New Bedford

Japanese: ニューベドフォード(英語表記)New Bedford
New Bedford
An industrial city in southeastern Massachusetts, USA. Population 95,000 (1994). Facing Buzzard Bay, it was one of the world's leading whaling bases in the first half of the 19th century. Today, it is a fishing port and an industrial city that produces clothing, textiles, electrical machinery, electrical parts, rubber products, and dyes. It is home to the Bourne Whaling Museum and the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, and the Free Public Library is known for its collection of whaling-related materials. A settlement was established in 1640, and the city was incorporated in 1847.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国マサチューセッツ州南東部の工業都市。人口9万5000(1994)。バザード湾に面し,19世紀前半には世界有数の捕鯨基地であった。現在は漁港であるとともに,衣類,繊維,電気機械,電気部品,ゴム製品,染料などを生産する工業都市でもある。ボーン捕鯨博物館,オールド・ダートマス歴史協会があり,フリー・パブリック図書館は捕鯨に関する資料の収集で知られている。1640年に集落が建設され,1847年に市制施行。

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