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Eyjafjörður

(Encyclopedia) EyjafjörðurEyjafjörðurāˈyäfyörˌᵺür [key], inlet of the Greenland Sea, longest (37 mi/60 km) and most scenic fjord in N Iceland. Akureyri is at its head.

Auckland Islands

(Encyclopedia) Auckland Islands, small uninhabited group (234 sq mi/606 sq km), S Pacific, c.300 mi (480 km) S of Stewart Island, New Zealand, to which they belong. There is a nature preserve for…

Beth-haran

(Encyclopedia) Beth-haranBeth-haranbĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea.

trepang

(Encyclopedia) trepangtrepangtrəpăngˈ [key]: see sea cucumber.

Torremolinos

(Encyclopedia) TorremolinosTorremolinostôrāmōlēˈnōs [key], town, Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very popular resort on the Costa del Sol.

Aioi

(Encyclopedia) Aioi Aioi ī-oiˈ [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea and Aioi Bay. It is a major port with a good natural harbor.

Pescara

(Encyclopedia) Pescara, city (1991 pop. 122,236), capital of Pescara prov., in Abruzzi, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Pescara River. It is a fishing port and a seaside resort…

Scheveningen

(Encyclopedia) ScheveningenScheveningenskhāˈvənĭngˌən [key], urban district, The Hague, South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is a popular bathing resort and fishing center.

Siglufjörður

(Encyclopedia) SiglufjörðurSiglufjörðursĭkˈləfyörˌᵺər [key], town (1993 pop. 1,781), N Iceland, on the Greenland Sea. It is known as the capital of Iceland's herring industry.

Singapore Strait

(Encyclopedia) Singapore Strait, channel, 30 mi (48 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, between Singapore island and the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. It links the Strait of Malacca with the South…