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Norco

(Encyclopedia)Norco, city (1990 pop. 23,302), Riverside co., SE Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1964. Diversified agriculture is being displaced by rapid urban development. Lubricating oils are manufactured. ...

North Saint Paul

(Encyclopedia)North Saint Paul, village (1990 pop. 12,376), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, in a lake resort region; inc. 1888. Electronic equipment, concrete products, furniture, roofing materials, arr...

Lansdowne

(Encyclopedia)Lansdowne. 1 Uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,509), Baltimore co., NE Md., a suburb of Baltimore. 2 Borough (1990 pop. 11,712), Delaware co., SE Pa., a residential suburb of Philadelphia; inc. 1893. Paper pr...

Victoriaville

(Encyclopedia)Victoriaville, town (1991 pop. 21,495), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Nicolet and Bulstrode rivers, SE of Trois-Rivières. An industrial center, it has factories that make furniture, clothi...

Tasman Glacier

(Encyclopedia)Tasman Glacier, largest glacier of New Zealand, 18 mi (29 km) long and 5.6 mi (9 km) wide, on the South Island, in the Southern Alps. It flows SE to the Tasman River. Ski meets are held there. ...

Yorke Peninsula

(Encyclopedia)Yorke Peninsula, 160 mi (257 km) long and averages 25 mi (40 km) wide, SE South Australia state, Australia, between Spencer Gulf and Gulf St. Vincent. It is a farming area in which wheat and barley ar...

Drobak

(Encyclopedia)Drobak dröˈbäk [key], town, Akershus co., SE Norway, on the Oslofjord. It is a picturesque summer resort and a winter port for Oslo. ...

Commack

(Encyclopedia)Commack kōˈmăk [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 36,953), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on central Lon...

Harbour Grace

(Encyclopedia)Harbour Grace, town, SE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on Conception Bay. It is a leading fishing port and has fish-processing plants. It was settled c.155...

Greendale

(Encyclopedia)Greendale, village (2020 pop. 14,854), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee; inc. 1938. Metal products are manufactured. Greendale is one of th...