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Scarborough Shoal
(Encyclopedia)Scarborough Shoal, lagoon and reefs, South China Sea, c.135 mi (220 km) W of Luzon, the Philippines. Claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, it is called Huangyan Island by China and Panatag Sh...Senkaku Islands
(Encyclopedia)Senkaku Islands sĕnˈkäko͞o [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90 mi (45 km) NNW of Ishigaki in the R...Hwang-hai
(Encyclopedia)Hwang-hai: see Yellow Sea, China. ...McMurdo Sound
(Encyclopedia)McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: see Ross Sea. ...Kinneret, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Kinneret, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of. ...Port Royal Island
(Encyclopedia)Port Royal Island: see Sea Islands. ...Bothnia, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia)Bothnia, Gulf of: see Baltic Sea. ...Tiberias, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Tiberias, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of. ...Saint Helena Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Helena Island: see Sea Islands. ...Barents Council
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