• Pillar Island or Tsing Chau was an island in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, sitting at the mouth of Gin Drinkers Bay, by the side of the Rambler Channel...
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    The Pillars of Hercules are the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar, Calpe Mons, is the Rock of Gibraltar...
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    Staffa (category Uninhabited islands of Argyll and Bute)
    Stafa, pronounced [ˈs̪t̪afa], from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island) is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings...
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    Cape Flattery (redirect from Fuca Pillar)
    see the Fuca Pillar and to explore the Strait of Juan de Fuca, also named after him. The first generally accepted mention of the pillar was by John Meares...
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    Antarctic islands south of 60° S Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Scott Island Territorial claims in Antarctica "Haggits Pillar". Geographic...
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  • Possession Islands in 1895. 71°54′S 171°11′E / 71.900°S 171.183°E / -71.900; 171.183. A pillar rock lying close south of Possession Island. Mapped by...
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    Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre...
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    A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and its associated the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories...
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    The Red Pillar is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 33 km (21 mi) southwest of Courtenay and 17 km (11 mi) south of Mount...
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    mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom (the "looking taboo" motif in mythology...
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    The Allahabad pillar is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the...
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    Tsing Yi Bay was located along the western shore. Three islands (Nga Ying Chau, Pillar Island and Mong Chau) once stood in the channel as well. Kwai Tsing...
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    Hong Kong. It spans the Rambler Channel, linking Tsing Yi Island to the former Pillar Island, Kwai Chung. The bridge spans 610 metres (about 2,000 feet)...
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    northeastern coast and the other opposite Haggitts Pillar on the western coast of the island. The island was discovered and landed upon on 25 December 1902...
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    Phantom Ship is a small island in Crater Lake in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a natural rock formation pillar which derives its name from its resemblance...
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    of rock pillars are Chambers Pillar, Katskhi pillar, Pompeys Pillar, and Pillar Rock. The Oxford Dictionary of Geography defines earth pillar as: "An...
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    Hong Kong Island) Hoi Sham Island (connected to To Kwa Wan, Kowloon) Nga Ying Chau (connected to Tsing Yi Island, New Territories) Pillar Island (connected...
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    for the state suburb of Cape Pillar. It is on the Tasman Peninsula in the Tasman National Park, adjacent to Tasman Island. It is notable as a coastal feature...
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  • Japanese island of Hokkaido. Its Pillar must be placed on 11 March 2008 at 12:05 am, during a Titanic Rising. The Reward for the laying of this pillar is Sight...
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  • The Pillar of the Boatmen (French: Pilier des nautes) is a monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (modern Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild...
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    northwestern point is called Cabo Pilar (Cape Pillar), and marks the entrance to the Strait of Magellan. Off Cape Pillar are four rocks in the sea, called Islotes...
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    Pete's Pillar is a pillar rock or stack lying immediately east of Fildes Point at the north side of the entrance to Port Foster, Deception Island, in the...
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  • became temporary housing areas, which were later demolished. Pang uk Pillar Island Land reclamation in Hong Kong Hayes, James (1993). Tsuen Wan: growth...
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    The Belanjong pillar, also Blanjong pillar or Blanjong inscription (Indonesian: Prasasti Blanjong), is a pillar established in 914 CE in the harbour of...
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    Lak Mueang (redirect from City Pillar)
    Roi Et, the city pillar is housed in a sala (open-air pavilion) on an island in the lake in the centre of the city. Bangkok's city pillar shrine (also known...
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    Stonecutters Island – a former island, now part of the Kowloon Peninsula, following land reclamation Tsing Chau, or Pillar Island – absorbed into reclaimed...
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    Pompeys Pillar National Monument is a rock formation located in south central Montana, United States. Designated a national monument on January 17, 2001...
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    The Farallon Islands /færəlɔːn/ FA-ra-lon, or Farallones (from Spanish farallón 'pillar, sea cliff'), are a group of islands and sea stacks in the Gulf...
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  • the spear, forming the island. They built a palace on top with a great column in the middle. The siblings walked around this pillar in opposite directions...
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    AUKUS (redirect from AUKUS Pillar 2)
    2021, the partnership involves two lines of effort referred to as pillars. Pillar 1 focuses on Australia acquiring nuclear-powered attack submarines...
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