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Muscatine

(Encyclopedia)Muscatine mŭskətēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 22,881), seat of Muscatine co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1851. An early center of river traffic and lumbering, Muscatine is the shipping a...

Heerlen

(Encyclopedia)Heerlen hārˈlən [key], city, Limburg prov., SE Netherlands. It is an industrial and transp...

Dublin, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Dublin. 1 Uninc. town (2020 pop. 72,589), Alameda co., W Calif., a growing suburb in the San Francisco–Oakland area. There is light ...

Clarksdale

(Encyclopedia)Clarksdale, city (2020 pop. 14,903), seat of Coahoma co., NW Miss., on the Sunflower River; inc. 1882. It is a processing and distribution center for ag...

Tifton

(Encyclopedia)Tifton, city (1990 pop. 14,215), seat of Tift co., S central Ga.; inc. 1890. The city is an important truck-based distribution center. Manufactures include siding and roofing, yarns, agricultural chem...

Rimouski

(Encyclopedia)Rimouski rĭmo͞oˈskē [key], town (1991 pop. 30,873), S Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. A major center for oceanographic research, the town is a health and ...

Caltanissetta

(Encyclopedia)Caltanissetta kälˌtänēs-sĕtˈtä [key], city, capital of Caltanissetta prov., central Sicily, Italy. It is ...

Moorhead

(Encyclopedia)Moorhead, city (1990 pop. 32,295), seat of Clay co., NW Minn., on the Red River; inc. 1881. A sister city of Fargo, N.Dak., it is a shipping and processing center for a livestock, dairy, and farm (chi...

Kongsberg

(Encyclopedia)Kongsberg kôngsˈbĕr [key], city (1995 pop. 21,534), Buskerud co., SE Norway, on the Lågen River. It is a commercial, industrial, and winter sports center and has a hydroelectric power plant. Forme...

Hood, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Hood, Mount, peak, 11,235 ft (3,424 m) high, NW Oreg., in the Cascade Range, E of Portland; highest point in the state and the center of Mt. Hood National Forest. A symmetrical, dormant volcano with g...