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  2. St. George Island (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    St. George is a barrier island 28 miles (45 km) long and 1 mile (2 km) wide at its widest point. St. George Island is adjacent to Cape St. George Island, also known as Little St. George Island. It is connected to the mainland at Eastpoint, Florida by the 4-mile (6.4 km) long St. George Island Bridge over Apalachicola Bay.

  3. Nguyễn dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Deposition. 1945. The Nguyễn dynasty (chữ Nôm: 茹阮, Vietnamese: Nhà Nguyễn; chữ Hán: 朝阮, Vietnamese: triều Nguyễn) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, which was preceded by the Nguyễn lords and ruled the unified Vietnamese state independently from 1802 to 1883 before being a French protectorate.

  4. St. George Island - Wikipedia

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    St. George Island (or Saint George Island) may refer to: St. George Island (Alaska) St. George Island (Florida) St. George Island, Maryland. St. George's Island, Bermuda. St. George Island (Montenegro) Looe Island (also known as St George's Island) São Jorge Island.

  5. St. George Island State Park - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates. 29°43′30″N 84°44′17″W  /  29.72500°N 84.73806°W  / 29.72500; -84.73806. Established. 1963. Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. St. George Island State Park (also known as the Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park) is a Florida State Park located on the east end of St ...

  6. Gulf of Tonkin incident - Wikipedia

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    4 killed. 6 wounded [ 4 ] The Gulf of Tonkin incident (Vietnamese: Sự kiện Vịnh Bắc Bộ) was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. It consisted of a confrontation on August 2, 1964, when United States forces were carrying out covert amphibious operations close to North ...

  7. Chợ Lớn - Wikipedia

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    Chợ Lớn (listen ⓘ, Chinese: 堤岸), usually anglicized as " Cholon " in English sources, is a quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Chợ Lớn consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6 ...

  8. Spratly Island - Wikipedia

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    Spratly Island is shaped like an isosceles triangle. According to a document published by the Political Department of Vietnam's Navy Command, the island is 630 metres (2,070 ft) in length, up to 300 metres (980 ft) in width and has an area of 0.15 square kilometres (37 acres) [2] while several foreign documents often use a slightly smaller ...

  9. Cape St. George Island - Wikipedia

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    Cape St. George Island (also known as Little St. George Island) is an uninhabited barrier island situated on Florida's North Gulf Coast, south-southeast of St. Vincent Island, west of St. George Island and 8–10 miles south-southwest of the town of Apalachicola in Franklin County, Florida.