SCHOUTEN ISLANDS

Meaning of SCHOUTEN ISLANDS in English

Pronunciation: ' skau ̇ -t ə n

Function: geographical name

islands Indonesia in N West Papua at mouth of Sarera Bay area 1230 sq mi (3198 sq km )

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SCHOUTEN ISLANDS — geographical name islands Indonesia in N West Papua at mouth of Sarera Bay area 1230 square miles (3198 square kilometers …
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SCHOUTEN ISLANDS — Archipelago, across the entrance to Cenderawasih Bay of the Pacific Ocean, off the northern coast of Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia. …
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SCHOUTEN ISLANDS — geographical name islands Indonesia in N West Papua at mouth of Sarera Bay area 1230 square miles (3198 square kilometers …
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SCHOUTEN ISLANDS — Indonesian Kepulauan Schouten, formerly Misore Islands archipelago in the Pacific Ocean across the entrance to Cenderawasih Bay, off the northern …
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SCHOUTEN ISLANDS — Archipelago, across the entrance to Cenderawasih Bay of the Pacific Ocean, off the northern coast of Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia. …
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NUMFOOR — geographical name island West Papua, Indonesia in W Schouten Islands area 28 square miles (73 square kilometers )
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HORN, CAPE — Southern extremity of South America . Located on Horn Island in the southern Tierra del Fuego archipelago, it projects south …
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ADMIRALTY ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 2000 est.: 41,748), Papua New Guinea. An extension of the Bismarck Archipelago comprising about 40 islands, the …
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ШУТЕН — p.n. Schouten
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СХОТЕН — p.n. van Schouten
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ОСТРОВ — island; (в географических названиях и поэт. тж.) isle (of) island; isle поэт. превращать в остров — поэт. enisle поместить на …
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ОСТРОВ — муж. island; isle поэт. превращать в остров — поэт. enisle поместить на остров — поэт. enisle большой остров — ( …
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ОСТРОВ — муж. island isle поэт. превращать в остров – поэт. enisle поместить на остров – поэт. enisle большой остров – (среди …
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