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LEPANTO

Volume 13 · 93 words · 1842 Edition

town of Turkey in Europe, the capital of the province Ainabchi. It is situated in a bay celebrated for a victory over the Turkish fleet, by Don Juan, in 1751. It is defended by two forts, and contains a population of 2000 persons, chiefly Greeks, who carry on several tanneries, and other trades. Long. 21. 57. E. Lat. 38. 30. N.

Leper's Island, one of the New Hebrides, in the South Pacific Ocean, so called by Monsieur Bougainville, by whom it was visited in 1768. Long. 168. 4. E. Lat. 15. 21. N.