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(Encyclopedia) PapeetePapeetepäpā-āˈtā [key], town (2007 pop. 26,017), capital of Tahiti and of French Polynesia, South Pacific. A port on the NW coast of Tahiti, Papeete ships copra, vanilla, and…Fort Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Fort Pierce, city (2020 pop. 47,297), seat of St. Lucie co., SE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway);…Alderney
(Encyclopedia) Alderney Alderney ôlˈdərnē [key], Fr. Aurigny Alderney ōrēnyēˈ [key], anc. Riduna, island, c. 3 sq mi (7.7 sq km), in the English Channel…Fraser Island
(Encyclopedia) Fraser Island or Great Sandy Island, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Queensland, Australia; on the west it borders Hervey Bay (NW) and the Great Sandy…Great Southern Reef
(Encyclopedia) Great Southern Reef, rocky reef complex, c. 27,000 sq mi (70,000 sq km), extending almost 5,000 mi (8,100 km) along S and SW Australia coast, from Brisbane to Perth. The reef's…Gosnold, Bartholomew
(Encyclopedia) Gosnold, BartholomewGosnold, Bartholomewgŏzˈnōld [key], fl. 1572–1607, English explorer and colonizer. In 1602 he commanded the Concord on a voyage of exploration. He navigated the…Valentia
(Encyclopedia) Valentia or ValenciaValentiavəlĕnˈshēə [key], island (1991 pop. 680), c.7 mi (11.3 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, off the coast of Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. Its slate, once…Canadian Pacific Railway
(Encyclopedia) Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing…Thrissur
(Encyclopedia) ThrissurThrissurtrĭs&oobreve;rˈ [key], formerly TrichurThrissurtrĭch&oobreve;rˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 275,053), Kerala state, SW India. It is a market for betel and cashew…Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith)
(Encyclopedia) Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith), 1856–1923, American author and educator, b. Philadelphia. In San Francisco she organized the first free kindergartens on the Pacific coast (1878) and with…Trending
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