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Worcester, town, South Africa
(Encyclopedia) Worcester, town, now part and seat of the Breede Valley local municipality, Western Cape prov., SW South Africa. It produces wine and liquor and processes the fruits and vegetables of…Transkei
(Encyclopedia) TranskeiTranskeitrănskīˈ [key], former black “homeland” and nominal republic, E South Africa, in what is now Eastern Cape prov. Transkei was bounded by the Great Kei River on the south…Disappointment, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Disappointment, Cape, projecting into the Pacific Ocean, SW Wash., on the northern side of the mouth of the Columbia River. It was named in 1788 by English Capt. John Meares, who…Praia
(Encyclopedia) PraiaPraiaprīˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 61,644), capital of Cape Verde, on the south shore of Santiago island, c.415 mi (668 km) W of Dakar, Senegal. It is Cape Verde's largest city, as…Canso
(Encyclopedia) Canso Canso kănˈsō [key], town, S central N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean, near Cape…Cape Coral
(Encyclopedia) Cape Coral, city (2020 pop. 194,016), Lee co., SW coastal Fla., located on an estuary of the Caloosahatchee River; inc. 1970. It is…Table Bay
(Encyclopedia) Table Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, lying off Western Cape, South Africa. Table Mt. overlooks the bay, which was visited in the late 15th cent. by Portuguese…Table Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Table Mountain, 3,567 ft (1,087 m) high, Western Cape, South Africa. It overlooks Cape Town and Table Bay. The summit is flat, and the dense white mist that often covers it is called…Baron Munchausen: Count Gosamer thrown by Sph...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe The Baron secures his chari... A feast on live bulls and k... Count Gosamer thrown by Sph... Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of…Astyanax
(Encyclopedia) AstyanaxAstyanaxəstīˈənăks [key], in Greek mythology, son of Hector and Andromache. When the Greeks captured Troy, they killed him out of fear that he would avenge his father and his…Trending
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