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Leesburg

(Encyclopedia) Leesburg, city (1990 pop. 14,903), Lake co., N central Fla., in a hill and lake region; inc. 1875. Leesburg, named for Evander Lee, its founder, is a processing and shipping center in…

Kearns

(Encyclopedia) KearnsKearnskûrnz [key], uninc. town (1990 pop. 28,874), Salt Lake co., N Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Alfalfa and barley are grown and cattle and sheep are raised. There is…

Arvika

(Encyclopedia) ArvikaArvikaärˈvēˌkä [key], city (1990 est. pop. 14,000), Värmland co., W Sweden, on Lake Glafsfjorden. It is a commercial and industrial center, with a lake port. Arvika was mentioned…

Sault Sainte Marie, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Sault Sainte Marie, city (1990 pop. 14,689), seat of Chippewa co., N Mich., Upper Peninsula, a port of entry on the St. Marys River opposite Sault Ste Marie, Ont.; inc. as a city 1887…

Bay City

(Encyclopedia) Bay City. 1 City (2020 pop. 32,661), seat of Bay co., S Mich., a port of entry on the Saginaw River at its mouth on Saginaw Bay (an…

Barrie

(Encyclopedia) Barrie, city, S Ont., Canada, on the west shore of Lake Simcoe. It is a commuter city in the Toronto metropolitan region. Among the city…

Saint Clair Shores

(Encyclopedia) Saint Clair Shores, city (1990 pop. 68,107), Macomb co., SE Mich., a residential suburb adjacent to Detroit, on Lake St. Clair; settled 18th cent. by the French, inc. 1925.…

Van, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Van, LakeVan, Lakevän [key], 1,453 sq mi (3,763 sq km), largest lake in Turkey, in E Turkey 65 mi (105 km) SW of Mt. Ararat. Some 75 mi (120 km) long, the lake is alkaline and has no…

Erie, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Erie, city (2020 pop. 94,831), seat of Erie co., NW Pa., on Lake Erie; inc. as a city 1851. Pennsylvania's only port on the Great Lakes…

Portage la Prairie

(Encyclopedia) Portage la PrairiePortage la Prairiepôrˌtĭj lə prârˈē [key], city (1991 pop. 13,186), S Man., Canada. It is the center of a mixed-farming region and has diversified industries. The…