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San Luis Potosí, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)San Luis Potosí sän lo͞oēsˈ pōtōsēˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 2,003,187), 24,417 sq mi (63,240 sq km), central Mexico. San Luis Potosí is the capital. Most of the state lies on the eastern tab...San Pablo Bay
(Encyclopedia)San Pablo Bay: see San Francisco Bay. ...Daly City
(Encyclopedia)Daly City, city (2020 pop. 104,901), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco; inc. 1911. Daly City is primarily residential, its population h...San Fernando, city, Argentina
(Encyclopedia)San Fernando săn fərnănˈdō [key], city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The city was established in 1...Coronado
(Encyclopedia)Coronado kŏrˌənäˈdō [key], city (2020 pop. 20,192), San Diego co., S Calif., on a peninsula on ...Telluride
(Encyclopedia)Telluride tĕlˈyərīd [key], town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. A trade center in a sheep, dairying, and mining (gold,...San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
(Encyclopedia)San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: see San Gabriel Mountains. ...San Francisco Bay
(Encyclopedia)San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. The bay is as deep as 100 ft (30 m) in spots, ...Chula Vista
(Encyclopedia)Chula Vista cho͞oˈlə [key], city (2020 pop. 275,487), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego ...San Jacinto
(Encyclopedia)San Jacinto, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in SE Texas as the West Fork and flowing S to Galveston Bay. Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower river are used fo...Browse by Subject
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