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Sundarbans

(Encyclopedia)Sundarbans, large, heavily forested swamp region, c.3,860 sq mi (10,000 sq km), in the S Ganges delta on the Bay of Bengal, about 60% in SW Bangladesh and the rest in West Bengal state, India. The mor...

Kuriles

(Encyclopedia)Kuriles: see Kuril Islands.

Malvinas

(Encyclopedia)Malvinas: see Falkland Islands. ...

Mangareva

(Encyclopedia)Mangareva: see Gambier Islands.

Anegada

(Encyclopedia)Anegada: see Virgin Islands.

Chishima

(Encyclopedia)Chishima: see Kuril Islands.

Penrhyn

(Encyclopedia)Penrhyn: see Cook Islands.

Tresco

(Encyclopedia)Tresco: see Scilly Islands.

Kazan-retto

(Encyclopedia)Kazan-retto: see Volcano Islands. ...

Madeira, island

(Encyclopedia)Madeira, island: see Madeira Islands. ...