25 February 2017 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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N E W H A M P S H I R E
New Hampshire is a state in the
New England region of the
Northeastern United States. It is bordered by
Massachusetts to the south,
Vermont to the west,
Maine and the
Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of
Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the
5th smallest by land area and the
9th least populous of the
50 United States.
Concord is the state capital, while
Manchester is the largest city in the state. Other cities are
Nashua,
Dover,
Rochester,
Keene,
Portsmouth,
Laconia,
Lebanon,
Berlin,
Claremont, and
Franklin.
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13 November 2015 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Bar Harbor is a town on
Mount Desert Island in
Hancock County,
Maine. Its population is 5,300. Bar Harbor is a popular tourist destination in the
Down East region of Maine and home to the
College of the Atlantic,
Jackson Laboratory, and
MDI Biological Laboratory (Salisbury Cove village). Prior to a catastrophic 1947 fire the town was a famous
summer colony for the super-affluent elite. Bar Harbor is home to the largest parts of
Acadia National Park, including
Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within twenty-five miles (40 km) of the coastline of the
Eastern United States. The town is served by the
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport.
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