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(Encyclopedia) Bothnia, Gulf of: see Baltic Sea. ...

(Encyclopedia) Chihli, Gulf of, China: see Bohai.

(Encyclopedia) Zhili, Gulf of, China: see Bohai.

(Encyclopedia) Sabtecha or Sabtechah both: săbˈtēkə, săbtēˈ– [key], in the Bible, son of Cush. His descendants apparently occupied regions near the Persian Gulf. ...

(Encyclopedia) Saint Vincent, Gulf, inlet of the Indian Ocean, 90 mi (145 km) long and 45 mi (72 km) wide, SE South Australia state, Australia. Port Adelaide is on the eastern shore. ...

(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), SE Canada, extending c.250 mi (400 km) from the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River to Newfoundland on the east. At i...

(Encyclopedia) Persian art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in the region of Asia traditionally known as Persia and now called Iran. Bounded by fierce mountains and deserts, the high plateau of...

(Encyclopedia) Bandar Abbas bändärˈ äb-bäsˈ [key], city, S Iran, on the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian ...

(Encyclopedia) Riyadh or Riad both: rēädˈ [key], city (1997 est. pop. 3,000,000), capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, in the Nejd, central Saudi Arabia. It is situated in an oasis, c.240 mi (390 km) inland ...

(Encyclopedia) Indian wars, in American history, general term referring to the series of conflicts between Europeans and their descendants and the indigenous peoples of North America. After 1860 the wars continued...