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    Breton Island, the French colony of Île Royale also included Île Saint-Jean, today called Prince Edward Island, and Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Louisbourg itself...
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    Island Seal Island Shark Island Sinclair's Island South Long Island Gorée Îles des Madeleines Morfil Banana Islands Bunce Island Sherbro Island (now Bonthe...
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  • Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs Laval—Les Îles: No change Les Pays-d'en-Haut: New riding; takes the municipalities of Wentworth-Nord, Lac-des-Seize-Îles, Wentworth...
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    Island (French: île de Sable, literally "island of sand") is a small Canadian island situated 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and about...
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    João Gilberto (category Brazilian bossa nova singers)
    "A vida de João Gilberto, símbolo da bossa nova e da consagração da música brasileira no mundo". Terra.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2019...
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  • Claim to Labrador Claim and settlement in Terra Nova (Newfoundland) Fort Ross, California Kauai Russian Alaska Nova Scotia México (1521) Viceroyalty of New...
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    Sebastian and John Cabot. In Portuguese, it is Terra Nova (while the province's full name is Terra Nova e Labrador), which literally means "new land" and...
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    Björling, 1916, from the Estate book by Johan Holm written in 1674. The Terra Nova wharf, also known as the Köpmannavarvet (the Merchants Wharf), was founded...
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    Agaléga (French: îles Agaléga) is a dependency of Mauritius, as defined by the Constitution of Mauritius, which consists of two outer islands located in...
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    Terra Australis: by Willem De Vlamingh, 1696–97, Western Australian Museum, Perth, 1998, p. 5. Playford, Phillip (1998). Voyage of Discovery to Terra...
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    in turning 17,000 acres into a nature reserve and created the Instituto Terra. The institute is dedicated to a mission of reforestation, conservation...
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    Riding Mountain RougeU Sable Island† Sirmilik South Okanagan—Similkameen† Terra Nova Thaidene Nëné† Thousand Islands Torngat Mountains Tuktut Nogait Ukkusiksalik...
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  • constructed prior to 1900. Before 1784, New Brunswick was part of the colony of Nova Scotia and the majority of the population was aboriginal. The native populations...
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    Riding Mountain RougeU Sable Island† Sirmilik South Okanagan—Similkameen† Terra Nova Thaidene Nëné† Thousand Islands Torngat Mountains Tuktut Nogait Ukkusiksalik...
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    regarded as being "more agreeable to the ear" than previous names such as Terra Australis. Flinders was involved in several voyages of discovery between...
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    vicinity of Sept-Îles. In 1961, a section was added from the Franquelin region to the tip of the Moisie River, some 20 kilometres east of Sept-Îles. On the north...
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  • has been retained to distinguish this feature from Markham Island in Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land. List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands "Clements...
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    October 10, the eruption had initially formed a small island, baptized Ilha Nova (English: the New Island), Ilha dos Capelinhos (English: Island of Capelinhos)...
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    originally called Terra Australis, or 'Australia' for short. This geographical achievement was displayed on the large world map Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis...
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    seigneur des îles). Actual administrative control was separately placed with a warden of the isles (custos insularum; gardien des îles), at first typically...
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  • use of NV for Nunavut (compare NV for Nevada) and TN for Terre-Neuve/Terra Nova/Newfoundland (compare TN for Tennessee). Manitoba's abbreviation, MB,...
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    Sul Marau, Rio Grande do Sul Nova Bassano, Rio Grande do Sul Nova Pádua, Rio Grande do Sul Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul Nova Roma do Sul, Rio Grande do...
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    Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa. Grotto in an iceberg with the Terra Nova ship in the background (1911) during the 'British Antarctic Expedition'...
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    played an important role in the rebirth of Portuguese cod fisheries in Terra Nova (Newfoundland). In fact, it was Azorean emigrants from the East coast...
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    Mouroux, B., 1994. "The Basel 1356 earthquake: which fault produced it?" Terra Nova 6, 54–63. Meghraoui, M. (2001). "Active Normal Faulting in the Upper Rhine...
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    Chico Buarque (category Brazilian bossa nova singers)
    wrote and studied literature as a child and found music through the bossa nova compositions of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. He performed as a singer and...
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  • Il nodo alla cravatta 1991 The Rapture Vic / Sharon's boyfriend 1991 Terra Nova Mr. Stal 1991 Craven 1991 Cómo levantar 1000 kilos 1992 Robert's Movie...
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    the Algarves. Terra do Labrador (1499/1500–?) Claimed region (sporadically settled). Land of the Corte-Real, also known as Terra Nova dos Bacalhaus (Land...
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    with no headlights on Constable Roger Beaupré Sûreté du Québec (Sept-Îles) Sept-Îles, Quebec November 10, 1958 Died in a traffic accident Constable Calvin...
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    G.-Oscar-Villeneuve Grand-Lac-Salé Grande-Rivière Grands-Ormes Île-Brion Île-Garth Îles-Avelle-Wight-et-Hiam Irénée-Marie Irène-Fournier Jackrabbit James-Little...
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