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In ___MASK83___ , a confluence is the ___MASK51___ of two or more bodies of ___MASK36___ . Also known as a " conflux ", it refers either to the point where a tributary joins a larger ___MASK60___ , ( main stem ), or where two streams meet to become the source of a ___MASK60___ of a new name , such as the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania creating the Ohio ___MASK60___ . New Hampshire is a ___MASK55___ in the New ___MASK30___ region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south , Vermont to the west , Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Canadian ___MASK72___ of Quebec to the north . New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by land area and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States . Quebec ( pronounced or ) is the second - most populous ___MASK72___ of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French - speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . Maine is the northernmost ___MASK55___ in the New ___MASK30___ region of the northeastern United States . Maine is the 39th most extensive and the 41st most populous of the U . S . states and territories . It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west , the Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the north . Maine is the easternmost ___MASK55___ in the contiguous United States , and the northernmost east of the Great Lakes . It is known for its jagged , rocky coastline ; low , rolling mountains ; heavily forested interior , and picturesque waterways ; and also its seafood cuisine , especially clams and lobster . There is a continental climate throughout the ___MASK55___ , even in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland . The ___MASK42___ is Augusta . The New Hampshire ___MASK46___ of Transportation ( NHDOT ) is a ___MASK37___ agency of the U . S . state of New Hampshire . The Commissioner of NHDOT is Victoria Sheehan . The main office of the NHDOT is located in the J . O . Morton Building in Concord . Franklin is a ___MASK47___ in Merrimack ___MASK81___ , New Hampshire , United States . At the 2010 ___MASK41___ , the population was 8 , 477 , the lowest of any of New Hampshire ' s 13 cities . Franklin includes the village of West Franklin . The Merrimack ___MASK60___ ( or Merrimac ___MASK60___ , an occasional earlier spelling ) is a ___MASK60___ in the northeastern United States . It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin , New Hampshire , flows southward into Massachusetts , and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport . From Pawtucket Falls in Lowell , Massachusetts , onward , the Massachusetts  New Hampshire border is roughly calculated as the line three miles north of the ___MASK60___ . Massachusetts ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous ___MASK55___ in the New ___MASK30___ region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The ___MASK55___ is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The ___MASK42___ of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New ___MASK30___ is Boston . Over 80 % of Massachusetts ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American ___MASK28___ , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , Massachusetts ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . The Atlantic ___MASK25___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s ___MASK32___ and about 29 percent of its ___MASK36___ ___MASK32___ area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". Sebbins Pond is an approximately 20 - acre ( 81 , 000 m2 ) body of ___MASK36___ in Bedford , New Hampshire . It is located in the eastern part of the town , between Back ___MASK60___ Road and the Everett Turnpike . It is named for a man with the last name of Sebbins , who in 1735 set up shop at a site near the pond to make shingles , which he then dragged down to the nearby Merrimack ___MASK60___ to ship - two years before the first permanent settlement in Bedford in 1737 . Sebbins Pond is the largest body of ___MASK36___ totally within the town boundaries . It is bounded on the southwest side by Camp Kettleford , which is owned and operated by the Swift Water Council of the Girl Scouts of the USA , which uses the pond for canoeing and swimming . The rest of Sebbins Pond is bounded by approximately 20 private homes , many of which are former summer cabins or houses that have been winterized and expanded . There is no public access to the pond . The pond is fed by several springs and by a small stream draining from nearby Silver Springs Pond ( `` Muddy Pond '' on some maps ) . Its outlet is Sebbins Brook , which leads southeast , combines with the outfall from Sandy Pond , and continues to the Merrimack ___MASK60___ . Like all ___MASK36___ bodies greater than 10 acres ( 4 . 0 ha ) in New Hampshire , Sebbins is a great pond , public property held in trust by the state . The Frederick E . Everett Turnpike , also called the Central New Hampshire Turnpike , is a toll ___MASK43___ in New Hampshire , USA , running from the Massachusetts border at Nashua north to Concord . The Everett Turnpike is named for Frederick Elwin Everett , the first Commissioner of the New Hampshire ___MASK46___ of Transportation . Lowell is a ___MASK47___ in the US Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Located in Middlesex ___MASK81___ , Lowell ( along with Cambridge ) served as a ___MASK98___ until Massachusetts disbanded county ___MASK37___ in 1999 . With an estimated population of 109 , 945 in 2014 , it is the fourth - largest ___MASK47___ in Massachusetts , and the second - largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area . The ___MASK47___ is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell , as well as New England ' s Merrimack Valley region . Hampshire (; abbreviated Hants , archaically known as the ___MASK81___ of Southampton ) is a ___MASK81___ on the southern coast of ___MASK30___ in the United Kingdom . The ___MASK74___ of Hampshire is Winchester , the former capital city of ___MASK30___ . Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial ___MASK81___ in the United Kingdom ( excluding the metropolitan counties ) with almost half of the ___MASK81___ ' s population living within the South Hampshire conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth . The larger South Hampshire metropolitan area has a population of 1 , 547 , 000 . Hampshire is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy , British Army , and Royal Air Force . It is bordered by Dorset to the west , Wiltshire to the north - west , Berkshire to the north , Surrey to the north - east , and West Sussex to the east . The southern boundary is the coastline of the English Channel and the Solent , facing the Isle of Wight . Bedford is a ___MASK12___ in Hillsborough ___MASK81___ , New Hampshire , United States . The ___MASK39___ was 21 , 203 at the 2010 ___MASK41___ . Bedford is a ___MASK79___ of Manchester , the largest city in the state . New ___MASK30___ is a ___MASK93___ region comprising six states of the northeast United States : Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and Vermont . It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north , respectively . The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast , and Long Island ___MASK84___ is to the south . Boston is its largest city . Its largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second - largest city in New ___MASK30___ ), Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ), and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode Island ), with nearly a third of the entire region ' s population . Vermont is a ___MASK55___ in the New ___MASK30___ region of the northeast United States . It borders the other U . S . states of Massachusetts to the south , New Hampshire to the east , New York to the west , and the Canadian ___MASK72___ of Quebec to the north . ___MASK45___ Champlain forms half of Vermont ' s western border with the ___MASK55___ of New York and the Green Mountains run north - south the length of the ___MASK55___ . A toll ___MASK43___ , also known as a turnpike or tollway , is a public or private roadway for which a ___MASK17___ ( or " toll ") is assessed for passage . It is a form of ___MASK43___ pricing typically implemented to help recoup the cost of ___MASK43___ construction and maintenance .