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Teraina
(Encyclopedia)Teraina tĕrīˈnə [key], atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Visited by the American explorer Edmund Fanning in...Tordesillas, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Tordesillas, Treaty of tōrˌᵺāsēˈlyäs [key], 1494, agreement signed at Tordesillas, Spain, by which Spain and Portugal divided the non-Christian world into two zones of influence. In principle ...Minquiers
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(Encyclopedia)Herm: see Channel Islands, British dependency. ...Jethou
(Encyclopedia)Jethou: see Channel Islands, British dependency. ...Saint Helena Island
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