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Semple, Ellen Churchill
(Encyclopedia)Semple, Ellen Churchill, 1863–1932, American geographer, b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Vassar, 1882, and studied at the Univ. of Leipzig. A follower of the German geographer Friedrich Ratzel, she helped...Genichesk Strait
(Encyclopedia)Genichesk Strait: see Azov, Sea of. ...Maeotis, Palus
(Encyclopedia)Maeotis, Palus: see Azov, Sea of. ...Seto-naikai
(Encyclopedia)Seto-naikai, sea: see Inland Sea, Japan. ...Palus Maeotis
(Encyclopedia)Palus Maeotis: see Azov, Sea of. ...Valencia, autonomous community, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Valencia välānˈthēä [key], autonomous community (2011 pop. 5,009,931), 8,980 sq mi (23,257 sq km), and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante/Al...Tyre
(Encyclopedia)Tyre tīr [key], ancient city of Phoenicia, S of Sidon. It is the present-day Sur in Lebanon, a small town on a peninsula jutting into the Mediterranean from the mainland of Syria S of Beirut. It was ...Coral Sea, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)Coral Sea, battle of the: see under Coral Sea. ...Bering Sea Fur-Seal Controversy
(Encyclopedia)Bering Sea Fur-Seal Controversy: see under Bering Sea. ...Davy Jones
(Encyclopedia)Davy Jones, personification or spirit of the sea. The name is best known in the expression “Davy Jones's locker,” meaning the bottom of the sea, to which drowned sailors go. ...Browse by Subject
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