Results for "Tancook Island"
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Vlissingen
World Directory, Europe, Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren
Vlissingen, or Flushing in English, is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315. In the 17th century Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It is also known as the birthplace of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
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Punta Ala
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Grosseto
Punta Ala means "Wing Point" because of the shape of this point of land that extends out into the Mediterranean sea toward the Island of Elba in Tuscany near Grossetto.
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Forio
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Campania, Naples
Forio (known also as Forio of Ischia) is a town and comune of c. 14,000 inhabitants in the province in Naples, Italy, situated on the island of Ischia.
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Messina
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Sicily, Messina
Messina is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, Italy and the capital of the province of Messina. It has a population of c. 240,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 500,000 in the metropolitan area.
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Chioggia
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Venetia, Venice
Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the Lagoon of Venice about 25 km south of Venice (50 km by road); causeways connect it to the mainland and to its frazione of Sottomarina. The population of the comune is around 51,000, with the town proper accounting for about half of that and Sottomarina for most of the rest.
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Peschiera del Garda
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Venetia, Verona
Peschiera del Garda, is a town and comune in the province of Verona, in Veneto, Italy. When Lombardy-Venetia was under Austrian rule, Peschiera was the northwest anchor of the four fortified towns constituting the so-called Quadrilatero. The fortress is on an island in the Mincio River at its outlet from Lake Garda.
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Cagliari
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Sardinia, Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means the castle. It has about 160,000 inhabitants, or about 500,000 including the suburbs (metropolitan area): Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu Sant'Elena.
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Maronti Beach
World Directory, Europe, Italy, Campania, Naples
It is the only beach of the Barano town but boasts the highest length of the island. A wide bay with a landscape made of cliffs and ridges where the green Mediterranean maquis under the hot sunbeams of July and August is partially transformed into a golden expanse.
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Dublin
World Directory, Europe, Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin
Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. A very big city with lots of businesses and recreational centres. A lovely sight at night. You are welcome to Dublin a home of hospitality.
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Husavik
World Directory, Europe, Iceland, Sudur-Pingeyjarsysla, Skjalfandi
Husavík is a small town in the north of Iceland on the shores of Skjalfandi bay. The income of the inhabitants is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as retail and small industry.