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  2. List of urban legends - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of urban legends. An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular ...

  3. List of Alex Rider characters - Wikipedia

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    Jack Starbright. Jack Starbright is Alex Rider's closest and best friend, a 28-year-old American woman, originally Ian Rider's housekeeper and after his death Alex's legal guardian. She has appeared in every novel so far, with her most prominent roles being in Eagle Strike, Scorpia Rising and Never Say Die.

  4. Rikers Island - Wikipedia

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    Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [ 1][ 2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [ 3] that contains New York City 's largest jail. [ 4][ 5] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).

  5. Themyscira (DC Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Earth, in the midst of a vast ocean. Themyscira ( / ˌθɛmɪˈskɪrə /) [ 2] is a fictional unitary sovereign city-state and archipelagic island nation appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Previously known as Paradise Island and the Amazon Isles, it first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (October 1941).

  6. List of islands by area - Wikipedia

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    List of islands by area. Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.

  7. Island - Wikipedia

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    An island is an area of land surrounded by water on all sides that is distinct from a continent. [ 1] There is no standard of size that distinguishes islands and continents. Continents have an accepted geological definition -- they are the largest landmass of a particular tectonic plate. [ 2] Islands can occur in any body of water, including ...

  8. Fandom (website) - Wikipedia

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    Fandom wikis are hosted under the domain fandom.com, which has become one of the top 50 most visited websites in the world, rapidly rising in popularity beginning in the early 2020s. It ranks as the 50th as of October 2023, with 25.79% of its traffic coming from the United States and followed by Russia with 7.76% according to Similarweb .

  9. Kamen Rider - Wikipedia

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    www .kamen-rider-official .com. The Kamen Rider Series ( Japanese: 仮面ライダーシリーズ, Hepburn: Kamen Raidā Shirīzu), also known as Masked Rider Series (until Decade ), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori.