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(Encyclopedia)Fox Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Sandalwood Island, alternate name for Vanua Levu, Fiji
(Encyclopedia)Sandalwood Island: see Vanua Levu. ...Alaska Peninsula
(Encyclopedia)Alaska Peninsula, SW Alaska, extending 500 mi (800 km) SW from the mainland, separating Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea from Cook Inlet, the Shelikof Strait, and Pacific Ocean. The Aleutian Range, runn...Dutch Harbor
(Encyclopedia)Dutch Harbor: see Aleutian Islands; Unalaska. ...Adak
(Encyclopedia)Adak āˈdăk, äˈdäk [key]: see Aleutian Islands. ...Lewis, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Lewis, Scotland: see Lewis and Harris. ...Ezel, island, Estonia
(Encyclopedia)Ezel: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Hydra, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Hydra, Greece: see Ídhra.Ithaca, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Ithaca, Greece: see Itháki.Bering, Vitus Jonassen
(Encyclopedia)Bering, Vitus Jonassen vēˈto͝os yōˈnäsən bārˈĭng [key], 1681–1741, Danish explorer in Russian employ. In 1725 he was selected by Peter I to explore far NE Siberia. Having finally moved men...Browse by Subject
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