Margarita Island: …the most important city is Porlamar, which is the centre of the pearl industry and has an airport. A major boom in construction, tourism, and commerce has occurred since Porlamar was declared a duty-free port in the 1970s. The island’s largest port is at Pampatar.

the Cure: Formation and early years: ” In Pornography (1982) Smith’s echoes and wails are pitted against frenzied instruments in some songs, as in “The Hanging Garden” and “Pornography,” whereas others, such as “One Hundred Years” and “Cold,” introduced grand, sweeping synthesizer progressions of the type that would feature prominently on later albums.

pornography, representation of sexual behaviour in books, pictures, statues, films, and other media that is intended to cause sexual excitement. The distinction between pornography (illicit and condemned material) and erotica (which is broadly tolerated) is largely subjective and reflects changing

African art: Senufo: …adult Senufo men belong to Poro, and the society maintains the continuity of religious and historical traditions. During initiation, young men are instructed through the use of sculptural figures. Some with massive bases are carried in procession by initiates, who swing them from side to side and strike the earth…

pentastomid: Porocephalus is parasitic in snakes and rodents. Lingulata species parasitize various mammals, including dogs. A few species are of medical interest because they infest humans.

sponge: Pinacocytes, collencytes, and other cell types: …contains flattened granular cells called porocytes because they contain the pores needed to allow water into the sponge. The porocytes can contract, thus closing the pores during unfavourable environmental conditions.

bivalve: Food and feeding: …hood, over the prey (Poromya and Lyonsiella). Prey items include small bottom-dwelling crustaceans, polychaete worms, and larvae of other benthic animals.

Trinidad, city, south-central Uruguay. It lies in the Porongos Hills, a northern outlier of the Grande Inferior Range. The city is the area’s principal trade and manufacturing centre. Wheat, corn (maize), linseed, oats, and fruit grown in the hinterland are processed in Trinidad. Dairying,

butterfish: Certain butterfishes, such as the dollarfish (Poronotus triacanthus), are noted for taking shelter when young among the tentacles of jellyfishes. The dollarfish and several other species of butterfishes are commonly used as food. Among these are the harvest fish (Peprilus alepidotus), an Atlantic species that usually grows to about 20…

Amazon River: Hydrology of the Amazon River: A tidal bore called the pororoca occurs at times in the estuary, prior to spring tides. With an increasing roar, it advances upstream at speeds of 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) per hour, forming a breaking wall of water from 5 to 12 feet (1.5 to 4…

Póros, island of the Saronikós (Saronic) group, lying close to the Argolís peninsula of the Peloponnese (Modern Greek: Pelopónnisos), part of the nomós (department) of Attica (Attikí), Greece. It actually comprises two islands totaling 9 square miles (23 square km), the larger of which is the

Petro Poroshenko is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as president of Ukraine (2014–19). Poroshenko was raised in a small town in southwestern Ukraine, near the Moldovan border. He was educated in Kiev at Taras Shevchenko National University, where he studied law and international

Petro Poroshenko is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as president of Ukraine (2014–19). Poroshenko was raised in a small town in southwestern Ukraine, near the Moldovan border. He was educated in Kiev at Taras Shevchenko National University, where he studied law and international

Hidaka Range: The Hidaka Range contains Mount Poroshiri, the highest nonvolcanic mountain in Hokkaido. It rises near the centre of the range to 6,732 feet (2,052 m), near remains of former glaciation.

metallurgy: Porosity: A major problem in castings, porosity is principally caused by the shrinkage that accompanies solidification. Molds are designed to feed metal to the casting in order to keep it full as solidification proceeds, but, if this feeding is incomplete, the shrinkage will show up…

Cordaitales: Three families are included—Pityaceae, Poroxylaceae, and Cordaitaceae—of which the Cordaitaceae is the best known. Its genera Cordaites and Cordaianthus are represented by fossil leaves, branches, and loosely formed cones, investigations of which have led to the formulation of the cordaite-conifer evolutionary sequence through the primitive conifer family Lebachiaceae (see…

metabolic disease: Porphyrias: …a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. Symptoms usually arise during adolescence, and hormonal changes (e.g., menstruation), alcohol ingestion, certain foods, and some drugs may exacerbate the condition. Diagnosis is made by detecting porphyrins in the urine. Treatment is by administration of heme during acute attacks. A high-

laver, (genus Porphyra), genus of 60–70 species of marine red algae (family Bangiaceae). Laver grows near the high-water mark of the intertidal zone in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It grows best in cold nitrogen-rich water. Laver is harvested, dried, and used as food in greater

