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Dauphin, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Dauphin dôˈfĭn [key], town, SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and ...Conway, town, Wales
(Encyclopedia)Conway, town, Wales: see Conwy.Chatham, town, England
(Encyclopedia)Chatham, town, Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Chatham, Rochester, and Gillingham form a contiguous urban area that is now the unitary borough of Medway. Chatham was a major naval station, with...Churchill, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the Hudson Bay Railway, ...Albany, town, Australia
(Encyclopedia)Albany ălˈbənē [key], town, Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills and fish canneries....Cobalt, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Cobalt kōˈbôlt [key], town, E Ont., Canada, NE of Sudbury, near Lake Timiskaming. Once a c...Este, town, Italy
(Encyclopedia)Este, town, in Venetia, NE Italy. It is an agricultural and light manufacturing center. The ancient Ateste, it was a center of civilization (10th–2d c...Emmen, town, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia)Emmen, town, Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, on the Reuss River. Textiles, electrical and iron goods, and airplanes are made in the town. ...Ems, town, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Ems or Bad Ems bät ĕms [key], town, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered ...Falmouth, town, England
(Encyclopedia)Falmouth fălˈməth [key], town, Cornwall, SW England, on a small peninsula between Falmouth ...Browse by Subject
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