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Theodore Roosevelt Island

(Encyclopedia)Theodore Roosevelt Island: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Juan de Nova Island

(Encyclopedia)Juan de Nova Island hwän də nōˈvə [key], 1.7 sq mi (4.4 sq km), in the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and Mozambique. A possession of France administered by a high commissio...

clove

(Encyclopedia)clove, name for a small evergreen tree (Syzygium aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) of the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family) and for its unopened flower bud, an important spice. The buds, whose folde...

Stone Town

(Encyclopedia)Stone Town, Zanzibar: see Zanzibar, city. ...

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