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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Cape York NW Greenland, in N Baffin Bay, W of Melville Bay. The Cape York meteorites were discovered by U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary, who brought the largest (c.100 tons) to the American Mus. of Natural History, New York City. In 1932 a monument to Peary was erected at Cape York. Author not available, YORK, CAPE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Cape York
Northern point of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland , Australia. Australia...wide; it juts into the Torres Strait . Cape York was named in 1770 by Capt. James Cook...of York, brother of King George III . Cape York Cape York Cape York Read more

Cape Cod
...important until the late 1800s. Tourism and cranberry growing (Cape Cod is the nation's largest producer) are now economic mainstays...population (now about 200,000) have gradually increased, and the Cape is faced with strains on water and road systems as well as with increasing pollution. Towns on Cape ... Read more

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	Capering about Cape Town ; Capering about Cape Town -- Beaches, wildlife and wine lands beckon visitors By...world's most beautiful cities is probably one of the cheapest. Cape Town, the sparkling jewel in South Africa's tourist crown...further. Getting there Only a few airlines fly straight to Cape Town, so direct flights from ... Read more
	COOL CAPE COD ; ...history, architecture, and antiques. They enjoy vacationing on Cape Cod, and in Boston and New York-travels that helped guide their choices as the project got underway...In the end, the Kerrisons had fashioned their own slice of Cape Cod in the shingle-style cottage on Lake Minnetonka. "The house... Read more
	CAPE & ISLANDS Q & A FROM BOMBS TO BASEBALL ; ...airy suspension of a hummingbird at meal time. Then again, Cape Cod can also meet the needs of those who require less sedentary...researcher Ken Kinkor, "all you have to do is look around Cape Cod. Man has left his imprint on both the land and the sea...splitting shares with all on board, even captured slaves. ... Read more
	Cape Town is alive with history.(The Dallas Morning News) ; ...Reconciliation of past and present is integral to the experience of Cape Town. Eternal landmarks such as Lion's Head Mountain, at...South Africa are well-known and inescapable. No visit to Cape Town is complete without a short ferry ride to Robben Island...stable, and the atmosphere is comparably safe. ... Read more
	WHAT'S UP AT CAPE YORK?(Australia's Cape York Peninsula) ; The Cape York Peninsula is an area of such diverse beauty...for the far north has been wanting. The Cape York Peninsulas 140,000 square-kilometres of...emotional investment by the people of the Cape York. Politically, it has been the setting for... Read more
	Cape Air spreads its wings Despite industry's woes, this carrier's growing ; ...t go too high," Fish said. "You get a view of the city." Cape Air has also avoided the problems that most carriers have...for jet fuel because its fuel costs haven't risen as much. Cape Air uses aviation gas instead of the jet fuel most carriers...are struggling to keep up with the surging fuel expenses, ... Read more
	Hospital operator Cape Cod Healthcare faces possible credit-rating downgrade. ; ...for Cape Cod Healthcare -- warning that it might downgrade Cape Cod Healthcare's rating for a second time in three years. Cape Cod Healthcare operates Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Falmouth Hospital, the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod and other health services in the region. Ratings ... Read more
	Cape Town is alive with history. ; ...Reconciliation of past and present is integral to the experience of Cape Town. Eternal landmarks such as Lion's Head Mountain, at...South Africa are well-known and inescapable. No visit to Cape Town is complete without a short ferry ride to Robben Island...stable, and the atmosphere is comparably safe. ... Read more
	The Cape, Jewish Style ; Cape Cod, that fishhook peninsula which defends Boston from the...Yorkers alike. The natural wonders and manmade amenities of the Cape Cod National Seashore - the 600-mile ring of sand beaches...restaurants, the whale sightings, the water sports - make the Cape a wonderful destination. There is an enormous ... Read more
	Cape possesses many gems What has developed is a golfing paradise ; ...first-time golfers will feel comfortable. Golf has been played on Cape Cod for more than a century. Cummaquid in Yarmouth Port and...operator the Highland House Hotel and brought golf to the Cape as a diversion for his summer guests. Cummaquid has links...earliest Cummaquid members. Reid and his family summered ... Read more

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