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Sorrento

(Encyclopedia)Sorrento sōr-rānˈtō [key], town (1991 pop. 16,459), Campania, S Italy, on the Sorrento Peninsula, which separates the Bay of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno. Beautifully situated, it is a tourist ...

Mihajlović, Draža

(Encyclopedia)Mihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or Dragoljub dräˈzhä mēhīˈlôvĭch, dräˈgôlyo͞obˌ [key], 1893–1946, Yugoslav soldier. He fought with the chetniks, a Serbian guerrilla fo...

Norton Sound

(Encyclopedia)Norton Sound, inlet of the Bering Sea, c.150 mi (240 km) long and 125 mi (200 km) across at its widest point, W Alaska, S of the Seward Peninsula. Norton Bay is its northeast arm. Nome is on the north...

Morecambe Bay

(Encyclopedia)Morecambe Bay, shallow inlet of the Irish Sea, 16 mi (26 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, separating Furness peninsula from the mainland, NW England. It receives the Kent and Lune rivers. Shrimp are...

Marquette

(Encyclopedia)Marquette, city (1990 pop. 21,977), seat of Marquette co., N Mich., Upper Peninsula, on Lake Superior; settled 1849, inc. as a city 1871. It is a shipping center for a lumber, farm, and resort region....

Amalekites

(Encyclopedia)Amalekites ămˈələkīts [key], in the Bible, aboriginal people of Canaan and the Sinai peninsula. They waged constant warfare against the Hebrews until dispersed by Saul. Their ancestor, Amalek, fo...

Forillon National Park

(Encyclopedia)Forillon National Park fôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the park has a scenic coastal...

Johore Strait

(Encyclopedia)Johore Strait, arm of the Singapore Strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 3 mi (1.6–4.8 km) wide, between Singapore Island and the Malay Peninsula. The eastern part of the strait has a deep cha...

Kaneohe Bay

(Encyclopedia)Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on the east coast of Oahu, protected by coral reefs and dotted with islands. The shores of the bay are rimmed with ancient fishponds built by the Hawaiian chiefs. A U.S. marine co...

Skagen

(Encyclopedia)Skagen skäˈgən [key], city (1992 pop. 11,248), Nordjylland co., N Denmark, a port on Skagens Odde peninsula (the Skaw) at the northern end of Jylland and on the Kattegat. It has fisheries, shipyard...