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(Encyclopedia) White Sea, Rus. Beloye More, c.36,680 sq mi (95,000 sq km), NW European Russia, an inlet of the Barents Sea. Its northern section, opening into the Barents Sea between the Kola and…Bayonne, town, France
(Encyclopedia) Bayonne Bayonne bäyônˈ [key], town, Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, in…trachea
(Encyclopedia) tracheatracheatrāˈkēə [key] or windpipe, principal tube that carries air to and from the lungs. It is about 41&fslsh;2 in. (11.4 cm) long and about 3&fslsh;4 in. (1.9 cm) in…Plata, Río de la
(Encyclopedia) Plata, Río de laPlata, Río de larēˈō ᵺā lä pläˈtä [key], estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. Between Argentina and Uruguay, the…San Juan, river, Nicaragua
(Encyclopedia) San JuanSan Juansän hwän [key], river, c.110 mi (180 km) long, flowing from the southeast corner of Lake Nicaragua E to the Caribbean Sea, near the port of San Juan del Norte. The…basking shark
(Encyclopedia) basking shark, large, plankton-feeding shark, Cetorhinus maximus, inhabiting many oceans of the world, especially in temperate regions. Found singly or in schools of up to 100, it…nose
(Encyclopedia) nose, olfactory and respiratory organ, located between the eyes. The external nose, composed of bone and cartilage, is the most prominent feature of the face in humans. The internal…Rollo
(Encyclopedia) RolloRollorŏlˈō [key] or HrolfRollorŏlf [key], c.860–c.932, first duke of Normandy. As leader of the Norman pirates settled at the mouth of the Seine, he attacked (910) Paris and…horseshoe crab
(Encyclopedia) horseshoe crab, large, primitive marine arthropod of the family Limulidae, related to the spider and scorpion and sometimes called a king crab (a name also used for the largest of the…jellyfish
(Encyclopedia) jellyfish, common name for the free-swimming stage (see polyp and medusa), of certain invertebrate animals of the phylum Cnidaria (the coelenterates). The body of a jellyfish is shaped…Trending
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