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Western Cape
(Encyclopedia) Western Cape, province (2011 pop. 5,822,734), 49,986 sq mi (129,462 sq km), SW South Africa, on the Atlantic and Indian oceans. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid…Christmasberry
(Encyclopedia) Christmasberry or toyonChristmasberrytōˈyən [key], evergreen tree or shrub (Photinia arbutifolia) of the family Rosaceae (rose family), found on the Pacific coast of North America. Its…Janszoon, Willem
(Encyclopedia) Janszoon, WillemJanszoon, Willemvĭˈləm yänˈsōn [key] fl. late 16th–early 17th cent., Dutch navigator and colonial governor; his name also appears was Jansz or Janssen. Janszoon served…Saint Croix, island, Virgin Islands
(Encyclopedia) Saint CroixSaint Croixsānt kroi [key], island (2010 pop. 50,601), 80 sq mi (207 sq km), the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the West Indies. Christiansted, on the northeast…Pentapolis
(Encyclopedia) PentapolisPentapolispĕntăˈpəlĭs [key] [Gr.,=five cities], collective name anciently applied to several groups of five cities. The chief cities of Cyrenaica on the northern coast of…Eudoxus of Cyzicus
(Encyclopedia) Eudoxus of CyzicusEudoxus of Cyzicusy&oomacr;dŏkˈsəs, [key]Eudoxus of Cyzicussĭzˈĭkəs [key], fl. 130 b.c., Greek navigator in the service of the Ptolemies. He explored the Arabian…Corte Real, Gaspar
(Encyclopedia) Corte Real or Corte-Real, GasparCorte Real or Corte-Real, Gaspargəshpärˈ kôrˈtə rĕälˈ [key], c.1450–1501?, Portuguese explorer. Sent by King Manuel I to search for the Northwest…Bluefields
(Encyclopedia) Bluefields, town, capital of the South Atlantic Coast Autonomous Region and Zelaya dept., SE Nicaragua, on Bluefields Bay at the mouth…British West Africa
(Encyclopedia) British West Africa, former inclusive term for the British colonies of Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland.Halayeb Triangle
(Encyclopedia) Halayeb Triangle or Hala'ib Triangle, roughly triangular disputed territory, c.7,950 sq mi (20,590 sq km), along the Egypt-Sudan border, on the Red Sea coast. Claimed by Egypt and…Trending
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