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Shediac
(Encyclopedia) ShediacShediacshĕdˈēăk [key], town (1991 pop. 4,343), SE N.B., Canada, on Northumberland Strait. It is a resort and has a seaplane base and lobster, oyster, and smelt fisheries.Pinang
(Encyclopedia) Pinang or PenangPenangboth: pənăngˈ [key], state (1991 pop. 1,065,075), c.400 sq mi (1,040 sq km), Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca. It consists of Pulau Pinang (an island of 108 sq…Wrangel Island
(Encyclopedia) Wrangel Island or Wrangell IslandWrangel Islandrăngˈgəl [key], Rus. Ostrov Vrangelya, island, 1,740 sq mi (4,507 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean, between the East Siberian Sea and the…Caprera
(Encyclopedia) CapreraCaprerakäprāˈrä [key], island, 6 sq mi (15.5 sq km), NE Sardinia, Italy, in the Strait of Bonifacio. It was the residence (1856–82) of Garibaldi, who is buried there.Summerside
(Encyclopedia) Summerside, town (1991 pop. 7,474), SW Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Bedeque Bay, an arm of Northumberland Strait. The Island's second largest city, it is a tourist center and port…Davis, John
(Encyclopedia) Davis or Davys, John, 1550?–1605, English navigator. He made his first voyage in search of the Northwest Passage in 1585, continuing the work of Martin Frobisher. On this voyage he…Bandar Abbas
(Encyclopedia) Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas bändärˈ äb-bäsˈ [key], city, S Iran, on the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of…Invercargill
(Encyclopedia) Invercargill Invercargill ĭnvərkärˈgĭl [key], city, extreme S South Island, New Zealand, on the…Balikpapan
(Encyclopedia) Balikpapan Balikpapan bäˈlēkpäˈpän [key], city, E Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, on an inlet of…Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky
(Encyclopedia) Aleksandrovsk-SakhalinskyAleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskyəlyĭksänˈdrəfsk-səkhəlyēnˈskē [key], city on N Sakhalin island, Russian Far East. A port on the Tatar Strait, it has lumber and…Trending
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