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(Encyclopedia)Noranda: see Rouyn-Noranda, Que., Canada. ...Bagotville
(Encyclopedia)Bagotville: see La Baie, Que., Canada. ...Springhill
(Encyclopedia)Springhill, town (1991 pop. 4,373), N N.S., Canada. Located in a region of mixed farming and lumbering, it was formerly an active coal-mining center. ...flying squirrel
(Encyclopedia)flying squirrel, name for certain nocturnal tree squirrels adapted for gliding; they do not actually fly. Most are found in Asia, but one species of the genus Pteromys extends into SE Europe and the t...Fourth of July
(Encyclopedia)Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration on July 4, 1776...Garay, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Garay, Juan de hwän dā gärīˈ [key], c.1528–1583, Spanish conquistador, refounder of Buenos Aires. He went to Peru (1544) in the train of the first viceroy, Blasco Núñez Vela, and was active a...Wuchang
(Encyclopedia)Wuchang wo͞o-chäng [key], former city, since 1950 part of Wuhan, E Hubei prov., China, on the right bank of the Chang River at the mouth of the Han. It is an administrative and cultural center, with...Fort William
(Encyclopedia)Fort William: see Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada. ...Graham Island
(Encyclopedia)Graham Island, 2,485 sq mi (6,436 sq km), off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, northernmost and largest of the Queen Charlotte Islands. ...Hull, former city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Hull, former city, Que., Canada: see Gatineau. ...Browse by Subject
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