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New Britain, island, Papua New Guinea
(Encyclopedia) New Britain, volcanic island (1990 pop. 315,649), c.14,600 sq mi (37,810 sq km), SW Pacific, largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago and part of Papua New Guinea, in which it forms…McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier
(Encyclopedia) McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, 1807–73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given…Pemba
(Encyclopedia) PembaPembapāmˈbə [key], island (2012 pop. 223,033), c.380 sq mi (980 sq km), NE Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean just off the E African mainland. Pemba is part of the semiautonomous…Brewer's: Queen of the Dripping-pan
A cook. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Queen of the Eastern ArchipelagoQueen of Heaven A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…The Year of Living Dangerously: Indonesia after Suharto
17,000 Islands, 300 Ethnic Groups, 250 Languages by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on June 7, 1999. Relatives of pro-independence supporter Adlinda da Silva, 24, grieve…Cape Verde Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Cape Verde Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Cape Verdean Relations GEOGRAPHYThe Cape…Brewer's: Queen of the May
A village lass chosen to preside over the parish sports on May Day. Tennyson has a poem on the subject. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Queen of the…jungle fowl
(Encyclopedia) jungle fowl, common name for small, terrestrial wild fowl comprising four species in the genus Gallus. Most important of these is the red jungle fowl, which Charles Darwin determined…Northwest Territories Map
Northwest Territories Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population ¦ Northwest Territories Information Encyclopedia: Northwest Territories In-…Prince Edward Island Map
Prince Edward Island Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population ¦ Note: Prince Edward Island, together with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, form Canada's Maritime…Trending
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