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Las Cruces

(Encyclopedia) Las CrucesLas Crucesläs kr&oomacr;ˈsĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 62,126), seat of Dona Ana co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande, in a farm area irrigated by the Elephant Butte system;…

Helsingør

(Encyclopedia) Helsingør Helsingør hĕlˌsĭng-örˈ [key] or Elsinore Helsingør…

Haleakala Observatories

(Encyclopedia) Haleakala ObservatoriesHaleakala Observatorieshäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], astronomical facilities located on the summit of Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m), in Haleakala National Park,…

Bet Shean

(Encyclopedia) Bet Shean Bet Shean bāt shĭänˈ [key], town, NE Israel, in the Jordan River valley, c.300 ft (90 m)…

Balboa

(Encyclopedia) Balboa, town, Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the…

Nephtoah

(Encyclopedia) NephtoahNephtoahnĕftōˈə [key], in the Bible, fountain, on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The site is identified with the modern Me Neftoah (Israel).

North Bay

(Encyclopedia) North Bay, city (1991 pop. 55,405), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Nipissing. It is the transportation and commercial center of lumbering and mining districts and a popular summer resort.…

Eatontown

(Encyclopedia) Eatontown, borough (2020 pop. 13,597), Monmouth co., E central N.J.; inc. 1926. A residential borough, it is named for Thomas Eaton, who…

Abington

(Encyclopedia) Abington, township (2020 pop. 58,502), Montgomery co., SE Pa., a residential suburb of Philadelphia; settled 1696, inc. 1906. The site of combat during the Revolutionary…

Harpenden

(Encyclopedia) Harpenden Harpenden härˈpəndən [key], town, Hertfordshire, E central England. Mainly residential…