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  • 71Wigtonshire —    WIGTONSHIRE, a maritime county, in the south west of Scotland, bounded on the north by Ayrshire; on the east by the stewartry or county of Kirkcudbright and by Wigton bay; and on the south and west by the Irish Sea. It lies between 54° 38 and… …

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  • 72Lake Erie — Infobox lake |lake name = Lake Erie image lake = Lake Erie looking southward.jpg caption lake = From a high bluff near Leamington, Ontario image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = coords = coord|42.2|N|81.2|W|type:waterbody scale:3000000… …

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  • 73Lady of Stavoren — The Lady of Stavoren (Dutch: Vrouwtje van Stavoren , Frisian: Frouke fan Starum ) is a folk tale from the Netherlands which originated in the 16th century.The tale has inspired songs, plays, operas and films. Since 1969, a statue of the fabled… …

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  • 74Monetaria moneta — Money cowry Monetaria moneta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 75Bressay, Burra, and Quarff —    BRESSAY, BURRA, and QUARFF, a parish, in the county of Orkney and Shetland; containing 1798 inhabitants, of whom 904 are in the island of Bressay, and 870 in the late quoad sacra parish of Burra and Quarff. These three ancient parishes, now… …

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  • 76Rathen —    RATHEN, a parish, in the district of Deer, county of Aberdeen, 4 miles (S.) from Fraserburgh; containing, with the villages of Cairnbulg, Charleston, and Inverallochy, 2270 inhabitants, of whom 1357 are in the rural districts. This place,… …

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  • 77Rathven —    RATHVEN, a parish, in the county of Banff, 3½ miles (W. by S.) from Cullen; comprising the villages of Findochty, Porteasie, Portgordon, and Portnockie, the late quoad sacra parish of Buckie, and part of that of Enzie; and containing 6728… …

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  • 78Shetland, or Zetland, Islands —    SHETLAND, or ZETLAND, ISLANDS, forming, with Orkney, a maritime county, in the northern extremity of Scotland, bounded on the north by the North Sea, on the east by the German Ocean, and on the west by the Atlantic. They lie between 59° 51 and …

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  • 79Walls and Sandness —    WALLS and SANDNESS, a parish, in the county of Shetland, 19 miles (W. N. W.) from Lerwick; containing, with the islands of Foula, Linga, Papa Stour, and Vaila, 2449 inhabitants. This parish, consisting of the four districts of Walls, Sandness …

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  • 80Seaweed — Sea weed , n. 1. Popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Any marine plant of the class Alg[ae], as kelp, dulse, {Fucus}, {Ulva}, etc. [1913 Webster] …

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