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Blackpool
(Encyclopedia) Blackpool, borough and unitary authority (2021 est. pop. 138,380), Lancashire, NW England, on the Irish Sea. Famed as a traditionally…Bideford
(Encyclopedia) BidefordBidefordbĭdˈəfərd [key], town (1985 est. 12,300), Devon, SW England, on the Torridge estuary. Formerly a major seaport, it still maintains some foreign trade (timber is…Lanai
(Encyclopedia) LanaiLanailənīˈ [key], island, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), central Hawaii, W of Maui island across the Auau Channel; Mt. Lanaihale (3,370 ft/1,027 m) is the island's highest point. Lanai…Kilimanjaro
(Encyclopedia) KilimanjaroKilimanjarokĭlˌĭmənjäˈrō [key], highest mountain of Africa, NE Tanzania. An extinct volcano, it rises in two peaks, Uhuru (Kibo; 19,340 ft/5,895 m, Africa's highest point)…Kingston
(Encyclopedia) Kingston, town, capital of the Australian territory of Norfolk Island, located on the island's S coast, on Emily Bay. Kingston is the administrative and historic center of Norfolk…Charlottetown
(Encyclopedia) Charlottetown, city, capital and chief port of Prince Edward Island, E Canada, on the southern coast. Food processing, tourism, fishing…Eastbourne
(Encyclopedia) Eastbourne Eastbourne ēstˈbôrn [key], town and district, East Sussex, SE England. Eastbourne is a…Haikou
(Encyclopedia) HaikouHaikouhīˈkōˈ [key] or HoihowHaikouhoiˈhouˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 364,700), Hainan island, capital of Hainan prov., China. A seaport on Hainan Strait, it is the largest city…Rock Springs
(Encyclopedia) Rock Springs, city (1990 pop. 19,050), alt. c.6,270 ft (1,910 m), Sweetwater co., SW Wyo., on Bitter Creek; inc. 1888. It is a cattle and sheep shipping point and the center of large…Oberammergau
(Encyclopedia) OberammergauOberammergauōˌbərämˈərgou [key], town (1994 pop. 5,343), Bavaria, S Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It has been a noted center of woodcarving since the 12th cent.…