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( l- -k ´dr ) (KEY) , island, c.6 mi (9.7 km) long and 2.5 mi (4 km) wide, in the St. Lawrence River, SE Que., Canada. It was named by Jacques Cartie...
( l l m t) (KEY) , island and village, 6 mi (9.7 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, in Lake Champlain, NW Vt. The French chose the island as the site f...
c.430–367 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse. Of humble origin, he entered politics as a supporter of the poorer classes. Having prompted (400 B.C.) a measure...
( ty r ´ ) (KEY) , ancient country on the northern border of Palestine. Jetur, the son of Ishmael, was its founder. Ancient geographers are not agree...
( ´´t s n-g ´) (KEY) , fought in S Uruguay, Feb. 20, 1827. A combined Argentine-Uruguayan force under Carlos María de Alvear decisively defeated B...
( t s´k ) (KEY) , shallow lake, 2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in a pine-wooded swampy region, NW Minn. Henry R. Schoolcraft identified the lake (1832) as the ...