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Hardangerfjord

(Encyclopedia)Hardangerfjord härdängˈərfyôrˈ [key], second largest fjord of Norway, penetrating 114 mi (183 km) from the Atlantic Ocean into Hordaland co., SW Norway. A southern branch, the Sørfjord, cleaves...

Kaskaskia

(Encyclopedia)Kaskaskia kăskăsˈkēə [key], small village, Randolph co., SE Ill., on Kaskaskia island in the Mississippi River where it is joined by the Kaskaskia River. The settlement was established (1703) by ...

Harsprånget

(Encyclopedia)Harsprånget, village: see Luleälv, river, Sweden. ...

Addison

(Encyclopedia)Addison, village (2020 pop. 35,702), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1884. An industrial suburb of Chicago, it manufactures machinery and plastic items. ...

Ridgefield Park

(Encyclopedia)Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. ...

Woodridge

(Encyclopedia)Woodridge, village (1990 pop. 26,256), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1959. It is a growing residential community W of Chicago, in a wooded and farm area. ...

Beni Hasan

(Encyclopedia)Beni Hasan: see Bani Hasan, village, Egypt. ...

Hinsdale

(Encyclopedia)Hinsdale, village (2020 pop. 17,395), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area; inc. 1873. Computer systems sof...

Floral Park

(Encyclopedia)Floral Park, village (2020 pop. 15,784), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1908. It has a commercial flow...

South Orange

(Encyclopedia)South Orange, village (1990 pop. 16,390), Essex co., NE N.J., inc. 1869. Mostly residential, it has some small industries. Seton Hall Univ. is in South Orange. ...