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Masbate

(Encyclopedia)Masbate mäsbäˈtā [key], island, 1,262 sq mi (3,269 sq km), the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, S of SE Luzon. Gold, which has been mined there for centuries, is still produced in quantity...

Texel

(Encyclopedia)Texel tĕkˈsəl, tĕˈsəl [key], island (1994 pop. 13,022), 71 sq mi (184 sq km), North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, in the North Sea, the largest and southernmost of the West Frisian Islands. It ...

Ålesund

(Encyclopedia)Ålesund ôˈləso͝on [key], city, Møre og Romsdal county, W Norway, on 3 islands in the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Storfjord. It is a major commercial and fishi...

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

(Encyclopedia)Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge, S Honshu, Japan, across the Akashi Strait, a busy shipping lane, linking the city of Kobe with Awaji Island and part of a link between Honshu and Shi...

Anatahan

(Encyclopedia)Anatahan, uninhabited volcanic island, 12.5 sq mi (32 sq km), Saipan dist., Northern Mariana Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean some 85 mi (140 km) N of Saipan. The island is dominated by two overlapping...

Great South Bay

(Encyclopedia)Great South Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.45 mi (72 km) long, between the southern shore of Long Island and offshore barrier islands, SE N.Y. With the rapid population growth along its shores, the...

Tres Marías, Las

(Encyclopedia)Tres Marías, Las läs trās märēˈäs [key], archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, c.60 mi (100 km) W of Nayarit state, Mexico. Of the four islands, two—María Madre, which is the largest (c.56 sq m...

Flathead Lake

(Encyclopedia)Flathead Lake, 197 sq mi (510 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long, NW Mont.; largest natural lake in Montana. Formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River, which flows through it from north to south, Fl...

Hordaland

(Encyclopedia)Hordaland hôrˈdälän [key], county, c.6,030 sq mi (15,600 sq km), SW Norway, bordering on the ...

Apo, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Apo, Mount äˈpō [key], active volcano, 9,690 ft (2,953 m) high, on S Mindanao island, the Philippines. It is the highest peak of the islands. Mt. Apo has a snowcapped appearance but is actually cov...