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La Ceiba
La Ceiba , city (1997 est. pop. 96,000), N Honduras, capital of Atlántida dept., on the Caribbean Sea. It is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region dominated by the pineapple and banana plantations of the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company, which is based in the... Read more |
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Kochi
Kochi , city (1990 pop. 317,069), capital of Kochi prefecture, S Shikoku, Japan. From its port, Urado, the city exports dried bonito, ornamental coral, cement, and paper. Kochi prefecture (1990 pop. 825,063), 2,743 sq mi (7,104 sq km), is a mountainous region with fertile coastal plains.... Read more |
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Pohnpei
Pohnpei , state and island (1991 est. pop. 52,000), 129 sq mi (334 sq km), W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands . It is one of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia . A volcanic island, Pohnpei is a flat dome of black basaltic rock, rising to 2,595 ft (791 m), with a rim of... Read more |
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mackerel
mackerel common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna . They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and the anal fins; and sleek,... Read more |
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tuna
tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae ( mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with two fins, and five or more finlets on the back. The body is very narrow in the tail region, and the tail is... Read more |
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Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap , Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae. The islands are fertile and rich in minerals. There are deposits of phosphate, guano, bauxite, and iron;... Read more |
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Louis Honore Frechette
Louis Honoré Fréchette , 1839-1908, French Canadian poet and politician, b. Lévis, Que. He worked (1865-71) as a journalist in Chicago and while there wrote a volume of poetry entitled La Voix d'un exilé [the voice of an exile] (1866-68). Returning to Canada, he served... Read more |
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De La Rue plc
De La Rue plc De La Rue HouseJays CloseViablesBasingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BSUnited KingdomTelephone: (01256) 329122Fax: (01256) 351323Web site: http://www.delarue.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1896 as Thomas De La RueEmployees: 9,753Sales: Read more |
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La Damnation de Faust
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Juan de la Cueva
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