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Timorlaut
(Encyclopedia)Timorlaut: see Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. ...Thorshavn
(Encyclopedia)Thorshavn: see Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands. ...Ralik Chain
(Encyclopedia)Ralik Chain: see Marshall Islands. ...Ratak Chain
(Encyclopedia)Ratak Chain: see Marshall Islands. ...Nusatenggara
(Encyclopedia)Nusatenggara: see Sunda Islands, Indonesia. ...Ogasawara-gunto
(Encyclopedia)Ogasawara-gunto: see Bonin Islands. ...Aegates
(Encyclopedia)Aegates: see Egadi Islands, Italy. ...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...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...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...Browse by Subject
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