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(Encyclopedia) fur seal, fin-footed marine mammal of the eared seal family (Otaridae), highly valued for its fur. Like the closely related sea lion, the nine species of fur seals are distinguished…Sevastopol
(Encyclopedia) SevastopolSevastopolsĭvăsˈtəpōlˌ [key], formerly spelled Sebastopol, city (1989 pop. 355,000), on the Crimean peninsula and the Bay of Sevastopol, an inlet of the Black Sea. From 1954…coral
(Encyclopedia) coral, small, sedentary marine animal, related to the sea anemone but characterized by a skeleton of horny or calcareous material. The skeleton itself is also called coral. Although…Bat Yam
(Encyclopedia) Bat Yam Bat Yam bät yäm [key], city, W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea, near Tel Aviv. It…Shinano
(Encyclopedia) ShinanoShinanoshĭnäˈnō [key], river, longest of Honshu, Japan, c.230 mi (370 km) long. It rises in the mountains of central Honshu and flows generally NE to the Sea of Japan at Niigata…Sestri Ponente
(Encyclopedia) Sestri PonenteSestri Ponentesĕˈstrē pōnānˈtā [key], industrial suburb of Genoa, N Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. Manufactures include machinery, and tools. It was also the site of the…Sepik
(Encyclopedia) Sepik, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, N Papua New Guinea, rising near the border of Indonesia's Papua prov. and Papua New Guinea. It flows east through a large swampy basin to the…Shantar Islands
(Encyclopedia) Shantar IslandsShantar Islandsshəntärˈ [key], archipelago, c.980 sq mi (2,540 sq km), Khabarovsk Territory, Russian Far East, in the Sea of Okhotsk. Discovered in 1645, the islands are…Santa Margherita Ligure
(Encyclopedia) Santa Margherita LigureSanta Margherita Liguresänˈtä märgərēˈtä lēg&oobreve;ˈrā [key], town (1991 pop. 11,077), Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. It is a winter health resort…La Romana
(Encyclopedia) La RomanaLa Romanalä rōmänˈä [key], city (1993 pop. 132,834), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital and major port of La Romana province. The site of several…Trending
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