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San Bernardino, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) San BernardinoSan Bernardinosăn bûrˌnədēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. It is the center…South San Francisco
(Encyclopedia) South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and…San Bernardino, Alpine pass, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) San BernardinoSan Bernardinosän bĕrnärdēˈnō [key], Alpine pass, 6,770 ft (2,063 m) high, between Mesocco Valley and Rheinwald Valley, Grisons canton, SE Switzerland. Used possibly…San Isidro
(Encyclopedia) San IsidroSan Isidrosän ēsēˈᵺrō [key], city (1991 pop. 299,022), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. San Isidro…San Luis Obispo
(Encyclopedia) San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obisposăn l&oomacr;ˈĭs ōbĭsˈpō [key], city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. Printing and…San Joaquin
(Encyclopedia) San JoaquinSan Joaquinsăn wäkēnˈ [key], river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta…Colorado River storage project
(Encyclopedia) Colorado River storage project, a multipurpose plan, undertaken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1956, to control the flow of the upper Colorado and its tributaries and to aid in…San Fernando, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) San Fernando, city (1990 pop. 22,580), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Fernando valley; inc. 1911. Among its industries are clothing and electronics. The valley, first entered by…San Rafael
(Encyclopedia) San RafaelSan Rafaelsăn rəfĕlˈ [key], residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913…gaucho
(Encyclopedia) gauchogauchogouˈchō [key], cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman…Trending
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