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Bering Sea

(Encyclopedia)Bering Sea, c.878,000 sq mi (2,274,020 sq km), northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska. It is screened from the Pacific proper by the Aleutian Islands. The Bering Strait co...

sea lion

(Encyclopedia)sea lion, fin-footed marine mammal of the eared seal family (Otariidae). Like the other member of this family, the fur seal, the sea lion is distinguished from the true seal by its external ears, long...

Chishima

(Encyclopedia)Chishima: see Kuril Islands.

Anegada

(Encyclopedia)Anegada: see Virgin Islands.

Malvinas

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

Mangareva

(Encyclopedia)Mangareva: see Gambier Islands.

Kuriles

(Encyclopedia)Kuriles: see Kuril Islands.

Penrhyn

(Encyclopedia)Penrhyn: see Cook Islands.

Tresco

(Encyclopedia)Tresco: see Scilly Islands.

Cockburn Island

(Encyclopedia)Cockburn Island: see Manitoulin Islands. ...