In 2023, the metropolitan area of New York-Newark-Jersey City had the biggest population in the United States.
University of British Columbia, Canadian public university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna. It is one of the largest universities in Canada and the oldest in the province (founded 1908). Its Vancouver campus officially opened in 1925 in what was t
Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive with the District of Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Potomac River. Often referred to simply as D.C., the city is an international metropolis, a picturesque tourist destination, a
the 43rd state of the union on July 3, 1890, is one of the Mountain states, but it is often classified as part of the Pacific Northwest, a region unified by the Continental Divide as an eastern boundary and by the Columbia River drainage basin, which covers virtually the entire area. ...
Vancouver, city, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the major urban center of western Canada and the focus of one of the country’s most populous metropolitan regions. The city is just north of the U.S. state of Washington. It has a fine natura
near the river’sconfluencewith theMinnesota River. With adjoiningSt. Paulto the east, it forms the Twin Citiesmetropolitan area, the largest conurbation in the state and in the U.S. north-central region. Suburbancommunitiesinclude Columbia Heights (north), Brooklyn Park (northwest), Plymouth ...
Alexandria, city, adjoining Arlington and Fairfax counties, northern Virginia, U.S. It lies on the Potomac River (there bridged at the Maryland state line), 6 miles (10 km) south of the District of Columbia.
the South,region, southeasternUnited States, generally though not exclusively considered to be south of theMason and Dixon Line, theOhio River, and the 36°30′ parallel. As defined by the U.S. federal government, it includesAlabama,Arkansas,Delaware, theDistrict of Columbia,Florida,Georgia,Kentu...
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Charleston, city, seat of Charleston county, southeastern South Carolina, U.S. It is a major port on the Atlantic coast, a historic center of Southern culture, and the hub of a large urbanized area that includes Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan,