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Hell Gate
(Encyclopedia)Hell Gate, narrow channel of the East River, SE N.Y., between Wards Island and Astoria, Queens, New York City. Named Hellegat by the Dutch navigator Adriaen Block, who passed through it into Long Isla...Lismore, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Lismore lĭzˈmôr, lĭzmôrˈ [key], island, 91⁄2 mi (15.3 km) long and 11⁄2 mi (2.4 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland, in Loch Linnhe. There are ruins of several old castles, one of which wa...Devon Island
(Encyclopedia)Devon Island, c.20,900 sq mi (54,100 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Baffin and Ellesmere islands.Mackinac Island
(Encyclopedia)Mackinac Island: see Mackinac.Marcus Island
(Encyclopedia)Marcus Island: see Minamitori. ...Crooked Island
(Encyclopedia)Crooked Island: see Bahamas.Chatham Island
(Encyclopedia)Chatham Island: see Savai'i.Goodenough's Island
(Encyclopedia)Goodenough's Island: see Rarotonga. ...Fanning Island
(Encyclopedia)Fanning Island: see Tabuaeran.Prospect Island
(Encyclopedia)Prospect Island: see Teraina.Browse by Subject
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