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Egadi Islands
(Encyclopedia) Egadi IslandsEgadi Islandsĕˈgädē [key] or Aegadian IslesEgadi Islandsēgāˈdēən [key], Lat. Aegates, archipelago (1987 est. pop. 5,000), c.15 sq mi (40 sq km), W Sicily, Italy, in the…Polycrates
(Encyclopedia) PolycratesPolycratespōlĭkˈrətēz [key], d. c.522 b.c., tyrant of Samos. He established Samian naval supremacy in the Aegean Sea and tried to control the archipelago and mainland towns…Basilan
(Encyclopedia) BasilanBasilanbäsēˈlän [key], island, 494 sq mi (1,279 sq km), northernmost and largest of the Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines. It is closely associated with the city of Zamboanga on…Palawan
(Encyclopedia) PalawanPalawanpäläˈwän [key], island (1990 pop. 528,287), 4,550 sq mi (11,785 sq km), 5th largest of the Philippines, N of Borneo and between the Sulu Archipelago and the South China…Jackson, Frederick George
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Frederick George, 1860–1938, British arctic explorer. He explored (1893–94) the tundra in arctic Russia and in Lapland, and he commanded (1894–97) the Jackson-Harmsworth…Solovetski Islands
(Encyclopedia) Solovetski or Solovetsky IslandsSolovetski or Solovetsky Islandssələvyĕtˈskē [key], archipelago, c.150 sq mi (390 sq km), N European Russia, in the White Sea at the entrance of Onega…Scott, Hugh Lenox
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853–1934, U.S. army officer, b. Danville, Ky., grad. West Point, 1876. He was assigned (1876) to military service in the West and took part in the Sioux, Nez Percé…Paracel Islands
(Encyclopedia) Paracel IslandsParacel Islandspäräsĕlˈ [key], Chin. Xisha, group of low coral islands and reefs in the South China Sea, c.175 mi (280 km) SE of Hainan island. They are rich in guano…Gambier Islands
(Encyclopedia) Gambier Islands Gambier Islands gămˈbĭr [key], volcanic islands (6 sq mi/15.5 sq km), South Pacific,…Makatea
(Encyclopedia) MakateaMakateamäkätāˈä [key], formerly AuroraAuroraôrôrˈə [key], island, South Pacific, one of the most northwesterly of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. The center of the…Trending
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