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(Encyclopedia)green turtle: see sea turtle.Huanghai
(Encyclopedia)Huanghai: see Yellow Sea, China. ...scuba
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(Encyclopedia)Propontis: see Marmara, Sea of.Parris Island
(Encyclopedia)Parris Island: see Sea Islands.Salton Sink
(Encyclopedia)Salton Sink: see Salton Sea.Sinus Arabicus
(Encyclopedia)Sinus Arabicus: see Red Sea.leadwort
(Encyclopedia)leadwort lĕdˈwôrt, –wərt [key], common name for the Plumbaginaceae, a family of perennial herbs and shrubs usually found in semiarid regions, especially of the Mediterranean area and Central Asi...Malacca, Strait of
(Encyclopedia)Malacca, Strait of məläkˈə [key], c.500 mi (800 km) long and from c.30 to 200 mi (50–320 km) wide, between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Linking the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea, it ...Browse by Subject
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