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Trogyllium

(Encyclopedia)Trogyllium trōjĭlˈēəm [key], promontory, W Asia Minor, jutting out into the Aegean Sea just S of Samos. The Acts of the Apostles reports that St. Paul stopped there. ...

Bay of Whales

(Encyclopedia)Bay of Whales: see Ross Sea; Antarctica. ...

Whales, Bay of

(Encyclopedia)Whales, Bay of: see Ross Sea; Antarctica. ...

En-gedi

(Encyclopedia)En-gedi ĕn-gēˈdī, ĕnˈ-gēdī [key], in the Bible, oasis on the W shore of the Dead Sea, famed for its vineyards. David hid there from Saul. ...

Seyðisfjörður

(Encyclopedia)Seyðisfjörður sāˈᵺĭsfyörˌᵺür [key], town (1993 pop. 879), E Iceland, at the head of the Seyðisfjörður, an arm of the Norwegian Sea. It is a trade center and a fishing port. ...

Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia)Pontus pŏnˈtəs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, sea god. He was the son of Gaea and by her the father of Ceto, Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcus, and Eurybia. ...

Ocho Rios

(Encyclopedia)Ocho Rios ōˈchō rēˈōs [key], town, NE Jamaica, on the Caribbean Sea. It is a major tourist center, as well as a commercial port that exports mainly bauxite. ...

Marbella

(Encyclopedia)Marbella märbāˈlyä [key], city (1990 pop. 81,876), Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a noted resort for wealthy tourists. Many of its permanent residents ...

Kanonji

(Encyclopedia)Kanonji känōnˈjē [key], city (1990 pop. 45,500), Kagawa prefecture, E Shikoku, Japan, on the Hiuchi Sea. It is a religious center and agricultural market noted for its Kanonji (Buddhist) Temple. ...

Imabari

(Encyclopedia)Imabari ēmäˈbärē [key], city, Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan, on the Hiuchi Sea. It is ...