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North Pole is a city in Alaska. It is hundreds of miles from the actual North Pole, which is under the Arctic Ocean and very hard to get to. The town of North Pole is about from Fairbanks, the only big city in the Interior of Alaska. At first it was just a small settlement called "Davis" with a stop on the Alaska Railroad.  The first people to form a local government there decided to call it North Pole. Soon a trading post that had been opened there became a Christmas themed shop called the "Santa Claus House" and was a big attraction for tourists who came to Alaska. The city's mayor pro tem was city council member Santa Claus.
Nuiqsut (, ) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census. Geography. Nuiqsut is located at (70.216338, -151.005725). Nuiqsut is in the North Slope Borough on the Nechelik Channel, about from the Beaufort Sea coast and is southeast from Barrow. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Air travel to the Nuiqsut Airport provides the only year-round access to Nuiqsut. Nuiqsut is accessible during the winter via an ice road and was featured in season four episode one of the History television channel series "Ice Road Truckers", when a convoy of truckers delivered supplies to the village. A road is being built to connect Nuiqsut to the road system, through Conoco Phillips Alpine Oil reserve.
Ouzinkie is a city in Alaska. History. Ouzinkie was created in 1967.
Palmer is a city in Alaska, located in the Matanuska Valley, It is surrounded by the Talkeetna and Chugach mountains. Palmer is most noted in Alaska as the place of the yearly Alaska State Fair. Twelve miles north of Palmer is Hatcher pass. The pass is a state park and is home of the Independence Mine. Also in the past Palmer served as a gateway to the Alaska interior for fur traders, trappers, gold miners and serves as place where people can live a life on the frontier. History. The first people that lived in the Matanuska Valley were the Dena’ina and Ahtna Athabaskans. The town was founded by an Alaska pioneer named George W. Palmer in 1893. He started to build a trading post to trade and supply for the people living in the Matanuska Valley with foods, goods, mail, fur, etc. In 1913 Palmer served as a place for miners to lead an agricultural lifestyle after they returned from the Nelchina gold stampede. Which made them the first people who have settled there. In 1935 the Federal Emergency Relief Administration established the Matanuska Colony which was under President Franklin Roosevelt. From the drought-starved Midwest, 203 families traveled by train and ship to reach the fledgling colony. Their housing was in a tent city for that first Alaskan summer. From there each family drew out lots of individual 40-acre tracts and a farming adventure began. Agriculture. What Palmer is known for is its agricultural lifestyle. Also growing a lot of vegetables especially growing pumpkins, green cabbages, beets, and turnips. Also, there are livestock farms ranging from the common animals one finds on many farms to the more unique ones like elk, yak, bison, and reindeer. Interesting fact about The Matanuska Valley it's home to the only Grade A cow dairy as well as producing much of the state’s potatoes and vegetables, oats, hay, greenhouse plants, vegetables, and sod. You can find many of the larger vegetable, cut flower, and hay farms south of Palmer as well as at the Butte which is southeast of Palmer. Livestock farms east of Palmer on Lazy Mountain, the dairy west of Palmer off Bogard Road, an edible trail known as Grow Palmer in downtown Palmer on the rail trail north of the Depot, and family/community gardens all over the Matanuska Valley.
Pelican is a city in the U.S. state of Alaska. Geography. Pelican has a total area of .6 square miles.
Pilot Point is a city in Alaska. Pilot Point is at (57.560226, -157.582267). The city is on top of a high, old glacial moraine. Geography. Pilot Point has a total area of 154.8 square miles.
Platinum () is a city in Alaska. Geography. Platinum is located at . It is located on Goodnews Bay adjacent to the mouth of the Small River and eleven miles southwest of Goodnews and the Kilbuck Mountains. History. Platinum was named in the 1930s due to the platinum ore found in the area. The site was a mining boomtown by 1937 boasting a roadhouse, two trading posts and a population of fifty. A post office had been established in 1935. An earlier Inuit village called Arviq had been abandoned. The town was incorporated as a city in 1975.
