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(Encyclopedia) PetrozavodskPetrozavodskpyĕtˌrəzəvôtskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 269,500), capital of Karelia, NW European Russia, a port on Lake Onega. It produces lumbering equipment and has shipyards…Picayune
(Encyclopedia) PicayunePicayunepĭkəy&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 10,633), Pearl River co., S Miss., near the Pearl River and the La. line; inc. 1904. It is the trade, processing, and…Polhem, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Polhem, ChristopherPolhem, Christopherp&oomacr;lˈhĕm [key], 1661–1751, Swedish inventor and industrialist. After studying engineering techniques used in Germany, the Netherlands,…Port Hueneme
(Encyclopedia) Port HuenemePort Huenemewīˌnēˈmē [key], city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the…Pottstown
(Encyclopedia) Pottstown, borough (1990 pop. 21,831), Montgomery co., SE Pa., on the Schuylkill River; settled c.1700, inc. 1815. The borough's industries include plastic and metal products,…Azusa
(Encyclopedia) Azusa Azusa əz&oomacr;ˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 50,000), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; inc. 1898. It is a residential and…Somerset, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Somerset. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,733), seat of Pulaski co., S Ky., in a farm, coal, and limestone area of the Cumberland foothills; inc. 1810. A railroad center, it has agriculture (…Trollhättan
(Encyclopedia) TrollhättanTrollhättantrôlˈhĕˌtän [key], city (1990 pop. 40,180), Älvsborg co., S Sweden, on the Götaälv River near Lake Vänern. The Götaälv River, which falls 108 ft (33 m) in about 1…Vista
(Encyclopedia) VistaVistavĭsˈtə [key], uninc. city (1990 pop. 71,872), San Diego co., SW Calif., near the Pacific coast, in an agricultural and resort area; inc. 1963. Its manufactures include metal…Sundsvall
(Encyclopedia) SundsvallSundsvallsŭntsˈvälˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 50,380), Västernorrland co., E Sweden, a major seaport on the Sundsvallfjärden, an arm of the Gulf of Bothnia. Manufactures include…Trending
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