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Tequendama, a cataract near Bogota in Colom-
bia, caused by a branch of the Magdalena falling
into a narrow chasm among the rocks. The
cataract consists of 3 pitches and the whole fall is
S67 feet.
Tereeira, one of the Azores, of a circular form
about 55 ra, in circumference, and very fertile.
It contains several towns and villages, with a
number of forts. Angra is the capital.
Terckiz, or Tershiz, a town of Persia in the prov-
ince of Chorasan, situate on the borders of the
Great Salt Desert, 160 m. W. N. W. of Herat.
Long. 57. 25. E., lat. 35. 5. N.
Terga, a town of Morocco, seated on the Omir-
abi, 90 m. N. of Morocco.
Tergovist, or Terms, a town of European Tur-
key, in Walachia. Here is a fine palace, belong-
ing to the hosbodar, or reigning prince; but he
chiefly resides at Buchorest. It stands on the
Jalonitz, 35 m. N. N. W. of Buchorest. Long. 25.
58. E., lat. 45. 28. N.
Terki, a town of Asiatic Russia, in the govern-
ment pf Caucasus, formerly a frontier place
against Persia. It is seated on a river of the
same name, near the Caspian Sea, 180 m. S. of
Astracan. Long. 47. 30. E., lat. 43. 22. N.'
Termed, a town of Usbec Tartary, capital of a
district in Bokharia; seated in an angle formed
by the union of two rivers, 150 m. S. of Samar-
cand. Long. 65. 35 E., lat. 37. 15. N.
Termini, a town on the N. coast of Sicily, in
Val di Mazara, with a strong castle. Its miner-
al waters are much celebrated, and it has a con-
siderable trade. It is situate on a rocky eminence,
near the mouth of a river of the same name, 20
m. S. E. of Palermo.
Termoli, a town of Naples, in Capitanata,
seated near the sea, 32 m. S. E. of Lanciano.
Ternate, one of the Molucca islands, lying to
the W. of Gilolo,formerly the seat of sovereignty.
It abounds in cocoa-nuts, bananas, citrons, oran-
ges, almonds, and other fruits proper to the cli-
mate. There are also a great number of birds of
paradise. It is a mountainous country, and con-
tains a great number of woods, which furnish
abundance of game. It is in the possession of
the Dutch, from whom it was taken by the Brit-
ish in 18l0, but restored, with their other Indian
possessions, in 1814. The inhabitants are Ma-
hometans and very indolent. 100 m. E. of Celebes.
Long. 127. 4. E., lat. 0. 50. N.
Terneuse, a town and fort of the Netherlands,
in Flanders, on the W. branch of the Scheldt,
called the Hondt. It is 8 m. N. of Sas van Ghent
and 25 W. N. W. of Antwerp.
Terni, a town of the ecclesiastical states, in the
luchy of Spoleto, seated on the Nera, near the
influx of the Velino, which has a famous cataract
a mile from the town. Terni was the birth-place
of Tacitus the historian. It is 15 m. S. S. W. of
Spoleto and 46 N. of Rome.
Ternava,a town of Bulgaria,and an archbishop’s
see. It was formerly the seat of the princes of
Bulgaria, and a strong place, but the fortifications
are ruined. It is seated on a mountain, near the
Jenera, 88 m. N. W. of Adrianople and 67 N. E.
of Sofia. Long. 26. 2. E., lat. 43.1. N.
Terouenne,a town of France, department of Pas
de Calais, seated on the Lis, 6 m. S. of St.
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Terra del Espiritu Santo, the largest and most
western island of the New Hebrides, in the S.
Pacific, being 40 leagues in circuit. The land
is exceedingly high and mountainous, and in ma-
ny places the hills rise directly from the sea. Ex
cept tne cliffs and branches, every part is covered
with wood, or laid out in plantations. Besides
the bay of St. Philip and St. Jago, on the N side
of it, the isles which lie along the S. and E. coast
from several good bays and harbours. Long. 167
E., lat. 15. S.
Terra Firma, a country cf S. America, bounded
on the N. by the Carribbean Sea. It is now in-
cluded in the Republic of Colombia.
Terra del Fuego, a large island, separated from
the southern extremity of America by the strait
of Magellan, and so called, from the volcanoes ob-
served on it. The sea intersects it into several
islands, all of them barren and mountainous; but
on the lower grounds are found several sorts of
trees and plants, and a variety of birds. The na-
tives are short in stature, not exceeding five feet
six inches; their heads large, their faces broad,
their cheek-bones prominent, and their noses flat.
They have little brown eyes, without life; their
haif is black and lank, hanging about their neads
in disorder, and besmeared with train oil. They
wear no other clothing than a small piece of seal-
skin, hanging from their shoulders to the middle
of the back, being fastened round the neck with a
string. They live chiefly on seals’ flesh, of which
they prefer the oily part. There is no appear-
ance of any subordination among them, and their
whole character is a strange compound of stupid-
ity, indifference, and inactivity.
Terracina, a decayed town of the ecclesiastical
states, in Campagna di Roma, with a castle on a
rock. Formerly it was called Anxur, and was
the capital of the Volsci, and its cathedral was
origina-lly a temple of Jupiter. It is seated near
the sea, on the frontiers of Naples, 54 m. S. S.
E. of Rome. Long. 13. 15. E., lat. 41. 24. N.
Terranova, a sea-port of Sicily, in Val di Noto,
seated near the mouth of a river of the same
name, 20 m. E. S. E. of Alicata. Long. 14. 10
E., lat. 37. 9. N. xe2x96xa0
Terranova, a sea-port of Sardinia, seated at the
bottom of a bay on the N. E. const, 62 m. E. N.
E. of Sassari. Long. 9. 35. E., lat. 41. 3. N.
Terrasson, a town of France, department of
Dordogne, seated on the Vesere, 28 m. E. of
Perigueux.
Terre Haute, p.v. Vigo Co. Ind. on the Wabash
91 m. S. W. Indianapolis.
Terridon, Loch, an inlet of the sea, on the W.
coast of Scotland, in Ross-shire, between Gair-
loch and Applecross. It has many creeks and
bays.
Terriore, a strong town and fortress of Hindoos-
tan, in the Carnatic, 25 m. N. of Trichinopoly.
Terryville, p.v. Mecklenburgh Co. Va.
Teruel, a town of Spain, in Arragon, and a
bishop’s see, with a citadel. It is 80 m. S. W. of
Sarragossa and 112 E. of Madrid. Long. 1. 0.
W., lat. 40. 25. N.
Tervere, or Veere, a fortified sea-port of the
Netherlands, in Zealand on the N. E. coast of
the isle of Walcheren. It has a good harbour,
and a fine arsenal. 4 m. N. by E. of Middleburg,
wifb which it commuincates by a canal. Long.
3. 42. E., lat. 51. 36. N. .
Tesehen, a town of Austrian Silesia, capital of
a circle of the same name. It is surrounded by a
wall, and at a little distance, on an eminence, is the
old castle where the ancient dukes resided. The
inhabitants carry on a trade in leather, woolen
stuffs, and wine; and make excellent fire-arms.
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