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Gonâve, La

(Encyclopedia)Gonâve, La, oblong island (1991 est. pop. 79,188), 254 sq mi (658 sq km), in the Gulf of Gonaïves, Ouest dept., W Haiti. The largest of Hispaniola's smaller neighboring islands, it is c.35 mi (56 km...

La Trappe

(Encyclopedia)La Trappe: see Trappists.

La Habana

(Encyclopedia)La Habana, Cuba: see Havana.

La Voisin

(Encyclopedia)La Voisin: see Poison Affair.

Voisin, La

(Encyclopedia)Voisin, La: see Poison Affair.

La Granja

(Encyclopedia)La Granja, Spain: see San Ildefonso. ...

Granja, La

(Encyclopedia)Granja, La: see San Ildefonso, Spain. ...

La Niña

(Encyclopedia)La Niña: see El Niño–Southern Oscillation. ...

Unión, La

(Encyclopedia)Unión, La, town (1990 pop. 15,144), Murcia prov., SE Spain. It is a center for the rich lead, silver, iron, manganese, and zinc mines of the vicinity, which have been worked since Carthaginian times....

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