The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... islands . ( 1 ) In Chile , one of the islands in the western part of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago , south- west of Brunswick Peninsula . ( 2 ) A small island off the northeast coast of the Falkland Islands dependency of South ...
... islands . ( 1 ) In Chile , one of the islands in the western part of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago , south- west of Brunswick Peninsula . ( 2 ) A small island off the northeast coast of the Falkland Islands dependency of South ...
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... Islands in 1836. On Nov. 9 , 1914 , during World War I , the German cruiser Emden was sunk off Direction Island by the Australian cruiser Sydney ; in World War II , West Island was an important military air base , and the Direction Island ...
... Islands in 1836. On Nov. 9 , 1914 , during World War I , the German cruiser Emden was sunk off Direction Island by the Australian cruiser Sydney ; in World War II , West Island was an important military air base , and the Direction Island ...
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... island of Trinidad , sailed around it until he entered the Gulf of Paria , the almost closed in " sea " between the island and the main- land , and saw the mainland in the distance ( the coast of Venezuela ) , but mistaking it for an island ...
... island of Trinidad , sailed around it until he entered the Gulf of Paria , the almost closed in " sea " between the island and the main- land , and saw the mainland in the distance ( the coast of Venezuela ) , but mistaking it for an island ...
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