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This is a list of place names in the United States that either are Dutch, were translated from Dutch, or were heavily inspired by a Dutch name or term. Many originate from the Dutch colony of New Netherland .
Amsterdam Island, Spitsbergen; Amsterdam Island, Southern Indian Ocean; Bear Island, Norway; Bedloe's Island, now Liberty Island, New York-NJ, USA; Block Island ...
This is a list of US places named after non-US places. In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent : cities , towns , villages , hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities , boroughs , townships , civil parishes, localities, census-designated places , and some districts.
A traffic collision reported around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday blocked all lanes of southbound traffic on I-5 near Portal Way in Ferndale. Traffic finally resumed through the area around 5:15 p.m. after ...
A place in Virginia. Ballplay: It's named after a game Native Americans played to solve tribal disputes, now stop laughing - when Native Americans played their variety of "football" instead, that game's name had seven syllables! Balltown: A city in Iowa. Ballinspittle: A village in County Cork, Ireland. Ballykillaboy
After approximately one hour a supply vessel took the crew and passengers on board. One passenger died shortly after evacuating the aircraft. [92] 13 June 1998 During a simulated emergency landing of a high wing aircraft at Hilversum Airport, the plane had a mid-air collision with a plane that made a normal approach, about 50 meters before runway.
It is near where Tasman first sighted Tasmania. The township of Zeehan, Tasmania near Mount Zeehan was established after the discovery of tin, lead and silver deposits in 1890. Geelvink Channel was named after a ship, but the ship was named after Joan Geelvinck; Vansittart Bay on the coast of Western Australia is a unique anomaly.
This is a list of Swedish place names in the United States. Many places in the United States, especially smaller ones, have been named after Sweden-related topics. Many places in the United States, especially smaller ones, have been named after Sweden-related topics.