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Beresford, William Carr Beresford, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Beresford, William Carr Beresford, Viscount, 1768–1854, British general. He served with distinction in Egypt (1801–3) and participated (1806) in the capture of Cape Colony (later Cape Province, So...Tordesillas, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Tordesillas, Treaty of tōrˌᵺāsēˈlyäs [key], 1494, agreement signed at Tordesillas, Spain, by which Spain and Portugal divided the non-Christian world into two zones of influence. In principle ...Nordkapp
(Encyclopedia)Nordkapp, promontory: see North Cape, Norway. ...Naze, the
(Encyclopedia)Naze, the, cape: see Lindesnes, Norway. ...Gjuhëzës
(Encyclopedia)Gjuhëzës, cape: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania. ...Wrath, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Wrath, Cape, promontory, Highland, NW Scotland. It is the northwestern extremity of the Scottish mainland. The headland, 368 ft (112 m) high, has a lighthouse. ...Bauld, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Bauld, Cape: see Great Northern Peninsula, Canada. ...São Vicente, Cabo de
(Encyclopedia)São Vicente, Cabo de: see Saint Vincent, Cape. ...Thursday Island
(Encyclopedia)Thursday Island (2016 pop. 2,938), Queensland, NE Australia, N of Cape York Peninsula, in Torres Strait. It is the administrative and commercial center of the Torres Strait Islands. ...Horn, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Horn, Cape, headland, 1,391 ft (424 m) high, S Chile, southernmost point of South America, in the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. It was discovered and first rounded by Willem Schouten, the Dutch nav...Browse by Subject
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