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Veracruz, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) VeracruzVeracruzvāräkr&oomacr;sˈ [key] [Span.,=true cross], officially Veracruz LlaveVeracruz Llavevāräkr&oomacr;sˈ [key]Veracruz Llaveyäˈbā [key], state (1990 pop. 6,228,239…

South Australia

(Encyclopedia) South Australia, state (2016 pop. 1,676,653), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands…

North Carolina

North Carolina State Information Capital: Raleigh  Official Name: North Carolina Organized as a territory/republic: March 24, 1663 Entered Union (rank): November 21, 1789  Present constitution…

Mount Allison University

(Encyclopedia) Mount Allison University, at Sackville, N.B., Canada; nonsectarian; founded 1839; opened 1843 as Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy; Mount Allison College organized 1862. It achieved…

Parker Dam

(Encyclopedia) Parker Dam, at the Ariz.–Calif. line, on the Colorado River; completed 1938. It is 320 ft (98 m) high and 856 ft (261 m) long. The dam impounds water for Los Angeles and other coastal…

Costa del Sol

(Encyclopedia) Costa del SolCosta del Solkōˈstä ᵺĕl sōlˈ [key], a strip of coastline, S. Spain, in Andalusia, extending from Motril to Estepona The area has become famous as a Mediterranean coastal…

Harstad

(Encyclopedia) Harstad Harstad härˈstä [key], town, Troms co., NW Norway, on Hinnøya, the largest island…

Irvine, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Irvine Irvine ûrˈvĭn [key], town, North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary…

Forillon National Park

(Encyclopedia) Forillon National ParkForillon National ParkfôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence…