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Dead Sea Scrolls

(Encyclopedia)Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient leather and papyrus scrolls first discovered in 1947 in caves on the NW shore of the Dead Sea. Most of the documents were written or copied between the 1st cent. b.c. and the...

Southend-on-Sea

(Encyclopedia)Southend-on-Sea, borough and unitary authority (1991 pop. 155,720), E England, at the mouth of the Thames River. The city is a popular seaside resort; its extensive amusement pier suffered major damag...

seismic sea wave

(Encyclopedia)seismic sea wave: see tsunami.

Chilean sea bass

(Encyclopedia)Chilean sea bass: see toothfish. ...

deep-sea exploration

(Encyclopedia)deep-sea exploration: see oceanography. ...

Steller's sea cow

(Encyclopedia)Steller's sea cow: see sirenian. ...

Northern Sea Route

(Encyclopedia)Northern Sea Route, Russia: see Northeast Passage. ...

Cortés, Sea of

(Encyclopedia)Cortés, Sea of: see California, Gulf of. ...

South Sea Bubble

(Encyclopedia)South Sea Bubble, popular name in England for the speculation in the South Sea Company, which failed disastrously in 1720. The company was formed in 1711 by Robert Harley, who needed allies to carry t...

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, ...