(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, city (2016 pop. 155,411), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the center of one of the country's largest coal-mining areas and is a large port. Coal,…
(Encyclopedia) NykøbingNykøbingnüˈköˌbĭng [key], city (1992 com. pop. 25,350), capital of Storstrøm co., SE Denmark, on Falster Island and on the Guldborg Sund, connected by bridge with Lolland. It…
(Encyclopedia) MakóMakómŏˈkō [key], town (1991 est. pop. 27,160), S Hungary, on the Mureşul River near the Romanian border. It is an administrative and trade center and a road hub in a fertile…
(Encyclopedia) ShawiniganShawiniganshəwĭnˈĭgŭn [key], city (1991 pop. 19,931), S Que., Canada, on the St. Maurice River. Just north are the falls of the St. Maurice, 150 ft (46 m) high, with a…
(Encyclopedia) Aliquippa Aliquippa ălĭkwĭpˈə [key], borough (2020 pop. 9,238), Beaver co., W Pa., in an industrialized region along the Ohio River N of Pittsburgh; inc.…
(Encyclopedia) Liuzhou or LiuchowLiuchowboth: lēō-jō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Liu River. At the intersection of highways and…
(Encyclopedia) LappeenrantaLappeenrantaläpˈpānränˌtä [key], Swed. Villmanstrand, city (1998 pop. 57,374), Southern Finland prov., SE Finland, on Lake Saimaa. It is an important trade and industrial…
(Encyclopedia) MateraMateramätĕˈrä [key], city (1991 pop. 54,919), capital of Matera prov., in Basilicata, S Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center with woolen textile…
(Encyclopedia) Saint HyacintheSaint Hyacinthesānt hīˈəsĭnth, Fr. săNtyäsăNtˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 38,292), S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, NE of Montreal. It is an industrial center, with…
