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Kingston, city, Jamaica

(Encyclopedia) Kingston, city (1991 pop. 97,424), capital and largest city of Jamaica, SE Jamaica. The country's chief port, it has one of the finest harbors in the West Indies and exports sugar, rum…

Saint-Barthélemy

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Barthélemy, island and French overseas collectivity (2010 est. pop. 7,400), 8 sq mi (21 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands; also called St. Barts in English.…

Ten Years After Hurricane Katrina: Fact Sheet

From the U.S. Census Bureau Hurricane Katrina is the costliest U.S. hurricane on record, and the deadliest to strike our nation since 1928. After initially making U.S. landfall on Aug. 25…

Everglades

(Encyclopedia) Everglades, marshy, low-lying subtropical savanna area, c.4,000 sq mi (10,000 sq km), S Fla., extending from Lake Okeechobee S to Florida Bay. Characterized by water, sawgrass,…

Carolina Hurricanes<span class="rm" > (13-10)</span>

——————Overall Playoffs————————————Finals vs Detroit——————Top ScorersPosGmGAPts+/-PMPPSGmGAPts+/-PMPPSRon FrancisC2361016-264515123-2009Bates BattagliaL2359142141445000-4406Jeff O'…

National Guard

(Encyclopedia) National Guard, U.S. militia. The militia is authorized by the Constitution of the United States, which also defines the militia's functions and the federal and state role. Article 1,…

Azores

(Encyclopedia) Azores Azores əzôrzˈ, āˈzôrz [key], Port. Açores [Port.,=hawks], islands (2021 pop. 236,657), 905 sq mi (2,344 sq km), and autonomous region of Portugal, in…

Sundarbans

(Encyclopedia) Sundarbans, large, heavily forested swamp region, c.3,860 sq mi (10,000 sq km), in the S Ganges delta on the Bay of Bengal, about 60% in SW Bangladesh and the rest in West Bengal state…

Lloyd's

(Encyclopedia) Lloyd's, London insurance underwriting corporation of many separate syndicates; often called Lloyd's of London. Founded in the late 17th cent. by a group of merchants, shipowners, and…