porphyria, any of a group of diseases characterized by the marked overproduction and excretion of porphyrins or of one or another of their precursors. The porphyrins are reddish constituents of heme, the deep red iron-containing pigment of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein of the red blood

porphyria: (3) Porphyria cutanea tarda symptomatica, or cutaneous porphyria, is more common in males and usually begins insidiously later in life, in the fourth to eighth decade. The exposed skin is fragile and sensitive to light and other factors. Liver function impairment, if the patient also suffers…

metabolic disease: Porphyrias: One common form is acute intermittent porphyria, which is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. Symptoms usually arise during adolescence, and hormonal changes (e.g., menstruation), alcohol ingestion, certain foods, and some drugs may exacerbate the condition. Diagnosis is made by detecting porphyrins in the

New Zealand: Plant and animal life: The pukeko, a swamp hen related to the weka, moves primarily by walking and swimming; though it can fly, it does so only with great effort. Some birds, such as saddlebacks, are peculiar to New Zealand, but many others (e.g., tuis, fantails, and bellbirds) are closely…

porphyrin, any of a class of water-soluble, nitrogenous biological pigments (biochromes), derivatives of which include the hemoproteins (porphyrins combined with metals and protein). Examples of hemoproteins are the green, photosynthetic chlorophylls of higher plants; the hemoglobins in the blood

takahe, (Porphyrio hochstetteri), rare flightless bird of New Zealand that was thought to have become extinct in the late 1800s but that was rediscovered in 1948 in several remote valleys on South Island. Given that fewer than 250 mature birds remain and only on small islands, the International

New Zealand: Plant and animal life: The pukeko, a swamp hen related to the weka, moves primarily by walking and swimming; though it can fly, it does so only with great effort. Some birds, such as saddlebacks, are peculiar to New Zealand, but many others (e.g., tuis, fantails, and bellbirds) are closely…

gallinule: The purple gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio), sometimes called purple swamphen, is about 45 cm long. It occurs around the Mediterranean region and is widely distributed in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia.

dike: They commonly have a porphyritic texture, i.e., larger crystals within a finer-grained groundmass, indicating two periods of crystallization.

metamorphic rock: Major features: , garnet) are termed porphyroblasts.

Alzheimer disease: Lifestyle factors and prevention: Scientists have also found Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium associated with gum disease, in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease. P. gingivalis secretes a protein known as gingipain, which is toxic to neurons and is associated with increased amyloid beta production in the brain. Whether periodontitis and the entry…

coloration: Visual functions: …case the molecule is called porphyropsin. When light enters the eye and strikes the visual biochrome, the molecule undergoes a chemical change that stimulates the receptor nerve and thereby produces a visual stimulus.

gallinule: A related species is the lesser purple gallinule (P. alleni), of Africa.

gallinule: The purple gallinule of America (Porphyrula martinica), sometimes called water hen or sultana, is about 30 cm long and is bright olive green and purplish blue with a light blue shield, red and yellow bill, and yellow legs and feet. It is found from South Carolina…

Cythera, island, southernmost and easternmost of the Ionian Islands, off the southern Peloponnesus (Pelopónnisos). It is an eparkhía (eparchy) of Attiki nomós (department), Greece. A continuation of the Taiyetos Range, the island has a mountainous interior, rising to 1,663 feet (507 metres). The

Porphyry was a Neoplatonist Greek philosopher, important both as an editor and as a biographer of the philosopher Plotinus and for his commentary on Aristotle’s Categories, which set the stage for medieval developments of logic and the problem of universals. Boethius’ Latin translation of the

dike: They commonly have a porphyritic texture, i.e., larger crystals within a finer-grained groundmass, indicating two periods of crystallization.

porphyry copper deposit, large body of rock, typically a porphyry of granitic to dioritic composition, that has been fractured on a fine scale and through which chalcopyrite and other copper minerals are disseminated. Porphyry copper deposits commonly contain hundreds of millions of metric tons of

mineral deposit: Porphyry deposits: …deposits (and their close relatives, porphyry molybdenum deposits) contain disseminated mineralization, meaning that a large volume of shattered rock contains a ramifying network of tiny quartz veins, spaced only a few centimetres apart, in which grains of the copper ore minerals chalcopyrite and bornite (or the molybdenum ore mineral molybdenite)…

marine ecosystem: Plankton: …and the small blue disk-shaped Porpita porpita are propelled along the surface by the wind, and after strong onshore winds they may be found strewn on the beach. Beneath the surface, comb jellies often abound, as do siphonophores, salps, and scyphomedusae.

