The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 86
... Island . Most of the phosphate workers and the Mexican soldiers sta- tioned on the island , totaling about 100 people , died of starvation or sickness because of a lack of supply ships during World War I. Since 1917 , Clipperton Island ...
... Island . Most of the phosphate workers and the Mexican soldiers sta- tioned on the island , totaling about 100 people , died of starvation or sickness because of a lack of supply ships during World War I. Since 1917 , Clipperton Island ...
Page 87
... Island Tropic of Cancer Revillagigedo Islands PACIFIC CLIPPERTON ISLAND OCEAN Z UNITED STATES Gulf of Mexico Equator 0 600 mi . 600 km . Galápagos Islands CENTRAL AMERICA Cocos Island United States claimed the atoll under the Guano Act ...
... Island Tropic of Cancer Revillagigedo Islands PACIFIC CLIPPERTON ISLAND OCEAN Z UNITED STATES Gulf of Mexico Equator 0 600 mi . 600 km . Galápagos Islands CENTRAL AMERICA Cocos Island United States claimed the atoll under the Guano Act ...
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... islands of Paxos , Antipaxos , and other small islands , it forms the department of Corfu . Corfu is also the name of the island's chief city , which serves as the capital of the department and as the seat of the Greek Ortho- dox ...
... islands of Paxos , Antipaxos , and other small islands , it forms the department of Corfu . Corfu is also the name of the island's chief city , which serves as the capital of the department and as the seat of the Greek Ortho- dox ...
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