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D'Entrecasteaux Islands
(Encyclopedia)D'Entrecasteaux Islands däNtrəkästōˈ [key], volcanic group, SW Pacific, SE of New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea. Comprising the Fergusson, Goodenough, and Normanby islands, the group, with a t...San Blas Islands
(Encyclopedia)San Blas Islands mo͞oläˈtäs [key], archipelago off the northeast coast of Panama. It consists of 332 coral islands. The inhabitants are almost pure-blooded aborigines of Carib origin; fishing and ...Coral Sea Islands
(Encyclopedia)Coral Sea Islands, external territory of Australia, comprising scattered small islands and reefs spread over c.400,000 sq mi (1,035,995 sq km) of the South Pacific Ocean, E of the Great Barrier Reef, ...Liu-kiu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Liu-kiu Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Loo-choo Islands
(Encyclopedia)Loo-choo Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Lu-chu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Lu-chu Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Entrecasteaux Islands, D'
(Encyclopedia)Entrecasteaux Islands, D': see D'Entrecasteaux Islands. ...Santa Barbara Islands
(Encyclopedia)Santa Barbara Islands, California: see Channel Islands. ...British Virgin Islands
(Encyclopedia)British Virgin Islands: see under Virgin Islands. ...Funchal
(Encyclopedia)Funchal fo͞onshälˈ [key], city, capital of Funchal dist., on Madeira island, Portugal. A busy ...Browse by Subject
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