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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
(Encyclopedia)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, at Rapid City; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1887 as Dakota School of Mines, renamed 1943. Of note are an engineering and mining e...Washington Island, former name of Teraina, Kiribati
(Encyclopedia)Washington Island: see Teraina.Sandalwood Island, former name of Sumba, Indonesia
(Encyclopedia)Sandalwood Island: see Sumba, Indonesia. ...Sandalwood Island, alternate name for Vanua Levu, Fiji
(Encyclopedia)Sandalwood Island: see Vanua Levu. ...Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Uruguay , river, South America
(Encyclopedia)Uruguay yo͝oˈrəgwā, gwī, Span. o͞oro͞ogwiˈ, o͞oro͞owīˈ [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing in an arc W, SW, and S to the Río de la Plata, an estuary; ...Lewis, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Lewis, Scotland: see Lewis and Harris. ...Ezel, island, Estonia
(Encyclopedia)Ezel: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Hydra, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Hydra, Greece: see Ídhra.Ithaca, island, Greece
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