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Japan Current
(Encyclopedia)Japan Current or Kuroshio ko͝orōshēˈō [key][Jap.,=black stream], warm ocean current of the Pacific Ocean, off E Asia. A northward flowing branch of the North Equatorial Current, it runs E of Taiw...East India Company, Dutch
(Encyclopedia)East India Company, Dutch, 1602–1798, chartered by the States-General of the Netherlands to expand trade and assure close relations between the government and its colonial enterprises in Asia. The c...Kungei Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Kungei Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...Salween
(Encyclopedia)Salween, river, SE Asia: see Thanlwin. ...Terskei Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Terskei Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...SEATO
(Encyclopedia)SEATO: see Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. ...Altay
(Encyclopedia)Altay: see Altai, mountain system, Asia. ...Angara Shield
(Encyclopedia)Angara Shield, Asia: see Siberian Platform. ...Talas Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Talas Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...Thirteen Colonies, the
(Encyclopedia)Thirteen Colonies, the, term used for the colonies of British North America that joined together in the American Revolution against the mother country, adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776,...Browse by Subject
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