Atlantic City

Japanese: アトランティック･シティ（英語表記）Atlantic City

A resort town in the northeastern United States, New Jersey. Population 38,000 (1990). An island jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean about 100 km southeast of Philadelphia, its warm climate makes it a popular entertainment destination for city folk from Philadelphia and New York. Until the mid-19th century, it was a fishing village, but thanks to the efforts of Jonathan Pitney, known as the "Father of Atlantic City," a railroad was built and it developed. In 1978, gambling halls were officially licensed, and there are now nine. The Boardwalk, a boardwalk along the coast that is 12-18 m wide and 9.7 km long, is famous.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国北東部，ニュージャージー州にある保養地。人口3万8000(1990)。フィラデルフィアの南東約100kmにある大西洋に突き出た島で，気候温暖なためフィラデルフィアやニューヨークの都会人の遊興地。19世紀半ばまでは漁村で，〈アトランティック･シティの父〉と呼ばれるピトニーJonathan Pitneyの尽力で鉄道が敷かれ発展する。1978年に賭博場が公認され，現在9軒を数える。幅12～18m，長さ9.7kmに及ぶ海岸沿いの板張り散歩道Boardwalkは有名。

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