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Revillagigedo Islands
(Encyclopedia) Revillagigedo Islands or Revillagigedo ArchipelagoRevillagigedo Islandsrāvēˈyähēhāˈᵺō [key], volcanic island group in the Pacific Ocean, c.450 mi (720 km) W of Colima state and S of…Sinaloa
(Encyclopedia) SinaloaSinaloasēnälōˈä [key], state (1990 pop. 2,204,054), 22,582 sq mi (58,487 sq km), W Mexico, on the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. Culiacán is the capital. A long,…Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, Canadian fur trader and explorer
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, 1764?–1820, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. His family took him to the colony of New York in 1774, and later he was sent to Canada. He entered…Golden Gate
(Encyclopedia) Golden Gate, strait, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 1 to 2 mi (1.6–3.2 km) wide, linking San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean. It was discovered in 1579 by the English explorer Sir Francis…Jervis Bay
(Encyclopedia) Jervis BayJervis Bayjärˈvĭs [key], territory (2016 pop. 391), 29 sq mi (75.5 sq km), SE Australia, bordering Jervis Bay, a sheltered inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 10 mi (16.1 km) long…Alaska North Slope
(Encyclopedia) Alaska North Slope or Arctic North Slope, region, N Alaska, sloping from the Brooks Range N to the Arctic Ocean. In 1968 large petroleum reserves were found in the Prudhoe Bay area. In…The Devil's Dictionary: Ocean
by Ambrose Bierce OCCIDENTOFFENSIVEOCEAN -n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.The Deep End of the Ocean
Director: Ulu Grosbard Writer: Stephen Schiff Columbia Pictures; PG-13; 105 minutes Release: 3/99 Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Michael…Brewer's: Atlantic Ocean
An ocean, so called from the Atlas mountains. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AtlantisAtlantes A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Youngest Ocean on Earth
The Question: What is the youngest ocean on Earth? The Answer: The Atlantic Ocean is the planet's youngest ocean. It was believed to have been created by the splitting apart of a vast super…Trending
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