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... Pacific Ocean . early Australian discovery attempt 2 : 413b Oceanian discoveries and motivation 13 : 444e Pacific exploration and claim 7 : 1043e Fernandina Beach , city , seat ( 1824 ) of Nas- sau County , extreme northeastern Florida ...
... Pacific Ocean . early Australian discovery attempt 2 : 413b Oceanian discoveries and motivation 13 : 444e Pacific exploration and claim 7 : 1043e Fernandina Beach , city , seat ( 1824 ) of Nas- sau County , extreme northeastern Florida ...
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... Pacific Ocean , and an independent parliamentary state in the Commonwealth of Nations . The group lies 1,300 mi ( 2,100 km ) north of Auckland , N.Z. The text article covers the geomorphology of the Fijian islands , including their ...
... Pacific Ocean , and an independent parliamentary state in the Commonwealth of Nations . The group lies 1,300 mi ( 2,100 km ) north of Auckland , N.Z. The text article covers the geomorphology of the Fijian islands , including their ...
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... Pacific and the Texas and Pacific railways in 1893 . Helen Miller Gould Shepard ( 1868-1938 ) , Jay's eldest daughter , became widely known as a philanthropist and for her gifts to U.S. Army hospitals during the war with Spain . Gould ...
... Pacific and the Texas and Pacific railways in 1893 . Helen Miller Gould Shepard ( 1868-1938 ) , Jay's eldest daughter , became widely known as a philanthropist and for her gifts to U.S. Army hospitals during the war with Spain . Gould ...
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