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(Encyclopedia)Kiska, island: see Aleutian Islands. ...Parris Island
(Encyclopedia)Parris Island: see Sea Islands.Aegates
(Encyclopedia)Aegates: see Egadi Islands, Italy. ...Ratak Chain
(Encyclopedia)Ratak Chain: see Marshall Islands. ...Thorshavn
(Encyclopedia)Thorshavn: see Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands. ...Timorlaut
(Encyclopedia)Timorlaut: see Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. ...Shuri
(Encyclopedia)Shuri, city: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Ralik Chain
(Encyclopedia)Ralik Chain: see Marshall Islands. ...Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader and explorer
(Encyclopedia)Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader, explorer, and promoter of trade and exploration in the South Seas, b. Stonington, Conn. At the age of 14 he went to sea. In command of a trading vessel, ...Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato
(Encyclopedia)Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato lāˌəpōlˈdō fôrˌto͞onäˈtō gältyĕˈrē [key], 1926–2003, Argentine general, president of Argentina (1981–82). Army commander and a member of the ruling mil...Browse by Subject
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