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Ralik Chain

(Encyclopedia)Ralik Chain: see Marshall Islands. ...

Ratak Chain

(Encyclopedia)Ratak Chain: see Marshall Islands. ...

Shuri

(Encyclopedia)Shuri, city: see Ryukyu Islands. ...

Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader and explorer

(Encyclopedia)Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader, explorer, and promoter of trade and exploration in the South Seas, b. Stonington, Conn. At the age of 14 he went to sea. In command of a trading vessel, ...

Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato

(Encyclopedia)Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato lāˌəpōlˈdō fôrˌto͞onäˈtō gältyĕˈrē [key], 1926–2003, Argentine general, president of Argentina (1981–82). Army commander and a member of the ruling mil...

Moskenstraumen

(Encyclopedia)Moskenstraumen mālˈstrəm [key], tidewater whirlpool in the Lofoten Islands, NW Norway. Formed when tidal currents flow through coastal fjords and a maze of small islands, it is c.2.5 mi (4 km) wide...

Midway

(Encyclopedia)Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway...

Butaritari

(Encyclopedia)Butaritari māˈkĭn, mŭgˈĭn [key], triangular atoll (4.5 sq mi/11.7 sq km), central Pacific, in the ...

Tsushima

(Encyclopedia)Tsushima tso͞oˈshēmä [key], two Japanese islands in Korea Strait. The islands are rocky, and fishing is the main occupation. Nearby, in May, 1905, occurred the major naval battle of the Russo-Japa...

Tordesillas, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Tordesillas, Treaty of tōrˌᵺāsēˈlyäs [key], 1494, agreement signed at Tordesillas, Spain, by which Spain and Portugal divided the non-Christian world into two zones of influence. In principle ...