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Espíritu Santoformerly MarinaIsland, northwestern Vanuatu, southwestern South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu's largest island, Espíritu Santo is about 75 mi (120 km) long and 45 mi (70 km) wide and covers 1,420 sq mi (3,677 sq km). Volcanic in origin, it has a mountain range running along its western coast; Mount Tabwémasana rises to 6,165 ft (1,879 m). It is heavily wooded and has broad, fertile, well-watered valleys. Agriculturally developed, its principal settlement is Luganville (Santo) on the southeastern coast. marina an elaborate docking facility for pleasure boats marina [mə′rē·nə] (civil engineering) A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, and so on, where supplies, repairs, and various services are available. Marina “a piece of virtue.” [Br. Lit.: Pericles] See : Virtuousness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thou seest, Marina duke that I have taken the field with an assorted cargo, to do thee honor. They say the other day Matthew Ivanych Platov drove them into the river Marina and drowned some eighteen thousand in one day. Unless he made this a holiday, when his books were all packed, he would have no holiday whatever; for out at Santa Marina Helen knew, by experience, that he would work all day; his boxes, she said, were packed with books. |
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