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Grand Ole Opry
(Encyclopedia)Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest continuous radio sho...Grand River Dam
(Encyclopedia)Grand River Dam: see Pensacola Dam. ...Grand Traverse Bay
(Encyclopedia)Grand Traverse Bay, arm of Lake Michigan, 32 mi (52 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, W central Mich. The bay is known for its fishing and boating. The surrounding area is an important cherry-growing a...Grand Wizard Theodore
(Encyclopedia)Grand Wizard Theodore: see Rap music. ...Long Island, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)Long Island: see Bahamas.Easter Island
(Encyclopedia)Easter Island, Span. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (2020 est. pop. 5,000), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South Pacific, c.2,200 ...Edge Island
(Encyclopedia)Edge Island: see Edgeøya.Devils Island
(Encyclopedia)Devils Island, Fr. Île du Diable, the smallest and southernmost of the Îles du Salut, in the Caribbean Sea off French Guiana. A penal colony founded in 1852, it was used largely for political prison...Devon Island
(Encyclopedia)Devon Island, c.20,900 sq mi (54,100 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Baffin and Ellesmere islands.Dongsha Island
(Encyclopedia)Dongsha Island, South China Sea: see Pratas Island. ...Browse by Subject
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