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Red River Settlement
(Encyclopedia) Red River Settlement, agricultural colony in present Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It was the undertaking of Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of Selkirk. Wishing to relieve the…Croagh Patrick
(Encyclopedia) Croagh PatrickCroagh Patrickkrōˈäpătˈrĭk, krōˈäkh– [key], mountain, 2,510 ft (765 m) high, Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, near Westport Bay. Legend connects it with St. Patrick, and…Hekinan
(Encyclopedia) Hekinan Hekinan hākēˈnän [key], city, Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, near Chita Bay…Handa
(Encyclopedia) Handa Handa hänˈdä [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan, on the Chita…Ann, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Ann, Cape, NE Mass., N of Massachusetts Bay. It includes Gloucester and Rockport with their fishing fleets, resorts, and artists' colonies. The cape was the epicenter of the 1755…Gironde, department, France
(Encyclopedia) Gironde Gironde zhērôNdˈ [key], department, SW France, on the Bay of Biscay. Bordeaux is the capital.Gisborne
(Encyclopedia) Gisborne Gisborne gĭzˈbôrn [key], city, East Coast North Island, New Zealand, on Poverty Bay. It is a…Hiratsuka
(Encyclopedia) Hiratsuka Hiratsuka hēräˈts&oomacr;kä [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on…Ashiya
(Encyclopedia) Ashiya Ashiya äshēˈyä [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. Known for its beauty, Ashiya is a residential and industrial…Davis Strait
(Encyclopedia) Davis Strait, c.400 mi (640 km) long and c.180 mi (290 km) wide at the narrowest point, between Greenland and Baffin Island, NE Canada, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Baffin Bay.…Trending
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