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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 ...

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...

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. ...

Ascension Island

(Encyclopedia)Ascension Island, Caroline Islands: see Pohnpei. ...

Minquiers

(Encyclopedia)Minquiers, Great Britain: see Channel Islands. ...

Liu-ch'iu

(Encyclopedia)Liu-ch'iu: see Ryukyu Islands.

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