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(Encyclopedia) ViequesViequesvyāˈkās [key], island (1990 pop. 8,602), 51 sq mi (132 sq km), off E Puerto Rico. It is hilly, with a dry, warm climate. The town of Vieques, commonly called Isabel…Frobisher Bay
(Encyclopedia) Frobisher Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, 150 mi (240 km) long and from 20 to 40 mi (32–64 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Cutting deeply into SE Baffin Island, it has steep,…Gaspé Bay
(Encyclopedia) Gaspé BayGaspé Baygăsˈpā, gäspāˈ [key], deep inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 22 mi (35 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the east end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The…Fortune Bay
(Encyclopedia) Fortune Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.80 mi (130 km) long, S Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Its shores are lined with many fishing villages. The French islands of St. Pierre and…Herne Bay
(Encyclopedia) Herne Bay Herne Bay hûrn [key], town, Kent, SE England. It is a resort with 7 mi (11 km) of coast…Glace Bay
(Encyclopedia) Glace Bay Glace Bay glās [key], town, E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. Exploitation of its coal…Humboldt Bay
(Encyclopedia) Humboldt Bay: see Jayapura, Indonesia.Huna Bay
(Encyclopedia) Huna Bay: see Húnaflói, Iceland.Matagorda Bay
(Encyclopedia) Matagorda BayMatagorda Baymătəgôrˈdə [key], inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, c.50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 12 mi (4.8–19 km) wide, SE Tex., protected by a long sandspit, Matagorda…Mirs Bay
(Encyclopedia) Mirs Bay: see Hong Kong.Trending
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