Porpoise Bay, Antarctica — Porpoise Bay (coord|66|30|S|128|30|E|) is an ice filled embayment about 90 miles wide indenting the coast of Antarctica between Cape Goodenough and Cape Morse. The United States Exploring Expedition (1838 42) under Charles Wilkes applied the name … Wikipedia
Porpoise — Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na phoc[ae]na},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porpoise Bay — can refer to: *Porpoise Bay, Antarctica *Porpoise Bay, New Zealand *Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada … Wikipedia
Porpoise Bay, New Zealand — Porpoise Bay is located in the Catlins on the southern coast of New Zealand s South Island. The bay sweeps gently from North Head, at the entrance to Waikawa Harbour, around to South Head. A campground overlooking the bay is situated on South… … Wikipedia
Porpoise Bay Provincial Park — is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.External links* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/porpoise.html BC Parks Web Page] * [http://www.johnharveyphoto.com/PorpoiseBay/ Camping at Porpoise Bay] … Wikipedia
harbor porpoise — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skunk porpoise — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
USS Porpoise (SS-7) — The third USS Porpoise (SS 7) was an early Plunger class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A 6 .She was laid down on 13 December 1900 in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the Crescent Shipyard under the direction of… … Wikipedia
Harbour porpoise — Harbour porpoise[1] Size comparison against an … Wikipedia
Kachemak Bay — is a 64 km long (40 mi) arm of Cook Inlet in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. The communities of Homer, Halibut Cove, Seldovia and Kachemak are on the bay. The name derives from a Yupik term meaning… … Wikipedia
