Turnagain

Turnagain

Turnagain (spr. Törnagehn), 1) T. River (Mountain River, Rivière aux Liards), Fluß im Westen des Britischen Nordamerikas, entspringt auf dem Westabhange der Rocky Mountains u. fällt in den Mackenzie River; 2) Insel in der Torresstraße, nahe an der Südküste von Neu Guinea (Australien); 3) Cap T., Vorgebirge an der Südostküste der Neuseeland Insel Eaheinomauwe.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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