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Rion Strait — /ree on/; Gk. /rddee awn/ Lepanto (def. 3) … Useful english dictionary
Lepanto — /li pan toh/; It. /le pahn taw/, n. 1. Greek, Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571. 8170. 2. Gulf of. See Corinth, Gulf of. 3. Strait of. Also called Rion Strait. a strait between the… … Universalium
Lepanto — noun Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope • Syn: ↑Battle of Lepanto • Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle * * * … Useful english dictionary
Rio–Antirrio bridge — Rion Antirion Bridge Γέφυρα Ρίου Αντιρρίου The piers of the Rion Antirion bridge can slide on their gravel beds to accommodate tectonic movement. Official name Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge Carries … Wikipedia
Liste de ponts à haubans remarquables — Cette liste des ponts à haubans remarquables recense les ponts à haubans présentant des portées supérieures à 300 m (distance entre les pylônes de la travée principale), classés par ordre décroissant de longueur. Cet indicateur de classement … Wikipédia en Français
Rio, Greece — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Rio name local = Ρίο periph = West Greece prefec = Achaea province = population = 13270 population ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr tables/S1101 SAP 1 TB DC 01 03 Y.pdf source] population as of = 2001 pop dens = 136… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Corinth — The Peloponnesos, seen from space The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf (Κορινθιακός Kόλπος, Korinthiakόs Kόlpos, in Greek) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east… … Wikipedia
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines caption= 3/3 s Insignia dates= 1942 06 01–1945 12 20 1951 08 01–1974 06 01 1975 10 01–present country= United States of America allegiance= branch= United States Marine Corps type= Light… … Wikipedia
Morean War — Part of the War of the Holy League and the Ottoman–Venetian Wars Date 1684 1699 Location Peloponnese, southern Epirus … Wikipedia
List of cruisers of the Russian Navy — Cruisers of the Russian Imperial Navy (1873–1917)= Note on official classification. Until 1892, there was no firm name for ships of this type. They were classified as armoured frigates, armoured corvettes and even screw corvettes. The Cruiser… … Wikipedia