Quinhagak (; also spelled Kwinhagak) is a city in the state of Alaska in the United States. It is in the Bethel Census Area. In 2020, there were 776 people living there. Its name is "Kuinerraq" in the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language. This name was used as early as 1000 A.D. Location. Quinhagak is located at . The city is on the Kanektok River. The Arolik River is nearby. It is about from the Kuskokwim Bay of the Bering Sea. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers . It is of land and of water. About 12.5% of the city's area is water. Demographics. In 2020, there were 776 people living in Quinhagak. These people made up 192 households. The population density was 189.3 people per square mile (73.1 people/km².) The people were 94.2% Native American, 1.7% white, and 4.0% multiple races. 0.4% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The median income (middle) for a household was $33,125 per year. The median income for a family was $38,750 per year. The per capita income for the whole city was $10,820. 39.2% of the population was below the poverty line. Economy. Most of the people in Quinhagak are subsistence hunter-gatherers. This means that they hunt, fish, and pick berries and plants to eat but not to sell. There are lots of salmon, trout, birds, caribou, moose, and berries around the city. There is a little bit of work for money available through the government. The Lower Kuskokwim School District and the Native Village of Kwinhagak have some wage jobs.  During the summer salmon season, there are some commercial fishing and canning jobs. In the summer, migrant workers come to Quinhagak to work salmon fishing and canning. History. Just outside the community there is the Nunalleq archaeological site. This site has been called "[o]ne of the most productive archaeological digs in North America".
Skagway is a city and borough in Alaska. It became famous from Soapy Smith. Transportation. Skagway is one of three Southeast Alaskan cities with a road to the Continental United States; Skagway is the southern end of the Klondike Highway. The road was built in 1978. The road links Skagway to Whitehorse, the Yukon, northern British Columbia, and the Alaska Highway. The ferry system called "the Alaska Marine Highway" also stops at Skagway. Skagway has a small airport.
Soldotna is a city in Alaska, United States. The town is popular for fishing. The largest King Salmon was caught in Soldotna. The fish weighed 97 lb 4 oz. The Soldotna Airport is a city-owned, public use airport. History. In 1947, after World War II, the United States let people have land on the Kenai Peninsula. This was done by the Homestead Act. A road was made from Cooper Landing to Kenai. Soldotna was the place for a bridge over the Kenai River. Oil was discovered in the Swanson River area in 1957. More people came to the area because of this.
Unalaska is a city in Alaska. Unalaska is on Unalaska Island and neighboring Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Almost all the community's port facilities are on Amaknak Island. This is better known as Dutch Harbor or just "Dutch". It is the largest fisheries port in the U.S. by volume caught. The Aleut have lived on Unalaska Island for thousands of years. They named the island "Ounalashka" which means 'Near the Peninsula'. Makushin Volcano is on the island. It is not quite visible from the town of Unalaska. On a clear day the steam can be seen rising from its cone.
Wainwright is a city in Alaska. It is in North Slope Borough. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon. The Lagoon was named after Lt. John Wainwright, who discovered the lagoon in 1826. Wainwright was founded in 1904. The town is on the Chukchi Sea. It is about southwest of Barrow.
White Mountain is a city near Nome, Alaska.  White Mountain began as an Eskimo fishing camp. The natural resources of the Niukluk and the Fish Rivers supplied water and fish for the people who settled there. The community grew because many miners came during the Klondike Gold Rush. The first building built by non-native people was a warehouse built by a miner to store supplies. It then became an orphanage, which became a school in 1926. A Russian Orthodox Church was built about 1920, which is no longer used but still standing. A post office was opened in 1932. Today, White Mountain is most known as the last of three rest stops for teams competing in the Iditarod dog sled race. All racers are required to take an 8-hour stop at White Mountain before leaving for the final leg to the end of the race, 99 miles (159 km) away in Nome.
The City and Borough of Yakutat (, ) (Tlingit: "Yaakwdáat") is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 662. Geography. Yakutat has a total area of 103 square miles. Climate. Yakutat has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: "Dfc"), but with very high precipitation, no permafrost and temperate rainforests. It rivals Ketchikan as the wettest "city" in the United States, with a yearly precipitation (1991−2020 normals) of , which falls on 240 days of the year, including of snow, almost all of it falling from November through April, that occurs on 64 days every year. (However, with a yearly precipitation of , the city of Whittier has more yearly precipitation than both Yakutat and Ketchikan, which makes it the wettest city in Alaska and the United States, and Yakutat and Ketchikan the second- and third-wettest cities in Alaska, respectively.)
Anglefort is a commune. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in the east of France. In 2009, 960 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the "Clafordans". The local economy is mostly based around a silicon factory and an Électricité de France dam used for hydroelectricity. The most important monuments in the commune are the "Château d'Anglefort", a 13th-century castle, and the ruins of the "Château de la Rochette". The "Château d'Anglefort" is listed as a "monument historique". Famous people from Anglefort include Jacques-François Besson, bishop of Metz in the 19th century.
