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==Geography== [[File:St Stan LuzCo PA 4.JPG|thumb|left|The picnic area at [[St. Stanislaus Institute]]]] [[File:Fire station in Wanamie, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|Fire station in [[Wanamie, Pennsylvania|Wanamie]]]] [[File:Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania (8481309763).jpg|thumb|Houses in [[Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania|Glen Lyon]]]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|44.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|43.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 2.49%, is water. Most of the township is forested. It is drained by the [[Susquehanna River]] (which forms its northern boundary). The northern and southern portions are mountainous. The elevation of [[Penobscot Mountain]] reaches {{convert|1500|to|1629|ft}} above sea level along the township's southern border with [[Slocum Township, Pennsylvania|Slocum Township]]. Most of the people live in the basin of [[Newport Creek]], which flows northeast from [[Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania|Glen Lyon]] to the Susquehanna River (in [[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]]). Newport Township consists of the communities of [[Alden, Pennsylvania|Alden Station]], [[Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania|Glen Lyon]], Lee, Newport Center, [[Sheatown, Pennsylvania|Sheatown]], and [[Wanamie, Pennsylvania|Wanamie]]. The [[State Correctional Institution β Retreat|State Correctional Institute at Retreat]] is in a remote area of the municipality (along the Susquehanna River). The facility can only be accessed by a bridge over the river from [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] or by helicopter. ===Neighboring municipalities=== *[[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]] (northeast) *[[Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]] (east) *[[Nuangola, Pennsylvania|Nuangola]] (southeast) *[[Slocum Township, Pennsylvania|Slocum Township]] (south) *[[Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Conyngham Township]] (west) *[[Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]] (northwest) *[[Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hunlock Township]] (north) *[[Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Plymouth Township]] (north)
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