2021pop. 95,740), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach; inc. 1888. It has aircraft,…

Cocoa, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cocoa, city (2020 pop. 19,041), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895.…

Indian River

(Encyclopedia) Indian River, lagoon, c.100 mi (160 km) long, E Fla., parallel to the east coast from N of Titusville to Stuart. Along the lagoon a variety of citrus and vegetable products are grown.…

Mandal

(Encyclopedia) MandalMandalmänˈdäl [key], town (1995 pop. 12,921), Vest-Agder co., extreme S Norway, on the Skagerrak. A renowned seaport in the 17th cent., it is now a small trading and shipping…

Amager

(Encyclopedia) Amager Amager äˈmägər [key], island, 25 sq mi (65 sq km), Copenhagen co., E Denmark, in the Øresund. Northern Amager is occupied by a part of Copenhagen city…