Cities
The cities from around the world.
Ishinomaki
Country: JapanProvince / State: TohokuPopulation: 145 thousandTashirojima, also known as cat island, is a 40 minute cruise from Ishinomaki. Tashirojima has a human population of 86 and a cat population over 100.
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Country: United StatesProvince / State: NevadaPopulation: 206Fly Geyser is approximately 20 miles / 32 kilometers north of Gerlach. Fly Geyser was accidentally created during well drilling in 1964 while exploring for sources of geothermal energy.
Orost
Country: IranProvince / State: MazandaranPopulation: 895Badab-e Surt is 7 kilometers / 4.3 miles west of Orost village. Badab-e Surt is a natural stepped terrace created over thousands of years from two mineral hot springs.
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Country: CanadaProvince / State: British ColumbiaPopulation: 4 thousandOsoyoos is 9.4 kilometers / 5.8 miles south east of the memorable "Spotted Lake".
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Country: United StatesProvince / State: MarylandPopulation: 300According to the book Labels for Locals by Paul Dickson, a person from Accident is called an "Accidental".
Vulcan
Country: CanadaProvince / State: AlbertaPopulation: 1.9 thousandVulcan was named by a surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railway after the Roman God of Fire "Vulcan". The town is also happy to welcome Star Trek fans.
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Country: United StatesProvince / State: MissouriPopulation: 64The village's unusual name came from an episode in which a store owner cheated a customer by charging him an extra 50 cents for a better watermelon.
Ogre
Country: LatviaProvince / State: Ogre DistrictPopulation: 26 thousandThe town is named after the Ogre river. A popular folk legend says that Catherine the Great of Russia was the one who named the river because there were a lot of eels.