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Singapore Strait
(Encyclopedia)Singapore Strait, channel, 30 mi (48 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, between Singapore island and the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. It links the Strait of Malacca with the South China Sea and is a m...Pescara
(Encyclopedia)Pescara, city (1991 pop. 122,236), capital of Pescara prov., in Abruzzi, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Pescara River. It is a fishing port and a seaside resort. Cement, textil...trepang
(Encyclopedia)trepang trəpăngˈ [key]: see sea cucumber. ...Eyjafjörður
(Encyclopedia)Eyjafjörður āˈyäfyörˌᵺür [key], inlet of the Greenland Sea, longest (37 mi/60 km) and most scenic fjord in N Iceland. Akureyri is at its head. ...Amphitrite
(Encyclopedia)Amphitrite ămfĭtrīˈtē [key], in Greek mythology, queen of the sea; daughter of Nereus. She was the wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton. ...Torremolinos
(Encyclopedia)Torremolinos tôrāmōlēˈnōs [key], town, Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very popular resort on the Costa del Sol. ...Beth-haran
(Encyclopedia)Beth-haran bĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea. ...Aioi
(Encyclopedia)Aioi ī-oiˈ [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea and Aioi Bay. It is a major port with a good natural harbor. ...Innoshima
(Encyclopedia)Innoshima ēn-nōˈshĭmä [key], city, Hiroshima prefecture, on Innoshima Island, Japan, on the ...Argob
(Encyclopedia)Argob ärˈgŏb [key], in the Bible, region of Bashan, E of the Sea of Galilee. The interpretation of Argob as a person in Second Kings is uncertain. ...Browse by Subject
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