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(Encyclopedia) Esnambuc or Énambuc, Pierre Belain d' both: pyĕr bəlăN dānäNbükˈ [key], 1585–1636, French pioneer in the West Indies. Seeking to recoup his family fortune by privateering in the West Indies,...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 Seychelles sāshĕlzˈ [key], officially Republic of Seychelles, republic (2015 est. pop. 94,000), c.110 sq mi (285 sq km), comprising approximately 100 islands in the Indian Ocean, c.600 mi (9...

(Encyclopedia) Sundarbans, large, heavily forested swamp region, c.3,860 sq mi (10,000 sq km), in the S Ganges delta on the Bay of Bengal, about 60% in SW Bangladesh and the rest in West Bengal state, India. The mor...

(Encyclopedia) bark cloth, primitive fabric made in tropical and subtropical countries from the soft inner bark of certain trees. It has been made and used in parts of Africa and India, the Malay Peninsula, Samoa, t...

(Encyclopedia) Malvinas: see Falkland Islands. ...

(Encyclopedia) Mangareva: see Gambier Islands.

(Encyclopedia) Penrhyn: see Cook Islands.

(Encyclopedia) Chishima: see Kuril Islands.

(Encyclopedia) Kuriles: see Kuril Islands.

(Encyclopedia) Tresco: see Scilly Islands.