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Saint Clement's Island: islet (40 acres [16 hectares]) in the Potomac River, St. Mary's county, southern Maryland, U.S., just off Colton Point. The first Maryland settlers under the Calverts (Barons Baltimore) landed there from the ships Ark and
Saint Cloud: city, seat of Stearns county, central Minnesota, U.S. Located at the junction of the Mississippi and Sauk rivers, in a dairy-farming and grain region, it lies about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Minneapolis. It extends eastward across the Mississippi ...
Saint Cloud State University: coeducational institution of higher learning in St. Cloud, central Minnesota, U.S. It is part of the Minnesota State University system. St. Cloud State University opened in 1869 as Third State Normal School; initially, most of the students were women. In ...
Saint Croix: largest island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea, some 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Puerto Rico and 40 miles (65 km) south of St. Thomas. It has an area of 84 square miles (218 square km). ...
Saint Croix River: river that rises as an outlet of the Chiputneticook Lakes, Maine, U.S., and flows south-southeast into Passamaquoddy Bay, an inlet of the Bay of Fundy; its entire 75-mile (121-km) length forms the international boundary between Maine and New Brunswick, Can. ...
Saint Croix River: tributary of the Mississippi River, rising in Douglas county, Wis., U.S., in the northwestern part of the state. It flows 164 miles (264 km) southwestward into the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis., about 20 miles (32 km) south of St. ...
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Saint Cyr, Henri: Swedish equestrian in dressage who was one of only two people to win two Olympic gold medals in both the individual and team competitions (1952 and 1956). He is recognized as one of Sweden's greatest riding champions.
Saint David's: cathedral city, historic and present county of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the Alun river valley. Situated in an area important for Celtic Christianity, St. David's Cathedral became a medieval pilgrimage centre of considerable significance. The main portion of the present cathedral ...
Saint David, Fort: British stronghold near the town of Cuddalore, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Madras on the southeastern coast of India. The fort was sold by the Marathas to the English East India Company in 1690. It was named for ...
Saint Edmundsbury: borough (district), administrative and historic county of Suffolk, England, with its headquarters at Bury Saint Edmunds. Its area stretches across the whole breadth of the county from the Essex border (south) to that of Norfolk (north), a distance of 32 ...
Saint Edward's Crown: coronation crown of the kings and queens of England that consists of a gold- and jewel-encrusted base surmounted by a cross. The crown's appellation was first used in the 13th century, after Henry III had transferred the body of Edward ...
Saint Edward's sapphire: rose-cut gem with a fine blue colour set in the finial cross of the imperial state crown of England. Reported to date from Edward the Confessor's coronet in 1042, it is one of the oldest gems in the British regalia.
Saint Elias Mountains: segment of the Pacific Coast Ranges, extending southeastward for about 250 miles (400 km) from the Wrangell Mountains to Cross Sound along the Canada-United States (Alaska) border. Many peaks exceed 17,000 feet (5,200 m), including Mount St. Elias, Mount Logan ...
Saint Elias, Mount: second highest peak (18,008 feet [5,489 m]) of the St. Elias Mountains, on the Canada-United States (Alaska) border, 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska. The mountain rises north of Malaspina Glacier. Vitus Bering became the first official European ...
Saint Elmo's fire: luminosity accompanying brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that sometimes appears as a faint light on the extremities of pointed objects such as church towers or the masts of ships during stormy weather, or along electric power lines. It is commonly ...
Saint Fergus: village and gas pipeline terminal, in the council area and historic county of Aberdeenshire, on the northeastern coast of Scotland 5 miles (8 km) north of Peterhead. St. Fergus is the major Scottish landfall terminal for North Sea gas. Natural ...
Saint Francis College: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Loretto, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is sponsored by the Franciscans of the Third Order Regular of the Roman Catholic church. This liberal arts college offers a range of bachelor's degree programs in such areas ...
Saint Francis River: river rising in the St. Francois Mountains, southeastern Missouri, U.S., and flowing south to the edge of the Ozark Plateau at Wappapello, Mo. It continues across the Mississippi alluvial plain to enter the Mississippi River just above Helena, Ark., after ...
Saint George: town and parish, southern coast of St. George's Island, northern Bermuda. One of the oldest English settlements in the Western Hemisphere, St. George was founded in 1612 by colonists in the service of the Virginia Company of London, the same ...
Saint George: city, seat (1863) of Washington county, southwestern Utah, U.S., on the Virgin River, near the Arizona border. Settled in 1861 as a cotton-growing centre by a Mormon group, it was named for George A. Smith, a counselor to Brigham Young. ...
Saint George's: town and capital of Grenada, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town is situated on the island's southwestern coast, on a small peninsula with a shallow exterior bay and a deep, inner landlocked harbour. French settlers founded Saint ...
Saint George's Cay: islet in the Caribbean Sea, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Belize City, Belize, of which it is considered a part. Offshore, in 1798, the British defeated a Spanish armada of 2,500 men and 31 vessels to end Spanish claims ...
Saint George's Channel: wide passage extending for 100 miles (160 km) between the Irish Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a minimum width of 47 miles (76 km) between Carnsore Point (near Rosslare, Ire.) and historic St. David's Head (Wales). The ...
Saint George's Chapel: part of Windsor Castle in the district of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, Eng. This chapel was designed for the Order of the Garter and was begun by Edward IV. It is one of the finest examples of the Perpendicular style ...
