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Kostyantynivka
(Encyclopedia)Kostyantynivka kəstyäntēˈnəfkə [key], Rus. Konstantinovka, city (1989 pop. 108,000), in the Donets Basin of Ukraine. It is an iron, zinc, steel, and glass making center. ...Harvey
(Encyclopedia)Harvey, city (2020 pop. 20,324), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb S of Chicago; inc. 1895. Its manufactures include steel castings, metal products, chemicals...Freital
(Encyclopedia)Freital frīˈtäl [key], city, Saxony, E Germany; founded 1921. Manufactures of this industr...Sandviken
(Encyclopedia)Sandviken sändˈvēˌkən [key], city (1990 pop. 25,360), Gävleborg co., S central Sweden. A planned industrial city, it has ironworks and steelworks (founded 1862) that produce high-quality steel. ...Riverview
(Encyclopedia)Riverview, city (1990 pop. 13,894), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River, a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1959. Plumbing fixtures, industrial chemicals, and steel wheels are among the manufactures of R...White Bear Lake
(Encyclopedia)White Bear Lake, city (1990 pop. 24,704), Ramsey and Washington counties, SE Minn., on White Bear Lake; inc. 1922. It is a residential and resort suburb of Minneapolis–St. Paul. Chemicals, medical s...Blue Island
(Encyclopedia)Blue Island, city (2020 pop. 22,549), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential and industrial suburb of Chicago, on the Little Calumet River; inc. 1843. It has ...Karabük
(Encyclopedia)Karabük käräˈbük [key], city (1990 pop. 104,869), N Turkey. It was built in the 1930s as the seat of the iron and steel industry of Turkey. Nearby are the Zonguldak coal fields. ...Fitchburg
(Encyclopedia)Fitchburg, industrial city (2020 pop. 41,946), seat of Worcester co., N Mass., on the north branch of the Nashua River; settled c.1730, inc. as a city 1...Detroit, river, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia)Detroit, river, 32 mi (52 km) long, flowing from Lake St. Clair S into Lake Erie between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ont.; it forms part of the U.S.-Canada boundary. It is one of the most heavily ind...Browse by Subject
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