porpoise, (family Phocoenidae), specifically, any of seven species of toothed whales distinguishable from dolphins by their more compact build, generally smaller size (maximum length about 2 metres, or 6.6 feet), and curved blunt snout with spatulate rather than conical teeth. In North America the

Nicola Porpora was a leading Italian teacher of singing of the 18th century and noted composer between 1708 and 1747 of more than 60 operas in the elegant, lyrical Neapolitan style. He taught singing in Venice and Naples; among his pupils were the poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio, the composer

Nicola Porpora was a leading Italian teacher of singing of the 18th century and noted composer between 1708 and 1747 of more than 60 operas in the elegant, lyrical Neapolitan style. He taught singing in Venice and Naples; among his pupils were the poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio, the composer

St. Bernard of Clairvaux: Pillar of the church: …participated in the condemnation of Gilbert de La Porrée—a scholarly dialectician and bishop of Poitiers who held that Christ’s divine nature was only a human concept. He exhorted Pope Eugenius to stress his role as spiritual leader of the church over his role as leader of a great temporal power,…

St. Martín de Porres ; canonized 1962; feast day November 3) was a Peruvian friar noted for his kindness, his nursing of the sick, his obedience, and his charity. He is the patron saint of social justice, racial harmony, and mixed-race people. Born of a liaison between a Spanish grandee and a free

St. Martín de Porres ; canonized 1962; feast day November 3) was a Peruvian friar noted for his kindness, his nursing of the sick, his obedience, and his charity. He is the patron saint of social justice, racial harmony, and mixed-race people. Born of a liaison between a Spanish grandee and a free

porridge, hot dish made by boiling grains or legumes in milk or water until thick and soft. It is often served at breakfast. Various items are typically added to porridge, making it extremely versatile. For a sweet dish, fruit and other sugary foods, including honey, may be added. For more savory

mud volcano: Variations are the porridge pot (a basin of boiling mud that erodes chunks of the surrounding rock) and the paint pot (a basin of boiling mud that is tinted yellow, green, or blue by minerals from the surrounding rocks).

porringer, a shallow, round bowl with one or two flat, horizontal handles set on opposite sides of the rim and, usually, a shallow lid. In recent usage, the word has also been used to refer to late 16th- and early 17th-century English silver vessels of cylindrical form with two vertical scroll

Georg Joachim Rheticus was an Austrian-born astronomer and mathematician who was among the first to adopt and spread the heliocentric theory of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1536 Rheticus was appointed to a chair of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Wittenberg. Intrigued by the news of the

prism: The Porro prism, for example, consists of two prisms arranged both to invert and to reverse an image and are used in many optical viewing instruments, such as periscopes, binoculars, and monoculars. The Nicol prism consists of two specially cut calcite prisms bonded together with an…

Porsangen, fjord, indenting the coast of extreme northern Norway on the Arctic Ocean. An inlet of the Barents Sea, the fjord is approximately 80 miles (130 km) long and lies well north of the Arctic Circle. Adjacent to the mouth of the fjord is a largely uninhabited area, Sværholtklubben, which

Stuttgart: …suburb of Untertürkheim, and the Porsche Museum is in the suburb of Zuffenhausen. The suburbs of Bad Cannstatt and Berg are health centres with many mineral springs, from which are exported bottled mineral water, and the famous Cannstatter Folk Festival is held in the Cannstatt Meadows every autumn. Pop. (2021…

Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian automotive engineer who designed the popular Volkswagen car. Porsche became general director of the Austro-Daimler Company in 1916 and moved to the Daimler Company in Stuttgart in 1923. He left in 1931 and formed his own firm to design sports cars and racing cars.

Gaius Mucius Scaevola: …conquest by the Etruscan king Lars Porsena. According to the legend, Mucius volunteered to assassinate Porsena, who was besieging Rome, but killed his victim’s attendant by mistake. Brought before the Etruscan royal tribunal, he declared that he was one of 300 noble youths who had sworn to take the king’s…

Porsgrunn, town, southern Norway, at the mouth of the Skienselva (river) on Frierfjorden. Established as a customs post in 1652 with the name Porsgrund, it received its town charter in 1842. An export and industrial centre, it contains the huge Norsk Hydro chemical factories. It is known for

Sasquatch: Description: A Soviet scientist, Boris Porshnev, suggested that Sasquatch and his Siberian counterpart, the Almas, could be a remnant of Neanderthals, but most scientists do not recognize the creature’s existence. Instead, it is thought to be a hoax or an animal, possibly a bear.

