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Senkaku Islands
(Encyclopedia)Senkaku Islands sĕnˈkäko͞o [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90 mi (45 km) NNW of Ishigaki in the R...Hwang-hai
(Encyclopedia)Hwang-hai: see Yellow Sea, China. ...McMurdo Sound
(Encyclopedia)McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: see Ross Sea. ...Kinneret, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Kinneret, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of. ...Port Royal Island
(Encyclopedia)Port Royal Island: see Sea Islands. ...Bothnia, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia)Bothnia, Gulf of: see Baltic Sea. ...Tiberias, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Tiberias, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of. ...Saint Helena Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Helena Island: see Sea Islands. ...Barents Council
(Encyclopedia)Barents Council: see under Barents Sea. ...Ito
(Encyclopedia)Ito, city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. ...Browse by Subject
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