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(Encyclopedia) ArtemisiumArtemisiumärˌtəmĭshˈēəm [key], cape, N Euboea (now Évvoia), Greece, named for a great temple of Artemis. Off the cape in 480 b.c. was fought a naval battle of the Persian…Hogue, La
(Encyclopedia) Hogue, LaHogue, Lalä ôg [key], or La HougueHogue, Lalä &oomacr;g [key], cape on the northeast coast of the Cotentin peninsula, France, on the English Channel. Off the cape, during…Uitenhage
(Encyclopedia) UitenhageUitenhagey&oomacr;ˈtənhāgˌ, oiˈtənhäˌgə [key], town, part of Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., S South Africa, on the Zwartkops River. It…Cape Coast
(Encyclopedia) Cape Coast, town (1984 pop. 57,224), capital of Central Region, S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. Known locally as Gna or Oegna, the town is an export port and fishing center. The town…Stellenbosch
(Encyclopedia) StellenboschStellenboschstĕlˈənb&oobreve;sh, –bŏs [key], city and local municipality (2011 pop. 155,125), Western Cape prov., SW South Africa, in the Eerste River valley. It is a…Mendocino, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Mendocino, CapeMendocino, Capemĕndəsēˈnō [key], westernmost point of California, c.200 mi (320 km) N of San Francisco in Humboldt co. It was discovered and named in 1543 in honor of…Dias, Bartolomeu
(Encyclopedia) Dias, BartolomeuDias, Bartolomeubärˌt&oobreve;l&oobreve;māˈ&oobreve; dēˈəsh [key], d. 1500, Portuguese navigator. He was the first European to round (1488) the Cape of Good…Sydney, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (1991 pop. 26,063), Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the northeast coast at the head of the South Arm of Sydney Harbour. It is the port and the commercial, trade, and…De Niro, Robert Anthony Jr.
(Encyclopedia) De Niro, Robert Anthony, Jr., 1943-, American film actor and director, b. New York, N.Y. Both of De Niro’s parents were painters; De…Four Freedoms
(Encyclopedia) Four Freedoms. In his message to Congress proposing lend-lease legislation (Jan. 6, 1941), President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated that Four Freedoms should prevail everywhere in…Trending
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