North America

Countries, regions and cities in North America

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Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer from Genoa whose four Spanish voyages opened the Americas to European colonization.

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Ciudad del Carmen

Ciudad del Carmen is a city in Campeche, Mexico, known for its history of piracy, oil discovery, and the El Zacatal Bridge.

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Puebla

Puebla is a state in east-central Mexico, known for its industrial economy, indigenous culture, and historic cities.

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Texcoco de Mora

Texcoco de Mora is a city and municipality in the State of Mexico, known for its Aztec history, archaeological sites, and agricultural econo...

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Sainte-Foy

Sainte-Foy is a former city in Quebec, Canada, now a district within Quebec City's Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough.

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Ojo de Agua de Morán

Ojo de Agua de Morán is a rural town in Jalisco, Mexico, with over 1,000 residents in the Los Altos region.

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Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, known as the birthplace of aviation and the Wright brothers.

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Modesto, California

Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, California. Known for the Gallo Winery and American Graffiti, it is a major agricultural hu...

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Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of Arizona, USA. It is the fifth-most populous US city and the largest state capital.

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Longueuil

Longueuil is a city in Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal.

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North Charleston

North Charleston is a city in South Carolina, USA, known for Boeing manufacturing and military bases.

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Astoria, Queens

Astoria is a neighborhood in western Queens, New York City, bounded by the East River with an estimated population of 154,141.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island, USA, and the third-most populous city in New England.

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Chetumal

Chetumal is the capital of Quintana Roo, Mexico, located on the Caribbean coast near the Belize border. It serves as a key port and trading...

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Greeley

Disambiguation for Greeley: cities in Colorado and California, and Horace Greeley, American editor and politician.

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city in Alameda County, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, known for its university and hills.

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Hollywood, Los Angeles

Hollywood is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California, synonymous with the American film industry and home to major studios.

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Normandy Landings

The Normandy landings (Operation Neptune) were the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England, known for its rural landscape, the Broads, and the city of Norwich.

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Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, and home to the University of Florida. Population: 141,085 (2020 census).