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  2. U.S. Route 101 in California - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Route 101 US 101 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 808.111 mi (1,300.529 km) Portions of US 101 have been relinquished to or are otherwise maintained by local or other governments, and are not included in the length. Existed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) –present Tourist routes Gaviota Coast Redwood Highway through Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park ...

  3. Black Sea - Wikipedia

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    A sanatorium in Sochi, Russia. The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

  4. Sparta - Wikipedia

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    Sparta [1] was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon ( Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn ), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in the Eurotas valley of Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. [2] Around 650 BC, it rose to ...

  5. List of airports in the Los Angeles area - Wikipedia

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    Ontario International Airport (ONT) is located in the San Bernardino County city of Ontario, east of Los Angeles, and is a more convenient option for residents in the Inland Empire and the eastern San Gabriel Valley. It served 5.6 million passengers in 2019. The airport is the West Coast cargo hub for UPS Airlines, with 924,160 tons of cargo ...

  6. Roman roads - Wikipedia

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    A Roman street in Pompeii The Roman Empire in the time of Hadrian (r. 117–138), showing the network of main Roman roads. Roman roads (Latin: viae Romanae [ˈwiae̯ roːˈmaːnae̯]; singular: via Romana [ˈwia roːˈmaːna]; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and ...

  7. Temecula, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. temeculaca .gov. Temecula ( / təˈmɛkjʊlə /; Spanish: Temécula, [te'mekula]; Luiseño: Temeekunga) is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city had a population of 110,003 as of the 2020 census [7] and was incorporated on December 1, 1989.

  8. British Columbia Highway 19 - Wikipedia

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    The 128 km (80 mi) stretch of Highway 19 between Campbell River and the city of Parksville is known as the Inland Island Highway. The highway completely avoids any residential or urban areas and alternates between a divided four-lane expressway and freeway, with a nominal speed limit of 110 km/h (68 mph) and a 90 km/h (56 mph) speed limit near ...

  9. Rhine - Wikipedia

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    The Rhine and the Danube comprised much of the Roman Empire's northern inland boundary, and the Rhine has been a vital navigable waterway bringing trade and goods deep inland since those days. The various castles and defenses built along it attest to its prominence as a waterway in the Holy Roman Empire .