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Montmorency, town, France

(Encyclopedia)Montmorency, town (1990 pop. 21,003), Val d'Oise dept., N France, a suburb N of Paris. J. J. Rousseau lived there (1756–62), first at the nearby “Hermitage,” a cottage on the estate of his frien...

Louth, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Louth louth [key], town (1991 pop. 14,093), in the Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, E England, on the Lud River. Although a canal was built to the Humber estuary in the 18th cent., Louth is no longer a...

Asbestos, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Asbestos, town, Canada: see Val-des-Sources. ...

Magenta, town, Italy

(Encyclopedia)Magenta mäjānˈtä [key], town (1991 pop. 23,667), Lombardy, N Italy, near Milan. Manufactures include matches, textiles, and machinery. At the Ticino River nearby, the French and the Sardinians won...

Mariel, town, Cuba

(Encyclopedia)Mariel märēālˈ [key], town, Artemesia prov., W Cuba, on sheltered Mariel Bay, 27 mi (43 km) WSW of Havana. A port in an agricultural region, Mariel has a special development zone designed to attra...

Kinross, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Kinross kĭnrôsˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 3,459), Perth and Kinross, E Scotland, on Loch Leven. Kinross is an agricultural hub, with some woolen and linen manufacturing. Mary Queen of Scots was impris...

Kirkcudbright, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Kirkcudbright kûrko͞oˈbrē [key], town (1991 pop. 3,406), Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, at the head of the Dee estuary. It has granaries and creameries and is a market town and artists' colon...

Kimberley, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Kimberley kĭmˈbərlē [key], town (1991 pop. 6,531), SE British Columbia, Canada. Canada's highest city (3,660 ft/1,115 m), it is the site of the Sullivan mine, where large quantities of silver, lea...

Kincardine, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Kincardine kĭnkärˈdĭn, kĭng– [key], town (1991 pop. 6,585), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Huron, W of Walkerton. It is a resort that depends largely on jobs provided by the Bruce Nuclear Power Develo...

Kettering, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Kettering, town (1991 pop. 44,758), Northamptonshire, central England. It is a road and rail center that manufactures footwear, leather products, and textiles. Industries include iron mining and smelt...