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crustacean

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a female crayfish, representative of the class Crustacea crustaceancrustaceankrŭstāˈshən [key], primarily aquatic arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea. Most…

Isafjörður

(Encyclopedia) Isafjörður Isafjörður ēˈsäfyörˌᵺür [key], town, NW Iceland, on the Isafjarðardjúp, an arm of…

Morecambe Bay

(Encyclopedia) Morecambe Bay, shallow inlet of the Irish Sea, 16 mi (26 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, separating Furness peninsula from the mainland, NW England. It receives the Kent and Lune…

Naples, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Naples, resort city (1990 pop. 19,505), Collier co., SW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1927. Bordering the Big Cypress Swamp, the city has been called the “gateway to the Everglades…

Qasigiannguit

(Encyclopedia) QasigiannguitQasigiannguitkäˌsĭgēänˈg&oomacr;ĭt [key], formerly ChristianshåbChristianshåbkrĭsˈtyäns-hôp [key], town (1996 pop. 1,515), Qasigiannguit dist., W Greenland, on Disko…

Houma

(Encyclopedia) Houma Houma hōˈmə [key], city (2020 pop. 33,406), seat of Terrebonne parish, SE La.; inc…

Disko

(Encyclopedia) DiskoDiskodĭsˈkō [key], island, 3,312 sq mi (8,578 sq km), in the Davis Strait off W Greenland. It is mountainous (rising to 6,296 ft/1,919 m) and partly glaciated. Telluric iron and…

Port Lavaca

(Encyclopedia) Port LavacaPort Lavacaləvăkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 10,886), seat of Calhoun co., S Tex., on Lavaca Bay; inc. 1907. A deepwater port of entry, it is a shipping point for an…

Aasiaat

(Encyclopedia) Aasiaat Aasiaat äsˈēätˌ [key], formerly Egedesminde Egedesminde āˈgəᵺəsmĭnˌə [key], town, Aasiaat dist., W Greenland, at the mouth of Disko…

Barataria Bay

(Encyclopedia) Barataria BayBarataria Baybărətârˈēə [key], SE La., separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Grand and Grand Terre islands. It is linked to the Intracoastal Waterway by a navigable channel…