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North Branford

(Encyclopedia)North Branford, town (1990 pop. 12,996), New Haven co., S Conn., on the Branford River; settled c.1680, inc. 1831. A large traprock quarry is there, as is some light industry. ...

North Canadian

(Encyclopedia)North Canadian, river, 760 mi (1,223 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing SE through Okla. to join the Canadian River in the Eufaula reservoir, E Okla. Federal dams and reservoirs on the river a...

North Canton

(Encyclopedia)North Canton, city (1990 pop. 14,748), Stark co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Canton; settled c.1815, inc. as a city 1961. Vacuum cleaners and industrial die castings are among the city's manufactures. ...

North Cape

(Encyclopedia)North Cape or Nordkapp nōrˈkäp [key], promontory, rising steeply c.1,000 ft (300 m) from the Arctic Ocean, near but not at the north end of Magerøya island, Finnmark co., N Norway. Although Mager�...

North Channel

(Encyclopedia)North Channel, strait, c.75 mi (120 km) long, between Northern Ireland and Scotland, connecting the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. It is 13 mi (21 km) across at its narrowest point. ...

North Chicago

(Encyclopedia)North Chicago, industrial city (1990 pop. 34,978), Lake co., NE Ill.; inc. 1909. Its economy is closely intertwined with the neighboring city of Waukegan, which has a harbor on Lake Michigan. Pharmace...

North Downs

(Encyclopedia)North Downs: see Downs, North, chalk hills, England. ...

North Fork

(Encyclopedia)North Fork, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Ozarks, S Mo., and flowing S, into N Ark., to the White River. Near its mouth is Norfolk Dam (completed 1944), which impounds Norfolk Lake and ...

North Haven

(Encyclopedia)North Haven, town (1990 pop. 22,249), New Haven co., S Conn., on the Quinnipiac River; settled c.1650, set off from New Haven 1786. Chiefly residential, it has some manufactures, such as aircraft part...

North Highlands

(Encyclopedia)North Highlands, uninc. town (1990 pop. 42,105), Sacramento co., N central Calif., a residential suburb of Sacramento, in the Sacramento valley. The town grew dramatically in the latter 20th cent. Cit...