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Page 192
... miles ( 72 km ) long and 23 miles ( 37 km ) wide and has an area of 948 square miles ( 2,455 square km ) . Biak was seized by the Japanese in 1942 during World War II ; it was retaken May 24 - June 20 , 1944 , by Allied forces . Biak ...
... miles ( 72 km ) long and 23 miles ( 37 km ) wide and has an area of 948 square miles ( 2,455 square km ) . Biak was seized by the Japanese in 1942 during World War II ; it was retaken May 24 - June 20 , 1944 , by Allied forces . Biak ...
Page 376
... miles ( 95 km ) east - northeast of Portland . Originally part of Boothbay ( supposedly settled in 1630 ) , it was ... square miles ( 647 square km ) , the borough centres on the port of Goole . The name recalls the old Booth ferry ...
... miles ( 95 km ) east - northeast of Portland . Originally part of Boothbay ( supposedly settled in 1630 ) , it was ... square miles ( 647 square km ) , the borough centres on the port of Goole . The name recalls the old Booth ferry ...
Page 412
... square miles ( 581,730 square km ) . The capital is Gaborone . Consisting mostly of the Kalahari ( desert ) , the country has a maxi- mum length from north to south of about 600 miles ( 965 km ) and a maximum width from east to west of ...
... square miles ( 581,730 square km ) . The capital is Gaborone . Consisting mostly of the Kalahari ( desert ) , the country has a maxi- mum length from north to south of about 600 miles ( 965 km ) and a maximum width from east to west of ...
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