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Lower Canada

(Encyclopedia)Lower Canada: see Quebec, province, Canada. ...

Canada

(Encyclopedia)CE5 CE5 Canada kănˈədə [key], independent nation (2020 est. pop. 37,742,154), 3,851,787 sq mi ...

(Encyclopedia)Red Deer, river, 385 mi (620 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts. in Banff National Park, SW Alta., Canada, and flowing NE past Red Deer city, then SE and E across the plains to the South Saskatchewan R...

Nelson, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Nelson, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, issuing from the northeast end of Lake Winnipeg, central Man., Canada, and flowing NE to Hudson Bay at Port Nelson. With the Bow–South Saskatchewan–Saskatche...

Isabela, province, Philippines

(Encyclopedia)Isabela ĭzəbĕlˈə, Span. ēsäbāˈlä [key], province, NE Luzon, the Philippines...

Groningen, province, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Groningen grōˈnĭng-ən [key], province, c.900 sq mi (2,330 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering on ...

Formosa, province, Argentina

(Encyclopedia)Formosa, province, 27,825 sq mi (72,067 sq km), N Argentina. The city of Formosa is the capital.

Namur, province, Belgium

(Encyclopedia)Namur nämürˈ [key], Du. Namen, province (1991 pop. 423,317), S Belgium, bordering on France in the south. The chief cities are Namur (the capital) and Dinant. The province is generally hilly; it is...

Antwerp, province, Belgium

(Encyclopedia)Antwerp ănˈtwûrp [key], Du. Antwerpen, Fr. Anvers, province, 1,104 sq mi (2,859 sq km), N Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. Antwerp (the provincial ca...

Limburg, province, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Limburg lĭmˈbûrg, Dutch lĭmˈbûrkh [key], province (1994 pop. 1,125,200), c.850 sq mi (2,200 sq km), SE Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the west and south and Germany in the east. Maastricht...