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Bayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur deBayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur debāˈərd; pyĕr tĕrīˈyə sānyörˈ də bäyärˈ [key], c.1474–1524, French military hero, called le chevalier sans peur et…Algoa Bay
(Encyclopedia) Algoa BayAlgoa Bayălgōˈə [key], arm of the Indian Ocean, indenting Eastern Cape, South Africa. The Portuguese arrived in the late 15th cent., and it was used as an anchorage. Port…Port-Gentil
(Encyclopedia) Port-GentilPort-Gentilpôr-zhäNtēlˈ [key], city (1993 est. pop. 80,041), W Gabon, a seaport on Cape Lopez Bay (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). Timber and locally manufactured plywood are…Kimberley, city, South Africa
(Encyclopedia) KimberleyKimberleykĭmˈbərlē [key], city, now part and seat of Sol Plaatje local municipality, Northern Cape prov., South Africa. Since the 19th cent. the city has been primarily a…Colonial National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Colonial National Historical Park, 9,350 acres (3,785 hectares), SE Va., mainly on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; created 1930 as Colonial National Monument, renamed…Walvis Bay
(Encyclopedia) Walvis BayWalvis Baywôlˈvĭs [key], municipality (1991 pop. 12,100), W central Namibia, on Walvis Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. Walvis Bay is Namibia's most important port and the…Nova Scotia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Nova ScotiaNova Scotianōˈvə skōˈshə [key] [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Two Algonquian peoples, the Abnaki and…Catherine Scorsese 1997 Deaths
Catherine Scorsese actress The mother of Martin Scorsese, Catherine appeared in several of her son's films, including GoodFellas, Cape Fear and Casino. Born: 1912Died: 1997Chico Science…Isabela, ruins, Dominican Republic
(Encyclopedia) IsabelaIsabelaēsäbāˈlä [key], ruins of a town on the north shore of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic, at the base of Cape Isabela. Believed to have been founded by Columbus (c.…Kanin
(Encyclopedia) KaninKaninkäˈnyĭn [key], peninsula, N European Russia, projecting into the Barents Sea between the White Sea (in the west) and Chesha (Cheshskaya) Bay (in the east). Its northernmost…Trending
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