Santa Fe
Santa Fe, A Central Province Of Argentina, Bounded North By The Chaco Territory, East By Entre Rios And Corrientes, South By Buenos Aires, And West By Cordoba And Santiago Del Estero. Area, 52,056 Sq. Miles. Pop. (1914) 899,640 (1934 Estimate) 1,420,042. Santa Fe Belongs To The Great Pampa Region Of ...
Santa Fe_2
Santa Fe (san'ta F5,'), Capital Of New Mexico, U.s.a., In The Northern Part Of The State, On The Rio Santa Fe, 20 M. E. Of The Rio Grande ; County Seat Of Santa Fe County And The Oldest Seat Of Government In The United States. It Is On Federal High ...
Santa Maura Or Leucadia
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Santiago De Compostela Or
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Santiago De Cuba
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Santiago Del Estero
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Santiago Or Santiago De
Santiago Or Santiago De Chile, A City Of Chile, Capital Of The Republic And Chief Town Of A Province Of The Same Name, On The Mapocho River, A Small Tributary Of The Maipa Or Maipo, 115m. South-east Of Valparaiso, In 26' 42" S., 7o° 40' 36" W. Pop. (1895) 256,413; ...
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo (officially Known As The Dominican Republic) Occupies The Eastern Two-thirds Of The Island Of Haiti And Has An Area Of About 19,300 Square Miles. Its Population Was Estimated To Be 1,200,00o In 1932. There Are Several Hundred Spanish And A Few Other European Families Living In The Country ...
Santorin
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Santos
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Sao Francisco
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Sao Luiz Or
Sao Luiz Or In Full, Sao Luiz De Maranhao, A Seaport Of Northern Brazil, Capital Of The State Of Maranhao, On The W. Side Of An Island Of The Same Name, In Lat. 2 30' S., Long. 44° 17' W. Of Greenwich, About 30o M. E.s.e. Of Belem, (path). Pop. ...
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, A City Of Brazil, Capital Of A State Of The Same Name, And Seat Of A Bishopric, On The Tiete River 49 M. By Rail N.w. Of The Port Of Santos And 308 M. By Rail W. Of Rio De Janeiro. Its Pop. Was (1933 Est.) 1,052,541. Sao ...
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, A State Of Brazil Extending From 19° 54' To 25° 15' S. Lat. And Bounded North By Matto Grosso And Minas Geraes, East By Minas Geraes, Rio De Janeiro And The Atlantic, South By The Atlantic And Parana, And West By Parana And Matto Grosso. Pop. (1933 Est.), ...
Saone
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Sapphire
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Sappho
Sappho (or As She Calls Herself Psappho), The Greatest Poet Ess Of Greece, Was A Native Of Lesbos. In Spite Of Her Fame Almost Every Detail In Her History Is Doubtful. Only A Few Of The Many And Often Conflicting Statements Made About Her By Ancient Authors Can Be Checked ...
Saragossa
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Sarajevo
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Saranac Lake
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Saratoga Springs
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Saratov
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Sarawak
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Sarcophagus
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Sardinia
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Sardis
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Sargon
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Sark
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Septemanie Du Plessis
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Sir 1829 1883 Salar Jung
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Sir Anthony St Leger
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Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair
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Sir Henry Enfield 1833 1915
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Sir Joshua 1723 1792 Reynolds
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Sir Robert Groves Sandeman
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Sir Robert Henry 1782 1845
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Sir Samuel Romilly
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Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
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Sir William Howard Russell
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Sir William Robert Robertson
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Small River Outlets Exposed
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St Albans
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St Bernard Passes
St. Bernard Passes, Two Passes Across The Main Chain Of The Alps, Both Traversed By Motor Roads. The Great St. Bernard (8,111 Ft.) Leads (53 M.) From Martigny (anc. Octo Durus) In The Rhone Valley (switzerland) To Aosta (anc. Augusta Praetoria) In Italy. It Was Known In Roman Times. The ...
