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Pocatello

(Encyclopedia) PocatelloPocatellopōkətĕlˈō [key], city (1990 pop. 46,080), seat of Bannock co., SE Idaho, between mountains on the Portneuf River near its junction with the Snake (there dammed to…

Pinar del Rio, province, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) Pinar del RioPinar del Riopēnärˈ dĕl rēˈō [key], province (1994 est. pop. 700,000), W Cuba, the westernmost province of Cuba. Pinar del Rio is the capital. The province, occupying a…

Pennines

(Encyclopedia) PenninesPenninespĕnˈīnz [key] or Pennine Chain, mountain range, sometimes called the “backbone of England,” extending c.160 mi (260 km) from the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to…

Pago Pago

(Encyclopedia) Pago PagoPago Pagopängˈō pängˈō, pängˈgō pängˈgō [key], town (1990 pop. 10,640) and capital of American Samoa, on the Southern shore of Tutuila island. Pago Pago has an excellent,…

Sylt

(Encyclopedia) SyltSyltzĭlt, Ger. zült [key], island (1994 pop. 5,543), 36 sq mi (93 sq km), Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, in the North Sea. It is the largest of the North Frisian Islands and is…

Travel Statistics

The World's Top Tourism Destinations Tourism by World Region International Destinations of American Tourists, 2004 World's Top Ten Tourism Earners, 2004 Season of U.S. Travel in…

Fundy, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Fundy, Bay of, large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.170 mi (270 km) long and 30 to 50 mi (50–80 km) wide, between New Brunswick and SW Nova Scotia, Canada. It is famous for its tide…

Andorra la Vella

(Encyclopedia) Andorra la VellaAndorra la Vellaăndôrˈə [key]Amram ben Scheschnalä vĕlˈyä [key] or Andorra, Span. Andorra la Vieja, Fr. Andorre-la-Vielle, city (2006 est. pop. 24,211), capital of…

Hagåtña

(Encyclopedia) Hagåtña Hagåtña həgŭtˈnyă [key] or Agaña Hagåtña…

Ise

(Encyclopedia) Ise Ise ēˈsā [key], city, Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is one of the…