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Zanzibar, semiautonomous archipelago and island, Tanzania

(Encyclopedia)Zanzibar zănˈzĭbär, zănzĭbärˈ [key], semiautonomous archipelago (2012 pop. 1,303,569), Tanzania, E Africa, in the Indian Ocean c. 20 mi (32 km) off the mainland, consisting of the island of Za...

Sandalwood Island, alternate name for Vanua Levu, Fiji

(Encyclopedia)Sandalwood Island: see Vanua Levu. ...

Lundy Isle

(Encyclopedia)Lundy Isle, 3 mi (4.8 km) long, off Devon, SW England, at the mouth of the Bristol Channel. Granite was quarried there for centuries. Inhabited in prehistoric times, Lundy Isle was a stronghold of pir...

Teignmouth

(Encyclopedia)Teignmouth tĭnˈməth [key], town (1991 pop. 12,500), Devon, SW England, at the mouth of the Teign River on the English Channel. Teignmouth is a seaport and resort. The harbor, important in the Middl...

Exmouth

(Encyclopedia)Exmouth ĕkˈsməth, –smouth [key], town, Devon, SW England, at the mouth of the Exe River. It is a ...

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.

Lancaster Sound

(Encyclopedia)Lancaster Sound, arm of Baffin Bay, c.200 mi (320 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. It extends west between Devon and Baffin islands and is part of the shortest water route ...