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Victoria, city, Hong Kong
(Encyclopedia) Victoria, city (2001 est. pop. 1,035,000), capital of China's special administrative region of Hong Kong. The city, commonly known as Hong Kong, is on the NW shore of Hong Kong island…Udagamandalam
(Encyclopedia) UdagamandalamUdagamandalam&oomacr;ˈdəgəmänˌdəläm [key], formerly OotacamundUdagamandalam&oomacr;ˈtəkəmŭndˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 81,763), Tamil Nadu state, SW India, in the…West Indies, University of the
(Encyclopedia) West Indies, University of the, autonomous regional institution with main campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados; coeducational; est. 1948 in Mona, Jamaica, as an external…Bemidji
(Encyclopedia) Bemidji Bemidji bəmĭjˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 14,574), seat of Beltrami co., N central Minn., on…Valletta
(Encyclopedia) VallettaVallettavəlĕtˈə [key], city (1994 est. pop. 9,129), capital of Malta, NE Malta. It is strategically located on a rocky promontory between two deep harbors. Dockyards line the…Saint-Brieuc
(Encyclopedia) Saint-BrieucSaint-BrieucsăN-brēöˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 47,370), capital of Côtes-d'Armor dept., NW France, on the Gouet River near its mouth on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, an arm of the…Sparks
(Encyclopedia) Sparks, city (1990 pop. 53,367), Washoe co., W Nev., just E of Reno; inc. 1905. The Southern Pacific RR was the major employer until the dieselization of railroad engines forced the…Seward
(Encyclopedia) Seward, city (1990 pop. 2,699), Kenai Peninsula borough, S Alaska, on Kenai Peninsula, at the head of Resurrection Bay; inc. 1912. It was founded in 1902 as the ocean terminus of the…Provincetown
(Encyclopedia) Provincetown, resort town (1990 pop. 3,374), Barnstable co., SE Mass., on the tip of Cape Cod, with a harbor on Cape Cod Bay; inc. 1727. The principal industries are tourism and…Kolomyya
(Encyclopedia) KolomyyaKolomyyakələmĭˈyə [key], Ger. Kolomea, Pol. Kołomyja, city (1989 pop. 63,000), W Ukraine, on the Prut River and in the Carpathian foothills. It is a rail junction and…