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Sandy Island

(Encyclopedia)Sandy or Sable Island, Fr. Île de Sable, misreported island, New Caledonia, S Pacific, in the Coral Sea some 70 mi (110 km) E of the Chesterfield Islands. Long shown as a sizable island on marine cha...

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. ...

Lidingö

(Encyclopedia)Lidingö lēˈdĭng-öˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 30,120), Stockholm co., SE Sweden, on Lidingö Island in the Baltic Sea; chartered 1926. It is a residential suburb of Stockholm and a resort. ...

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 ...