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(Encyclopedia) Pinole pĭnōlˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 17,460), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay; inc. 1903. Primarily residential, it manufactures concrete and chemicals. ...

(Encyclopedia) White, Peregrine, 1620–1704, first child born to English parents in New England. He was born on the Mayflower as she lay at anchor in Cape Cod Bay on Nov. 20. He became a citizen of Marshfield, Mass...

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth Islands, chain of small islands off Cape Cod that form the southern boundary of Buzzards Bay; SE Mass. Naushon is the largest island. Cuttyhunk Island was settled in 1641 and has a U.S. Coas...

(Encyclopedia) San Francisco săn frănsĭsˈkō [key], city (2020 pop. 873,965), coextensive with San Francisco co., W ...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 Bridges bridge, structure built over water or any obstacle or depression to allow the passage of pedestrians or vehicles. See also viaduct. In wartime, where the means of crossing a stream o...

(Encyclopedia) Narashino närəshēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 151,471), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a newly developed suburb of Tokyo and has a large metals industry. ...

(Encyclopedia) Itami ētäˈmē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Muko River and Osaka ...

(Encyclopedia) Izumiotsu ēzo͞omēˈōtso͞o [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...

(Encyclopedia) Clare Island, c.6 sq mi (15 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, at the entrance to Clew Bay. There are ruins of a 13th-century Carmelite abbey and of the 16th-century castle of Grania or Grace O'...

(Encyclopedia) Imari ēmäˈrē [key], city, Saga prefecture, NW Kyushu, Japan, on Imari Bay. It is a fishin...