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Outer Barrier
(Encyclopedia) Outer Barrier, series of sandy barrier islands or offshore bars, extending c.75 mi (120 km) along the south shore of Long Island, SE N.Y., from Rockaway Beach at the west to the east…Nipissing, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Nipissing, LakeNipissing, Lakenĭpˈĭsĭng [key], c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), S Ont., Canada, between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. It extends west from the city of North Bay and is…Manila Bay
(Encyclopedia) Manila Bay, nearly landlocked inlet of the South China Sea, SW Luzon, the Philippines. About 35 mi (56 km) wide at its broadest point and 30 mi (48 km) long, it is the best natural…Chaleur Bay
(Encyclopedia) Chaleur BayChaleur Bayshəl&oobreve;rˈ [key], inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, c.85 mi (140 km) long and from 15 to 25 mi (24–40 km) wide, between N N.B. and the Gaspé Peninsula,…Knights of Columbus
(Encyclopedia) Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission…Skelligs
(Encyclopedia) Skelligs, rocky islands, off SW Republic of Ireland, in Co. Kerry, comprising Lemon Rock, Little Skellig, and Great Skellig. Climbing the rocks to the peaks of Great Skellig, also…Bay City
(Encyclopedia) Bay City. 1 City (2020 pop. 32,661), seat of Bay co., S Mich., a port of entry on the Saginaw River at its mouth on Saginaw Bay (an…Rupert House
(Encyclopedia) Rupert House, village, W Que., Canada, on the Rupert River east of its mouth on James Bay. It was founded in 1668 as Charles Fort by the trader des Groseilliers, whose success there…Moreton Bay
(Encyclopedia) Moreton BayMoreton Baymôrˈtən [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 65 mi (105 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, Queensland, E Australia, nearly enclosed by Moreton and Stradbroke islands…Montego Bay
(Encyclopedia) Montego BayMontego Baymŏntēˈgō [key], city (1991 pop. 82,002), NW Jamaica. One of the most popular resorts in the Caribbean with highly developed tourism facilities, Montego Bay is…Trending
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