DALHOUSIE


Meaning of DALHOUSIE in English

city, northwestern Himachal Pradesh state, northwestern India. Situated in the Himalayan foothills at an elevation of 7,500 feet (2,300 m), it is 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Pathankot, with which it is linked by road. A hill station, Dalhousie is a popular summer resort, offering relief from the heat of the plain to the south. Panjab University has a vacation centre there for teachers of its affiliated colleges. The cantonment of Balun is just to the north. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 6,855. town, seat (1837) of Restigouche county, northern New Brunswick, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the Restigouche River on Chaleur Bay, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Campbellton. Icebreakers keep the harbour open during the winter months and clear a route through the bay. Settled by Scots in the early 1800s, it was named for the 9th Earl of Dalhousie, governor-general of Canada (181928). The town's economic activities focus on the production of newsprint, caustic soda, chlorine, and lumber and on mixed farming, salmon fishing, and summer tourism. Inc. 1905. Pop. (1991) 4,775.

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