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North Saskatchewan

(Encyclopedia)North Saskatchewan: see Saskatchewan, river. ...

North Schleswig

(Encyclopedia)North Schleswig: see Schleswig, duchy. ...

North, Christopher

(Encyclopedia)North, Christopher: see John Wilson. ...

North Australia

(Encyclopedia)North Australia: see Northern Territory, Australia. ...

North Minch

(Encyclopedia)North Minch, strait: see Minch, Scotland. ...

North Arlington

(Encyclopedia)North Arlington, borough (1990 pop. 13,790), Bergen co., NE N.J., a residential and industrial suburb of Newark, on the Passaic River; settled 1700s, inc. 1896. ...

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 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 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 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 ...