Cities

Cities

The cities from around the world.

  • Ishinomaki

    Country: Japan
    Province / State: Tohoku
    Population: 145 thousand
     

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    Tashirojima, 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.

    Cat Island

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  • Gerlach

    Country: United States
    Province / State: Nevada
    Population: 206
     

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    Fly 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.

    Fly Geyser

  • Orost

    Country: Iran
    Province / State: Mazandaran
    Population: 895
     

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    Badab-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.

    Badab-e Surt

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  • Osoyoos

    Country: Canada
    Province / State: British Columbia
    Population: 4 thousand
     

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    Osoyoos is 9.4 kilometers / 5.8 miles south east of the memorable "Spotted Lake".

    Spotted Lake

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  • Accident

    Country: United States
    Province / State: Maryland
    Population: 300
     

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    According to the book Labels for Locals by Paul Dickson, a person from Accident is called an "Accidental".

    Accident

  • Vulcan

    Country: Canada
    Province / State: Alberta
    Population: 1.9 thousand
     

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    Vulcan 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.

    Vulcan

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  • Tightwad

    Country: United States
    Province / State: Missouri
    Population: 64
     

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    The 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.

    Pennies

  • Ogre

    Country: Latvia
    Province / State: Ogre District
    Population: 26 thousand
     

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    The 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.

    Ogre