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Horten

(Encyclopedia)Horten hôrˈtən [key], town, Vestfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Oslofjord (an arm of th...

Eastpointe

(Encyclopedia)Eastpointe, formerly East Detroit, city (2020 pop. 34,318), Macomb co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1925 as Halfway Village, renamed and inc...

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

(Encyclopedia)Alpes-de-Haute-Provence älpˌ-də-ōtˌ-prəväNsˈ [key], department, SE France; formerly Basses-Alpes dept. Digne is the capital. ...

Derry, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Derry, town (2020 pop. 34,317), Rockingham co., SE N.H.; set off from Londonderry 1827. Rapid population growth has changed it from a small town to a su...

Desaguadero

(Encyclopedia)Desaguadero dāsägwäᵺāˈrō [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, flowing SE from Lake Titicaca to Lake Poopó, W Bolivia. It is used for irrigation in its northern course. Its flow diminishes to...

Draguignan

(Encyclopedia)Draguignan drägēnyäNˈ [key], town, capital of Var dept., SE France, in Provence. It is a rural ...

Don, river, England

(Encyclopedia)Don dôn [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Pennines, N England. It flows SE through Sheffield, then turns NE and flows past Rotherham and Doncaster to the River Ouse at Goole. Canals ...

Dartford

(Encyclopedia)Dartford, city and district, Kent, SE England, near London. Industries include flour milling and the manufacture of paper, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, a...

Alcoy

(Encyclopedia)Alcoy älkoiˈ [key], city, Alicante prov., SE Spain, in Valencia, on the Serpis River. An important industrial center with manufactures of textiles, paper (especially cig...

Cornwall, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals, furniture, and elect...