Richard Porson was a British master of classical scholarship during the 18th century, the most brilliant of the English school that devoted itself to the task of freeing Greek texts from corruption introduced through the centuries. His special critical talent lay in his insight into Greek metre and

Compaq: Setting PC standards: …computer, the PS/2, with a bus that was incompatible with the AT-bus design of earlier IBM PCs. (A computer bus is a set of conductors that enable information to be transmitted between computer components, such as printers, modems, and monitors.) Despite having made its fortune by being 100 percent IBM-compatible,…

harbours and sea works: Classical harbour works: …of the ancient world are Alexandria, which had on the island of Pharos the first lighthouse in the world; Piraeus, the port of Athens; Ostia, the port of Rome; Syracuse; Carthage, destroyed and rebuilt by the Romans; Rhodes; and Tyre and Sidon, ports of the earliest important navigators, the Phoenicians.

port, specifically, a sweet, fortified, usually red wine of considerable renown from the Douro region of northern Portugal, named for the town of Oporto where it is aged and bottled; also, any of several similar fortified wines produced elsewhere. The region of true port production is strictly

Port Adelaide Enfield, chief port of South Australia, on an estuarine-tidal inlet of Gulf St. Vincent, just northwest of central Adelaide. The harbour, sheltered by a long sand spit to the west, was visited in 1831 by Captain Collet Barker and was made the port for Adelaide in 1840. Port Adelaide

Port Angeles, city, seat (1890) of Clallam county, northwestern Washington, U.S., on Juan de Fuca Strait, linked by ferry to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 18 miles (29 km) north across the strait. Located at the base of Ediz Hook (a 3.5-mile- [5.6-km-] long, curving sand bar), the site was

Port Antonio, town, on the northeast coast of Jamaica, about 60 miles (100 km) northeast of Kingston. One of the island’s largest ports, it is a shipping point for bananas, coconuts, and cacao and is one of Jamaica’s oldest and least-commercialized tourist resorts. It lies on a bay divided by a

Apra Harbor, port on the west coast of Guam, one of the Mariana Islands, northern Pacific Ocean. It is the best anchorage on the island and is located just west of Hagåtña (Agana). It is the port of entry and site of a U.S. naval base. The Apra Harbor complex includes a naval station, naval supply

Port Arthur, inlet of the Tasman Sea on the south coast of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. It is known for the settlement established there in 1830 by George Arthur as the major site for punishing transported convicts who had further transgressed. A model reformatory for boys also

Port Arthur, city, Jefferson county, southeastern Texas, U.S., 90 miles (145 km) east of Houston. It is a major deepwater port on Sabine Lake and the Sabine-Neches and Gulf Intracoastal waterways, 9 miles (14 km) from the Gulf of Mexico. With Beaumont and Orange, it forms the “Golden Triangle,” an

Thunder Bay, city, seat of Thunder Bay district, west-central Ontario, Canada, on Lake Superior’s Thunder Bay, at the mouth of the Kaministiquia River. Probably first occupied by French fur traders as early as 1678, its site was permanently settled only after the birth of the towns Port Arthur and

Lüshun, former city and naval port, southern Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. In 1950 it was amalgamated with nearby Dalian to form the city of Lüda. In 1981, when Lüda was renamed Dalian, it became a district (under the name Lüshunkou) of the newly named

Port Arthur Massacre, mass shooting in and around Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, on April 28–29, 1996, that left 35 people dead and some 18 wounded; the gunman, Martin Bryant, was later sentenced to 35 life terms. It was the country’s worst mass murder, and it led to stricter gun controls,

Battle of Port Arthur, conflict on February 8–9, 1904, marking the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05). Rival ambitions in Korea and China led to war between Russia and Japan in 1904. The Russian Pacific Fleet was a threat to the movement of Japanese troops to mainland Asia; in response,

Precambrian: Glacial sediments: …other notable deposits include the Port Askaig tillite on the island of Islay off northwestern Scotland, which is only 750 metres (2,460 feet) thick but records 17 ice advances and retreats and 27 periglacial periods (which are indicated by infilled polygons that formed under ice-free permafrost conditions). There are two…

Armand Guillaumin: …of Louis Philippe (1875) and The Port at Charenton (1878). His passionate feeling toward nature both impressed and influenced Vincent van Gogh; they became friends during van Gogh’s residence in Paris in 1887. His execution is direct, bold, and sometimes vehement, and his color is harmonious. In his art Guillaumin…

