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Gold Coast, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Gold Coast, city, Queensland, E Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. The city, a major resort, stretches for many miles along the coast and…

shore

(Encyclopedia) shore: see coast; beach.

Namib

(Encyclopedia) NamibNamibnäˈmĭb [key], desert, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long and from 30 to 100 mi (50–160 km) wide, SW Africa, along the coast of Namibia. It occupies a rocky platform between the…

Blunt, George William

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, George William, 1802–78, American hydrographer; son of Edmund March Blunt, a pioneer publisher of nautical books and charts in Newburyport, Mass. He established (1821) himself…

Mexico, Gulf of

(Encyclopedia) Mexico, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.700,000 sq mi (1,813,000 sq km), SE North America. The Gulf stretches more than 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from west to east and c.800 mi (1,290…

2002 Pacific Coast League<br/>All-Star Team

As selected by the league's managers and media representatives.Pos.Name, Team (Affiliate)CJavier Valentin, Edmonton (Twins)1BLyle Overbay, Tucson (Diamondbacks)2BJoe Thurston, Las Vegas (…