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Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, 4,913 sq mi (12,725 sq km), NW Atlantic Ocean, 130 mi (210 km) off the coast of Cape Cod; est. 2016. The monument is divided…Paracas
(Encyclopedia) ParacasParacaspäräˈkäs [key], Native American culture of ancient Peru. Named after the Paracas peninsula on the south coast, where their remains were first found, the Paracas produced…Sivash Sea
(Encyclopedia) Sivash SeaSivash Seasēväshˈ [key] or Putrid Sea, salt lagoon, c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), extending along the northeastern coast of Crimea. It is separated—except at the Genichesk…Sporades
(Encyclopedia) SporadesSporadesspôrˈədēz, spŏrˈ– [key], islands, E and SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea. They have been grouped variously at different times. The Northern Sporades are generally…Nukualofa
(Encyclopedia) NukualofaNukualofan&oomacr;ˌkwälôˈfä [key], town (1986 pop. 21,300), capital and chief port of the Kingdom of Tonga, on the northern coast of Tongatapu island. The city has a deep…San Blas Islands
(Encyclopedia) San Blas IslandsSan Blas Islandssän bläs [key], formerly MulatasSan Blas Islandsm&oomacr;läˈtäs [key], archipelago off the northeast coast of Panama. It consists of 332 coral…Sandy Hook
(Encyclopedia) Sandy Hook, low, sandy peninsula, NE N.J., projecting 5 mi (8 km) N toward New York and separating Sandy Hook Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. At the northern end is a Coast Guard station…Oldenburg, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Oldenburg, city (1994 pop. 147,701), Lower Saxony, NW Germany, on the Hunte River and the Küstenkanal (Coast Canal). It is a rail junction, transshipment point, agricultural market,…Qina
(Encyclopedia) QinaQinakĭnə [key] or KenehKenehkĕnˈə [key], town (1986 pop. 119,917), capital of Qina governorate, E central Egypt, on the Nile River. Sugarcane and grains are grown nearby, and…Oxnard
(Encyclopedia) OxnardOxnardŏkˈsnärd [key], city (1990 pop. 142,216), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1903. Its economy, formerly based on agriculture, mining, and nearby military…Trending
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