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Baffin Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Baffin Island National Park: see Auyuittuq National Park. ...French Polynesia
(Encyclopedia)French Polynesia, officially Overseas Lands of French Polynesia, internally self-governing dependency (2015 est. pop. 278,000) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is...Newfoundland, island and province, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Newfoundland, island and province, Canada: see Newfoundland and Labrador, province. ...Rock Island, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Rock Island, city (1990 pop. 40,552), seat of Rock Island co., NW Ill., on the Mississippi and Rock rivers, adjacent to Moline and opposite Davenport, Iowa; inc. 1841. These three cities, with Bettend...Bergen, town, Rügen island, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Bergen or Bergen auf Rügen, Germany: see Rügen. ...Buck Island Reef National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Buck Island Reef National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Prince Edward Island, University of
(Encyclopedia)Prince Edward Island, University of, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1969 with the merger of Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) and St. ...Prince Edward Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Prince Edward Island National Park, 7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW P.E.I., Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; est. 1937. It extends 25 mi (40 km) along the coast and contains sand dunes, cliffs, salt marshe...Prince of Wales Island, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Prince of Wales Island, c.12,800 sq mi (33,150 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Victoria and Somerset islands. The low tundra-covered island has an irregular coastline and is deeply indented...Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Sable Island, low, sandy island, c.25 mi (40 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, off N.S., Canada, ESE of Halifax, near the edge of the continental shelf. The crescent-shaped island is the exposed part o...Browse by Subject
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