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Bathurst

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Bathurst, city, Canada

Bathurst (băth`ərst), city (1991 pop. 14,409), N N.B., Canada, on Chaleur Bay at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River. A popular beach resort, it also has 40% of Canada's reserves of lead, zinc, and silver. Its other industries include lumbering and shipbuilding.

Bathurst, city, Gambia

Bathurst: see Banjul Banjul (bän`j
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Banjul

 formerly (1816–1973) Bathurst

Seaport ( pop., 1993: urban agglomeration, 270,540), capital of The Gambia. Located on the Island of St. Mary in the Gambia River, it is the country's largest city. Founded by the British in 1816 to suppress the slave trade, it subsequently became the capital of the British colony of Gambia. With The Gambia's independence in 1965, it became the national capital. Tourism is of increasing importance, and Banjul serves as a transportation centre with connections to the interior and to Senegal.


Bathurst
1. a city in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop.: 27 036 (2001)
2. a port in E Canada, in NE New Brunswick: rich mineral resources discovered in 1953. Pop.: 16 427 (2001)
3. the former name (until 1973) of Banjul


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