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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Ushant
Britannica 11thUSHANT (Fr. Ouessanf), the most westerly of the islands off the coast of France, about 14 m. from the coast of Finistere, of which department it forms a canton and commune. Pop. (1906) 2761. Ushant is about 3850 acres in extent and almost entirely granitic, wi ...
Vol. 27, pp. 809-809
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Ushak
Britannica 11thUSHAK, a town of Asia Minor, altitude 3160 ft. in the Kutaiah sanjak of the Brusa vilayet, situated in a fertile district, on a tributary of the Menderes, and connected with Smyrna and Konia by rail. Pop. 9000 Moslems and 2000 Christians. It is noted for its h
Vol. 27, pp. 809-809
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English Chakkel
Britannica 11th... row sea separating England from France. If its entrance be taken to lie between Ushant and the Scilly Isles, its extreme breadth (between those points) is about 100 m., and its length about 350. At the Strait of Dover, its breadth decreases to 20 m. Along both ...
Vol. 9, pp. 455-455
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