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Naviera Armas [2]-Armas Trasmediterránea group [3] (Mainland Canary Islands including Huelva to Canary Islands, Spain to Morocco) NorthLink Ferries (Orkney and Shetland, Scotland) Orkney Ferries (Orkney, Scotland) P&O Ferries (United Kingdom to France; Netherlands, Belgium and Spain) P&O Irish Sea ; Pentland Ferries (Orkney, Scotland)
In the spring of 1941, the Roosevelt Administration was committed to give all possible help, short of actual combat, to the United Kingdom and the remnants of her allies against Nazi Germany. With the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941 the United States stated its intention to assist the British in its war efforts and was a statement ...
Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), [ 2 ] an urban population of 81,142 and a transient daily population of 250,000. [ 5 ]
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The island's indigenous Taino name is Ay Ay ("the river"). [3] Its indigenous Carib name is Cibuquiera ("the stony land"). [3] Its modern name, Saint Croix, is derived from the French Sainte-Croix, itself a translation of the Spanish name Isla de la Santa Cruz (meaning "island of the Holy Cross") given by Christopher Columbus in 1493. [4]
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
The vessel measured 260 feet (79 m) long, with a 42 feet (13 m) width at the beam, displaced 1,719 short tons (1,559 t), and had a 7-foot (2.1 m) draft. Her two side-mounted paddle wheels were driven by four fire-tube boilers. Introduced in 1848, they could generate twice as much steam per fuel load as conventional boilers.
The following is an alphabetical list of the islands and cays of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. [1] [2] [3. A. Abaco Island; Abner Cay; Abraham's Bay; Acklins ...