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... island of St Croix , in the West Indies . It stands on the north - east coast of the island , and has an excellent harbour , which is defended by a fort and a battery . Here resides the governor - general of the Danish West Indies . In ...
... island of St Croix , in the West Indies . It stands on the north - east coast of the island , and has an excellent harbour , which is defended by a fort and a battery . Here resides the governor - general of the Danish West Indies . In ...
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... island near the north - east bend of the great arch of the Antilles , 46 miles to the west of Antigua , and 2 miles to the north of Nevis . With a very unequal breadth , it is 20 miles long from south - east to north - west , containing ...
... island near the north - east bend of the great arch of the Antilles , 46 miles to the west of Antigua , and 2 miles to the north of Nevis . With a very unequal breadth , it is 20 miles long from south - east to north - west , containing ...
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... island was delivered up to the Chinese . In 1860 , it was again occupied by British troops , but , by the convention of Pekin , is to be evacuated . CHUSAN ISLANDS , a group of islands scat . tered round the one described above . The ...
... island was delivered up to the Chinese . In 1860 , it was again occupied by British troops , but , by the convention of Pekin , is to be evacuated . CHUSAN ISLANDS , a group of islands scat . tered round the one described above . The ...
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... island of Ceylon , although , having been introdu phagus in a sepulchre into the West Indies in 1782 , along with va ( believed to be that of other plants of the East , it is now cultivated t the Roman emperor to some extent . The tree ...
... island of Ceylon , although , having been introdu phagus in a sepulchre into the West Indies in 1782 , along with va ( believed to be that of other plants of the East , it is now cultivated t the Roman emperor to some extent . The tree ...
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... ISLAND , an island of Ireland , belonging to the county of Mayo , situated in the Atlantic , at the entrance of Clew Bay . It has a length of 44 miles , with a breadth of 2 miles . On its north - east extremity , there is a light ...
... ISLAND , an island of Ireland , belonging to the county of Mayo , situated in the Atlantic , at the entrance of Clew Bay . It has a length of 44 miles , with a breadth of 2 miles . On its north - east extremity , there is a light ...
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