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  • 1Straits — Strait Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… …

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  • 2Great Sandy Straits Marina Resort (Hervey Bay) — Great Sandy Straits Marina Resort country: Australia, city: Hervey Bay (Urangan) Great Sandy Straits Marina Resort Located in the aquatic playground of Hervey Bay, the Great Sandy Straits Marina Resort offers uninterrupted views of the Bay and… …

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  • 3Great Lakes Megalopolis — Great Lakes Megaregion   Megaregion of the U.S. and Canada   Chicago …

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  • 4Great Lakes Storm of 1913 — Konvergierende Systeme bilden eine November gale Daten Bildung 6. November 1913 Auflösung …

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  • 5Straits of Mackinac — Location map Michigan label =The Straits of Mackinac label size = position = bottom background = lon dir=W lat dir=N lat deg = 45 lat min = 48 lat sec = 50 lon deg = 84 lon min = 45 lon sec =00 mark = marksize = border = caption = Located between …

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  • 6Great Lakes — This article is about the Great Lakes of North America. For the region, see Great Lakes region (North America). For other uses of this term, see Great Lakes (disambiguation). A rare cloudless satellite view of the entire Great Lakes region, April …

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  • 7Great Belt — The Great Belt ( da. Storebælt) is a strait between the main Danish islands of Zealand ( Sjælland ) and Fyn. Since 1997 the islands have been connected by the Great Belt Bridge.GeographyThe Great Belt is the major of the three straits of Denmark… …

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  • 8Straits Settlements — Infobox Former Country native name = Negeri Negeri Selat conventional long name = The Straits Settlements common name = Straits Settlement continent=moved from Category:Asia to Southeast Asia region=Southeast Asia empire=United Kingdom… …

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  • 9Great Lakes — a series of five lakes between the U.S. and Canada, comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior; connected with the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Chain of lakes, central North America. Comprising Lakes Superior,… …

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  • 10Straits Settlement and Johore Territorial Waters Agreement of 1927 — The Straits Settlement and Johore Territrial Waters Agreement of 1927 [The agreement appears as a schedule in the Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters (Agreement) Act 1928 which was enacted on 3 August 1928 by the Colony of Singapore …

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