Arbignieu is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Arboys-en-Bugey. 471 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the "Arbignolans". The local economy is mostly based around agriculture and wine. The most important monuments in the commune are the "Boule de Gargantua", a block of sandstone moved there by the giant "Gargantua" (referring to the main character from the novel Gargantua by François Rabelais), the "Peyzieu" church and the ruins of the "Château de Longecombe", a castle from the 12th century. Famous people from Arbignieu include Césaire Nivière, an agronomist from the 19th century.
Argis is a commune. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of the Ain department; in the east of France. In 2009, 421 people lived in the commune.  The inhabitants are the "Argissiens". In the Middle Ages there was a castle in Argis; but it does not exist anymore. There are also two cascades in the commune, the "cascade de la côte" and the "cascade de la Pissoire".
Belley is a commune in the Ain department. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France and is the capital of the "arrondissement" of Belley. History. It was the capital of Bugey ("Pagus Bellicensis"), a historical region in Ain between Lyon and Geneva. Geography. Belley has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Belley to other cities are: Climate. The climate of Belley, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of Belley are known, in French, as "Belleysans" (women: "Belleysannes"). Belley has a population, in 2014, of 8,983, and its population density is of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Belley Administration. Belley is a subprefecture of the Ain department and the capital of the arrondissement of Belley in the same department. It is also the capital of the canton of Belley, formed by 34 "communes" (24,216 inhabitants)  It is part of the intercommunality "Bugey Sud". Economy. The local economy is mostly based around commerce. Cheese production is also important. The commune produces a cheese called the "Tomme de Belley". Sites of interest. The most important monuments in the commune are the Saint-Jean-Baptiste cathedral and the "Palais Episcopal" of Belley, both listed as "monuments historiques".
Béon is a former commune. It is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in east France. In 2009, 352 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the "Béonais". The most important monuments in the commune are the "Château de Béon", a 19th-century castle, and the ruins of the "Château de Luyrieu", a feudal castle. The commune is twinned with Béon in the Yonne département. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.
Bentonville is a city in the US state of Arkansas. Did You Know?? Q &amp; A. What major store has its headquarters in Bentonville? Walmart.  Which well-known Arkansas politician was born here? Governor Asa Hutchinson.
Cabot is the largest city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. It is about 30 miles from Little Rock. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 26,569, ranking it as the state's 19th largest city. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cabot has the third highest median household income in Arkansas (after Maumelle and White Hall). It is covered by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in North Little Rock.
Bourg-en-Bresse is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in east France. It is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the "arrondissement" of Bourg-en-Bresse. Geography. Bourg-en-Bresse is located at the western base of the Jura Mountains, on the left bank of the Reyssouze river, a tributary of the Saône. The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Bourg-en-Bresse to other cities are: The "commune" of Bourg-en-Bresse is surrounded by the "communes" Viriat, Jasseron, Saint-Just, Montagnat, Péronnas and Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg. Climate. The climate of Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known, in French, as "Burgiens" (women: "Burgiennes"'). Bourg-en-Bresse has a population, in 2014, of 40,967 and its population density is of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse forms, with other 4 "communes", the urban area of Bourg-en-Bresse with a population of 59,816 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Bourg-en-Bresse, formed by 69 "communes", with a population of 125,863 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . Administration. Bourg-en-Bresse is the prefecture of the Ain department since 1800. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Bourg-en-Bresse and the administrative centre () of two cantons: It is part of the intercommunality "Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse" (). Twinned and partner towns. Bourg-en-Bresse is twinned with: Additionally, it has established partnerships withː
Brénod is a commune. It is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in east France. The commune is 70 kilometers or 43 miles northeast of Lyon.
Crossett is a city in the US state of Arkansas. The population was 4,822 at the 2020 count.
Cessy () is a commune. It is in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department. This in the east of France.
Comeback Kid (or CBK) are a Hardcore punk band from Canada. They live in the area of Winnipeg. The band is currently signed to Victory records. Their former labels include Facedown Records. The band was formed in 2002 by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy Hiebert. The band has released three albums and a live DVD called "Through the Noise". For their first two albums, Scott Wade was the singer for the band. He left the band in May 2006. His role as singer for Comeback Kid, was replaced by the band's guitarist, Andrew Neufeld. People often think that Comeback Kid is a Christian band. This is because of their original record label and the band some of the members used to be part of. Some of Comeback Kid's members were Christian but not anymore. The lead singer has stated that they do not really have an agenda and just love playing their type of music.
Dardanelle is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. It is near Lake Dardanelle. The population was 4,517 at the 2020 census. Along with Danville, it is one of two county seats for Yell County.
Fayetteville is a city and county seat of Washington County in the state of Arkansas in the United States of America. It is also home to the University of Arkansas, which is the state's largest university.