Saint George, Fort: citadel built by the English East India Company in Madras, India, later becoming the British capital in South India. The fort, named in honour of Britain's patron saint, is well preserved by the state of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras).
Saint Gotthard Pass: mountain pass in the Lepontine Alps of southern Switzerland, an important motor and railway route between central Europe and Italy. The pass lies at an elevation of 6,916 feet (2,108 m) and is 16 miles (26 km) long. Although the ...
Saint Helena: island and British colony in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 miles (1,950 km) west of the southwestern coast of Africa. St. Helena has an area of 47 square miles (122 square km), an extreme length (southwest-northeast) of 10.5 miles (17 ...
Saint Helens: urban area and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Lancashire, England. It lies in the industrial belt between Liverpool and Manchester. Coal pits were exploited in the locality in the 16th century, and local sand deposits led ...
Saint Helens, Mount: volcanic peak in the Cascade Range, southwestern Washington, U.S. Its eruption on May 18, 1980, was one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America.
Saint Helier: chief town, resort, parish, and the capital of Jersey (q.v.), in the Channel Islands. The town lies along St. Aubin's Bay opposite a tidal island known as L'Islet (accessible by causeway at low tide), on the south side of Jersey ...
Saint Ignace: city, seat (1882) of Mackinac county, southeastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It lies on the Straits of Mackinac opposite Mackinaw City, with which it is linked southward by the 5-mile (8-kilometre) Mackinac Bridge.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral: iron-domed cathedral in St. Petersburg that was designed in Russian Empire style by Auguste de Montferrand. Covering 2.5 acres (1 hectare), it was completed in 1858 after four decades of construction. The granite and marble building is cruciform, and its ...
Saint Ives: town ("parish"), Huntingdonshire district, administrative county of Cambridgeshire, historic county of Huntingdonshire, England, on the north bank of the River Ouse. It was originally a village called Slepe. St. Ives was granted an eight-day fair by Henry I in 1110 ...
Saint Ives: town ("parish"), Penwith district, administrative and historic county of Cornwall, England. In 1497 the pretender Perkin Warbeck was proclaimed king when he anchored in St. Ives harbour. Clustered around the harbour is the old town of winding cobbled streets and ...
Saint James: neighbourhood of the Greater London borough of Westminster. Lying south of the Soho district, west of Whitehall, and north and east of Buckingham Palace, St. James is known for its royal palace and its large park, and it has remained ...
Saint John: smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, just east of St. Thomas and 80 miles (130 km) east of San Juan, P.R. With a total area of 20 square miles (50 square km), St. John is 9 miles long and 5 ...
Saint John: seat (1785) of Saint John county, largest city in New Brunswick, Canada, on the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the St. John River. The site, visited by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604 and fortified by ...
Saint John River: large river rising in Somerset county in northwestern Maine, U.S., and flowing northeast to the Canadian border, where it gradually turns southeast to form the international boundary for 80 miles (130 km). Just above Grand Falls, the river enters Canada ...
Saint John River: river rising in Guinea, West Africa. Its source is northwest of the Nimba Range, and with its upper reach (the Mani River) it forms part of the Guinea-Liberia border. Entering north-central Liberia it very nearly bisects the country, discharging into ...
Saint John's: city and capital of Antigua and Barbuda. It lies on the northwest coast and is a resort and the main port (handling sugar, cotton, foodstuffs, machinery, and lumber). Before 1968 the sheltered harbour was limited to boats drawing only 6 ...
Saint John's College: private coeducational institution of higher education at Annapolis, Md., U.S.; there is also a campus in Santa Fe, N.M. St. John's bases its study of the liberal arts on the great books of the Western world. Founded by the Episcopal ...
Saint John's University: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. It is sponsored by the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian) order of the Roman Catholic church. The university includes St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Notre ...
Saint John, John: U.S. politician, governor of Kansas and a leading prohibitionist.
Saint John, Oliver: English politician and one of the leaders of the Parliamentary opposition to King Charles I of England.
Saint Johns River: navigable stream of northeastern Florida, U.S., the longest river in the state. It rises in swamps in Brevard county southwest of Melbourne, in the east-central part of the state and flows north parallel to the Atlantic coast until it turns ...
Saint Johnsbury: town (township), seat (1856) of Caledonia county, northeastern Vermont, U.S., on the Passumpsic and Moose rivers. It includes the village of St. Johnsbury Center. The site was settled about 1786 by Jonathan Arnold from Rhode Island. It was named for ...
Saint Joseph: city, seat (1894) of Berrien County, southwestern Michigan, U.S.; it is a port on Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, opposite Benton Harbor. La Salle established Ft. Miami there in 1679, using it as an exploration ...
Saint Joseph: city, seat (1846) of Buchanan county, northwestern Missouri, U.S. It is located on the Missouri River (there bridged to Elwood, Kan.), 28 miles (45 km) north of Kansas City. A trading post was established (1826) on the site by Joseph ...
Saint Joseph River: river in north-central United States that rises near Hillsdale in south-central Michigan and flows generally west but swings south into northern Indiana, through Elkhart and South Bend, before reentering Michigan to empty into Lake Michigan at Saint Joseph and Benton ...
Saint Joseph's University: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church. The university's undergraduate programs are run by its College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business and ...