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Southern Ocean
(Encyclopedia)Southern Ocean or Antarctic Ocean, name sometimes given to those parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans that surround Antarctica S of roughly 60°S. These waters are marked by the Antarctic...Watie, Stand
(Encyclopedia)Watie, Stand wätˈē [key], 1806–71, Native American leader and Confederate general, b. near Rome, Ga., as Degataga Oowatie. Of mixed white and Cherokee descent, he favored moving in the face of wh...Sinai campaign
(Encyclopedia)Sinai campaign: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Madrid, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Madrid, Treaty of, 1526: see Italian Wars. ...Iraq War
(Encyclopedia)Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. ...Six-Day War
(Encyclopedia)Six-Day War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Tashkent, Declaration of
(Encyclopedia)Tashkent, Declaration of: see India-Pakistan Wars. ...Yom Kippur War
(Encyclopedia)Yom Kippur War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...Breda, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Breda, Treaty of, 1667: see Dutch Wars. ...Malay Archipelago
(Encyclopedia)Malay Archipelago, great island group of SE Asia, formerly called the East Indies. Lying between the Asian mainland and Australia, and separating the Pacific Ocean from the Indian Ocean, it includes B...Browse by Subject
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