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Eglaim

(Encyclopedia)Eglaim ĕgˈlāĭm, ēglāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place E of the Dead Sea. It may be the same as the otherwise unidentified En-Eglaim. ...

Eyjafjörður

(Encyclopedia)Eyjafjörður āˈyäfyörˌᵺür [key], inlet of the Greenland Sea, longest (37 mi/60 km) and most scenic fjord in N Iceland. Akureyri is at its head. ...

Scheveningen

(Encyclopedia)Scheveningen skhāˈvənĭngˌən [key], urban district, The Hague, South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is a popular bathing resort and fishing center. ...

Siglufjörður

(Encyclopedia)Siglufjörður sĭkˈləfyörˌᵺər [key], town (1993 pop. 1,781), N Iceland, on the Greenland Sea. It is known as the capital of Iceland's herring industry. ...

trepang

(Encyclopedia)trepang trəpăngˈ [key]: see sea cucumber. ...

Torremolinos

(Encyclopedia)Torremolinos tôrāmōlēˈnōs [key], town, Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very popular resort on the Costa del Sol. ...

Pescara

(Encyclopedia)Pescara, city (1991 pop. 122,236), capital of Pescara prov., in Abruzzi, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Pescara River. It is a fishing port and a seaside resort. Cement, textil...

Singapore Strait

(Encyclopedia)Singapore Strait, channel, 30 mi (48 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, between Singapore island and the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. It links the Strait of Malacca with the South China Sea and is a m...

Aioi

(Encyclopedia)Aioi ī-oiˈ [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea and Aioi Bay. It is a major port with a good natural harbor. ...

Beth-haran

(Encyclopedia)Beth-haran bĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea. ...