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(Encyclopedia)Kanin käˈnyĭn [key], peninsula, N European Russia, projecting into the Barents Sea between the White Sea (in the west) and Chesha (Cheshskaya) Bay (in the east). Its northernmost cape is called Kan...Baldwin, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Baldwin. 1 Uninc. city (2020 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, on Baldwin Bay; settled 1640s. A fishing center ...San Pablo
(Encyclopedia)San Pablo săn păbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 25,158), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, a suburb of Oakland; inc. 1948. One of the oldest Spanish settlements in the region, the city is ...Baia
(Encyclopedia)Baia bīˈä [key], Lat. Baiae, village, in Campania, S Italy, on the Bay of Naples. In Roman times it was a celebrated spa and a favorite imperial residence, with sumptuous villas (1st cent. b.c.). T...Port Talbot
(Encyclopedia)Port Talbot tôlˈbət [key], town (1981 pop. 40,078), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, at the mouth of the Avon (Afan) River on Swansea Bay. Port Talbot is a popular seaside resort. Nearby are the steelwo...Pulangi
(Encyclopedia)Pulangi po͞olängˈgē [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the mountains of N Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing SW to Liguasan Marsh. As the Mindanao River, it flows NW to Illana Bay...Pacific Grove
(Encyclopedia)Pacific Grove, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 16,117), Monterey co., W central Calif., on a point where Monterey Bay meets the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1889. Among the natural attractions of the ar...North Miami
(Encyclopedia)North Miami, city (1990 pop. 49,998), Dade co., SE Fla., a growing suburb of Miami, on Biscayne Bay; inc. 1926. It is mainly residential, but has considerable retail development. Manufactures include ...Novato
(Encyclopedia)Novato nōväˈtō [key], residential city (1990 pop. 47,585), Marin co., W Calif., N of San Fransisco on San Pablo Bay; inc. 1960. In a farming and dairying area, it produces cosmetics, metal product...Fort Frances
(Encyclopedia)Fort Frances, town, SW Ont., Canada, on Rainy River, opposite International Falls, Minn. It is chiefly a lumbering center with sawmills and a pulp and p...Browse by Subject
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