Bombylius major, the large bee fly, is a fly which is a bee mimic. It is a parasitoid on bees and wasps. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs. They can be found in April to June in Europe and North America and some parts of Asia.
Chevry is a commune. It is found in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in the east of France. Transport. Road. The D78, D78A, D89 and D984C roads pass through Chevry.
Culoz is a former commune. It is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in east France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.
Échenevex is a commune in France. It is found in the region (area of land) of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in the east of France.
Gex () is a commune in the Ain department. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in east France. Gex is the capital of the "arrondissement" of Gex and of the historical region Pays de Gex. It is from the Swiss border and from Geneva. Geography. The area of Gex is . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Gex to other cities are: Climate. The climate of Gex, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of Gex are known, in French, as "Gexois" (women: "Gexoises"'). Gex's population, in 2014 was 11,141 and its population density is of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Gex Administration. Gex is a subprefecture of the Ain department and the capital of the arrondissement of Gex in the same department. It is also the capital of the canton of Gex, formed by 7 "communes" (29,557 inhabitants)  It is part of the intercommunality "Pays de Gex".
Hauteville-Lompnes is a former commune. It is found in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in the east of France. It is about 20 km east of Ambérieu-en-Bugey and 38 km southeast of Bourg-en-Bresse. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Plateau d'Hauteville.
Izieu is a commune. It is found in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in the east of France. It lies on the Rhône River between the cities of Lyon and Chambéry.
Lowell is a city in the US state of Arkansas. About 10,000 people were living in Lowell as of the year 2020. Geography. Lowell is located at (36.260429, -94.139570).
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is a skateboarding video game that was on the Playstation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. The PC version of the game was ported/published by Aspyr.
Nantua is a commune in the Ain department. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France and is the capital of the "arrondissement" of Nantua. Geography. The commune of Nantua has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Nantua to other cities are: Climate. The climate of Nantua, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of Nantua are known, in French, as "Nantuatiens" (women: "Nantuatiennes"). Nantua has a population, in 2014, of 3,534 and its population density is of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Nantua Administration. Nantua is a subprefecture of the Ain department and the capital of the arrondissement of Nantua in the same department. It is also the capital of the canton of Nantua, formed by 18 "communes" (21,477 inhabitants)  It is part of the intercommunality "Haut Bugey". Twinned and partner towns. Nantua is twinned with:
Pont-de-Veyle is a commune. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in the east of France. It is 10 kilometers east of Mâcon, and about 400 km from Paris. In 1999, there were 1571 people living in the commune. It is on an island made where the River Veyle separates into two branches. The Veyle then flows into the River Saône, which was made the border between the Kingdom of France and the German Empire in 843 by the Treaty of Verdun. History. Pont-de-Veyle was first started by the Lords of Bage, and legally made a city by the Counts of Savoy in 1275. It only became French in 1601 under King Henri IV of France as part of the Treaty of Lyon. Because it was close to the border, this city had to build a castle to defend themselves against the Lords of Macon, the Sires of Beaujeu and the Princes of Dombes. The castle had 14 towers, but today only one remains, the Clock Tower and a doorway from the 14th century, joined by brick walls. Today there is very little left of these walls. The castle was surrounded by a moat filled with water. From 1750 to 1800, they pulled down the city walls and towers that had become dangerous and were about to fall down. There are many old and historic buildings from the Renaissance and later centuries. The "Savoy" or "House of Lords", whose facade was restored, is one of the most beautiful in the region. There is a priory of Saint Benedict with its Gothic doors. There are many half-timbered houses, such as "The House of the Watchman", which was redeveloped with great care and taste. There are also many spiral staircases of stone, including one at City Hall which was part of the former College of the Jesuits. The Jesuit style church was built in 1755. The hospital which was started in 1322, still has 18th century buildings. After the Reformation and the
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is a commune. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in east France. Geography. The Chalaronne (a long river) flows west through the southern part of the commune. It then flows into the Saône, which is part of the commune's south-western border.
Piggott is a city in the US state of Arkansas. In 2020 there were about 3,600 people living in Piggott which is the largest city in Clay County. The town was first called Huston, but was later named Piggott after Dr. James Piggott, an early resident. In 1956 the town was used as the main location in Elia Kazan's movie, "A Face in the Crowd", starring Lee Remick and Andy Griffith. Hemingway. American author Ernest Hemingway visited Piggot many times during the 1930s. His second wife's parents, Paul and Mary Pfeiffer, lived in Piggott. They converted a barn into a studio where Hemingway could write. He wrote a lot of his novel "A Farewell to Arms" in the studio. The house and barn are now the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center which is run by Arkansas State University.