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(Encyclopedia) Bend, city (2020 pop. 99,178), seat of Deschutes co., W central Oregon, on the Deschutes River, at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range…Wick
(Encyclopedia) Wick, town (1991 pop. 7,770), Highland, N Scotland, on Wick Bay at the mouth of the Wick River. The town consists of the villages of Louisburgh, Old Wick, and Pulteneytown. It is an…Presteigne
(Encyclopedia) PresteignePresteigneprĕstēnˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 1,780), Powys, E Wales, on the Lugg River where it forms the border with England. Tourism is important. A 17th-century bridge…Phuket
(Encyclopedia) PhuketPhuketp&oomacr;ˈkĭt [key], island, 206 sq mi (534 sq km), a province of Thailand, in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. The town of Phuket is the…Ardmore
(Encyclopedia) Ardmore, city (2020 pop. 24,725), seat of Carter co., S Okla.; inc. 1898. It is the commercial center of an oil and farm area. Its industries include oil refining, tourism…Wicklow, town, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Wicklow, town (1991 pop. 6,215), seat of Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. It is a seaport and market for an area of potato growing and livestock raising. Chemicals…Kapuskasing
(Encyclopedia) KapuskasingKapuskasingkăpəskāˈsĭng [key], town (1991 pop. 10,344), central Ont., Canada, on the Kapuskasing River, N of Timmins. It has lumbering and pulp and paper mills, a cold-…Beckley
(Encyclopedia) Beckley, city (2020 pop. 17,286), seat of Raleigh co., S W.Va.; inc. 1927. Beckley's major industries include tourism, agriculture (…Saranac Lake
(Encyclopedia) Saranac Lake, village (1990 pop. 5,377), Essex and Franklin counties, N N.Y., in the Adirondacks; settled c.1819 as a lumbering town, inc. 1892. It is a year-round resort community;…Clamart
(Encyclopedia) Clamart Clamart klämärˈ [key], suburb SW of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. There…Trending
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