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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

South China Sea · Alexandria

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South China Sea

Also known as

Bahari ya Kusini ya China
Bahari ya Uchina ya Kusini
Baybay Abagatan a Tsína
Baybay Abagatan Tsina
Baybay Pundaquit
biển Hoa Nam

Image illustrating South China Sea — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · South China Seasee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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in countryIndonesia1945 CE
in countryPeople's Republic of China1949 CE
contains2017 Mengalum Island boat accident
place of death ofJan Joosten van Lodensteijn1556 CE
has partNatuna Sea
place of death ofZheng Yi1765 CE

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