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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 ...Teraina
(Encyclopedia)Teraina tĕrīˈnə [key], atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Visited by the American explorer Edmund Fanning in...Saint Lawrence, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia)Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), SE Canada, extending c.250 mi (400 km) from the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River to Newfoundland on the east. At i...Albemarle, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Isabela, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Isabela, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Great Blasket
(Encyclopedia)Great Blasket: see Blasket Islands, Ireland. ...Grand Canary
(Encyclopedia)Grand Canary: see Canary Islands, Spain. ...Jethou
(Encyclopedia)Jethou: see Channel Islands, British dependency. ...Minquiers
(Encyclopedia)Minquiers, Great Britain: see Channel Islands. ...Peel Island
(Encyclopedia)Peel Island, Japan: see Bonin Islands. ...Browse by Subject
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