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(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…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…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…A. E. Housman: Oh fair enough are sky and plain,
Oh fair enough are sky and plain, But I know fairer far: Those are as beautiful again That in the water are;The pools and rivers wash so clean The trees and clouds and air, The like on…Poole
(Encyclopedia) Poole, borough and unitary authority (2011 pop. 147,645), S England, on the north side of Poole Harbour. Poole has shipbuilding, pottery-making, and other industries. It is a naval…Irvine, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Irvine Irvine ûrˈvĭn [key], town, North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary…Panama City
(Encyclopedia) Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of…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…Trending
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