St Davids
St. David's (tyddewi), A Cathedral Village-city Of Pem Brokeshire, Wales, Situated Near The Sea To The South-east Of St. David's Head, The Most Westerly Promontory Of South Wales. Pop. (1921), 1,644. St. David's Is Lam. From Netterson G.w.r. Station, And About 16 M. S.w. From Fishguard. The Little Town, Locally ...
St Denis
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St Dunstans
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St Etienne
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St Gall
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St Gallen
St. Gallen (fr. St. Gall), Capital Of The Swiss Canton Of That Name, Is Situated In The Upland Valley Of The Steinach, 2,195 Ft. Above The Sea-level. In 1930 Its Population Was Of Whom Almost All Were German-speaking, While The Protestants Numbered 31,043, The Catholics (roman Or "old"), 31,361, And ...
St Helena
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St John
St. John, The Capital Of St. John County, New Brunswick, Canada, In 45° 14' N., And 66° 3' W., 481 M. From Montreal. Pop. (1931), 47,514. It Is Situated At The Mouth Of The St. John River On A Rocky Peninsula. With It Are Incorporated The Neigh Bouring Towns Of ...
St Johns
St. John's, The Capital Of Newfoundland, Situated On The East Coast Of The Island, In The Peninsula Of Avalon, In 33' 54" N., And 52° 4o' 18" W. It Is The Most Easterly City Of The American Continent. Pop. (1932), Mostly Of Irish Descent And Roman Catholics. It Stands On ...
St Joseph
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St Lawrence
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St Louis
St. Louis, The Capital Of The French Colony Of Senegal, West Africa,with A Pop. (1933) Of 29,827, Of Whom 1,107 Are Europeans. St. Louis, Known To The Natives As N'dar, Is 163 M. By Rail N.n.e. Of Dakar And Is Situated On An Island Iii- M. Above The Mouth Of ...
St Louis
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St Lucia
St. Lucia, The Largest Of The British Windward Islands, West Indies, In 14° N. 61° W., 24 M. S. Of Martinique And 21 M. N.e. Of St. Vincent. Area 238 Sq.m., Length 42 M., Maximum Breadth 12 M. ; Coast-line I5o M. Long. It Is Considered One Of The Loveliest ...
St Malo
St. Malo, A Seaport Of Western France, Capital Of An Arron Dissement In The Department Of Ille-et-vilaine, 51 M. N.n.w. Of Rennes By Rail. Pop. (1931) 12,13o. In The 6th Century The Island On Which St. Malo Stands Was The Retreat Of Abbot Aaron, Who Gave Asylum In His Monastery ...
St Michaels Mount
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St Mihiel
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St Omer
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St Pancras
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St Pierre
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St Quentin
St. Quentin, A Manufacturing Town Of Northern France, Capital Of An Arrondissement In The Department Of Aisne, 32 M. N.n.w. Of Laon By Rail. Pop. (1931) 48,223. St. Quentin (anc. Augusta V Eromanduorum) Stood At The Meeting-place Of Five Military Roads. In The 3rd Century It Was The Scene Of ...
St Thomas
St. Thomas, An Island In The West Indies, And The Most Important, Commercially, Of The Virgin Island Group Purchased By The United States From Denmark In 1917. St. Thomas Is Also The Name Of The Principal Port And Harbour Of The Virgin Islands, Situated Near The Middle Of The Southern ...
St Thomas
St. Thomas (sao Tome), A Volcanic Island In The Gulf Of Guinea Immediately North Of The Equator (o° 23' N.) And In 6° E. With The Island Of Principe (prince's Island, See Below), And The Small Territory Of Sarame Around The Fortress Of Sao Joao Batista Of Ajuda, On The ...
St Vincent
St. Vincent, One Of The British Windward Islands In The West Indies, Lying About 13° 15' N., 61° 10' W., West Of Barbados And South Of St. Lucia. It Is About 18 M. Long By 11 In Extreme Width, And Has An Area Of 150 Sq.m. Beautifully Wooded Volcanic Hills ...
Stenka Stephen Timofeevich Razin
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Stvituss Dance Or
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