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Tiber
(Encyclopedia) TiberTibertīˈbər [key], Ital. Tevere, Latin Tiberis, river, 251 mi (404 km) long, rising in the Etruscan Apennines, central Italy. It flows generally S across Tuscany, Umbria, and N…Senkaku Islands
(Encyclopedia) Senkaku IslandsSenkaku Islandssĕnˈkäk&oomacr; [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90…Scylla
(Encyclopedia) ScyllaScyllasĭlˈə [key], in Greek mythology. 1 Sea monster. According to one legend Circe, jealous of the sea god Glaucus' love for Scylla, changed her from a beautiful nymph into a…Scarborough Shoal
(Encyclopedia) Scarborough Shoal, lagoon and reefs, South China Sea, c.135 mi (220 km) W of Luzon, the Philippines. Claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, it is called Huangyan Island by…Avery, Milton
(Encyclopedia) Avery, MiltonAvery, Miltonāˈvərē [key], 1893–1965, American painter, b. Altmar, N.Y. Avery moved to New York City in 1925. Bold massing of forms is characteristic of his figurative…Samsun
(Encyclopedia) SamsunSamsunsäms&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 301,412), capital of Samsun prov., N Turkey, on the Black Sea. The most important Turkish port on the Black Sea, it is also a…Oder
(Encyclopedia) OderOderōˈdər [key], Czech and Pol. Odra, river, 562 mi (904 km) long; the second longest river of Poland. It rises in the E Sudetes, NE Czech Republic, and flows generally NW through…Hwang-hai
(Encyclopedia) Hwang-hai: see Yellow Sea, China.McMurdo Sound
(Encyclopedia) McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: see Ross Sea.Kinneret, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Kinneret, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of.Trending
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