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Argob

(Encyclopedia)Argob ärˈgŏb [key], in the Bible, region of Bashan, E of the Sea of Galilee. The interpretation of Argob as a person in Second Kings is uncertain. ...

Sandy Island

(Encyclopedia)Sandy or Sable Island, Fr. Île de Sable, misreported island, New Caledonia, S Pacific, in the Coral Sea some 70 mi (110 km) E of the Chesterfield Islands. Long shown as a sizable island on marine cha...

Sasebo

(Encyclopedia)Sasebo säsāˈbō [key], city (1990 pop. 244,677), Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It is a commercial and fishing port and naval base on the East China Sea. ...

Den Helder

(Encyclopedia)Den Helder dŭn hĕlˈdər [key], city, North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is ...

Trogyllium

(Encyclopedia)Trogyllium trōjĭlˈēəm [key], promontory, W Asia Minor, jutting out into the Aegean Sea just S of Samos. The Acts of the Apostles reports that St. Paul stopped there. ...

Innoshima

(Encyclopedia)Innoshima ēn-nōˈshĭmä [key], city, Hiroshima prefecture, on Innoshima Island, Japan, on the ...

Kem

(Encyclopedia)Kem kĕm [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, Karelia, NW European Russia. It rises SE of Kuusamo, Finland, and flows E into the White Sea. ...

Bay of Whales

(Encyclopedia)Bay of Whales: see Ross Sea; Antarctica. ...

Whales, Bay of

(Encyclopedia)Whales, Bay of: see Ross Sea; Antarctica. ...

Ocho Rios

(Encyclopedia)Ocho Rios ōˈchō rēˈōs [key], town, NE Jamaica, on the Caribbean Sea. It is a major tourist center, as well as a commercial port that exports mainly bauxite. ...