Abidjan |
the seaport capital of the Ivory Coast. |
Acadia |
a former French colony on the northeastern coast of Canada. |
Acapulco |
a port city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, known for its resorts and water sports. |
Achaea |
an historic region of Greece along the northern coast of the Peloponnesus. [1/2 definitions] |
Achaean |
of or pertaining to Achaea, a historic region of Greece along the northern coast of the Peloponnesus. [1/3 definitions] |
Aeolis |
an ancient Greek colony on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. |
AK |
abbreviation of "Alaska," a U.S. state on the northwestern coast of North America between the Bering Strait and Canada. |
Alaska |
a U.S. state on the northwestern coast of North America between the Bering Strait and Canada. (abbr.: AK) |
Aleutian Islands |
a chain of Alaskan islands that extends from the southwest coast toward Russia. |
Algonquian |
a family of North American Indian languages spoken by tribes from Labrador to the Carolinas and from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains. [1/3 definitions] |
Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca |
a Spanish explorer who, after landing on the cape of Florida in 1528 and being stranded in the Gulf coast region for 8 years, published an account of his survival and interaction with the native peoples under the title "La relación" (1542) (b.1490?--d.1557?). |
anabasis |
any large-scale military expedition or march, esp. one from a coast to the interior. |
Andes |
a mountain range that extends the length of the South American western coast. |
Andes Mountains |
a mountain range that extends the length of the South American western coast. |
Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Namibia. |
Antilles |
the main island chain of the West Indies that includes Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and several smaller islands stretching to the coast of Venezuela. |
Bahrain |
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. [1/2 definitions] |
Barbary Coast |
the North African Mediterranean coast from Egypt to the Atlantic, formerly known as a base for pirates. |
barrier reef |
a ridge of coral running parallel to a coast. |
batfish |
any of the family of marine angler fishes, often found in the Atlantic along the southern U.S. coast. [1/2 definitions] |
B.C.2 |
abbreviation of "British Columbia," a Canadian province on the Pacific coast. |