Port Augusta, city and former port, South Australia, at the head of Spencer Gulf. Founded in 1852 and named for the wife of Sir Henry Fox Young, an early colonial governor of South Australia, Port Augusta was incorporated as a town in 1875 and in 1878 was linked by rail to Adelaide, 191 miles (307

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-supporting corporate agency formed in 1921 by agreement between the states of New York and New Jersey for the purpose of developing and operating trade and transportation facilities in the northern New Jersey–New York City region. Twelve nonsalaried

Marseille: Industry: It is administered by the Port Autonome de Marseille (“Autonomous Port of Marseille”), a financially autonomous state enterprise that is responsible for the construction, administration, and maintenance of the industrial zones at Fos and Lavéra and the port facilities at Marseille, Lavéra, Caronte, Fos, and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. In addition to administering…

Channel–Port aux Basques, town on the southwestern tip of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the terminal for car ferries across Cabot Strait from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, and is the connecting point for the 570-mile (917-km) semicircular final stage of the Trans-Canada

Sri Vijaya Puram, city, capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory, India, between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Built by the British in the late 18th century when India was under colonial rule, the city (which they named Port Blair) was occupied by the Japanese during World

ship: Early oceanic navigation: By 1252 the Port Books of Damme in Flanders distinguished ships with rudders on the side from those with stern rudders.

Borden, town, Prince county, southern Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Northumberland Strait. Named Carleton Point by the English surveyor Samuel Holland in 1765, it was renamed (1916) for Sir Robert Borden, then the Canadian prime minister. Although a fishing port, it is economically dependent

Tuktoyaktuk, hamlet, Inuvik region, northwestern Northwest Territories, Canada, lying on the Beaufort Sea. It is situated 20 miles (32 km) east of the Mackenzie River delta and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Inuvik town. Tuktoyaktuk (an Inuit word for “reindeer that looks like caribou”) was

East Moline, city, Rock Island county, northwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River, some 160 miles (260 km) west of Chicago. With Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, it forms a complex known as the Quad Cities. The area was long inhabited by Sauk

Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the northern edge of the island of Bioko (or Fernando Po) on the rim of a sunken volcano. With an average temperature of 77 °F (25 °C) and an annual rainfall of 75 inches (1,900 mm), it has one of the more onerous climates in the Bight of Biafra

Highland Park, city, Lake county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. Lying on Lake Michigan, it is a suburb of Chicago, located some 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown. Potawatomi Indians were recent inhabitants of the area when settlement of the site began in 1834. The community was called St. Johns and

Port Colborne, city, regional municipality of Niagara, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies a few miles south of Welland on the north shore of Lake Erie at the upper entrance of the Welland Ship Canal and opposite Humberstone Lock; at 1,381 feet (421 metres) long it is one of the world’s largest

Lyttelton, town and port, eastern South Island, New Zealand. It is situated within the Christchurch urban area and on Lyttelton Harbour, an inlet of the southwestern Pacific Ocean extending 8 miles (13 km) into the north shore of Banks Peninsula. The harbour’s entrance is flanked by Godley Head on

Saint Catharines: …neighbouring towns of Merritton and Port Dalhousie, more than doubling its population and stretching its boundaries from the Niagara Escarpment (south) to Lake Ontario (north) and eastward to the canal. In the late 19th century it was famed for its mineral springs. St. Catharines is now known as the Garden…

Port Davey, inlet of the Indian Ocean, indenting southwestern Tasmania, Australia. It is a glacial fjord, its entrance flanked by Point St. Vincent (north) and Hillyard Island. The inlet comprises two main arms, the shorter extending north to form Payne Bay and the other stretching 20 miles (32 km)

Southwest National Park, national park in southwestern Tasmania, Australia, covering more than 2,350 square miles (6,080 square km). Together with the adjacent Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park (established in 1981), Southwest forms the core of the Tasmanian Wilderness, a World Heritage

port de bras, (French: “carriage of the arms”), in classical ballet, both the general arm movements of a dancer and a designated set of exercises designed to improve the quality of these movements. The port de bras of classical ballet is meant to be a graceful and harmonious accent to the movements

Port Dickson, town, south-central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca. The port, now in decline, was used extensively during the late 19th century to export the tin mined in the foothills of the state. Now chiefly a seaside resort with a fishing village, it is connected by rail

Weihai, port city, eastern Shandong sheng (province), eastern China. It lies on the north coast of the Shandong Peninsula. Until the 14th century Weihai was no more than a minor fishing village, but in 1398, as part of the coastal defense policy against the raids of Japanese pirates, it became a

Gqeberha, port city, Eastern Cape province, southern South Africa. It lies on Algoa Bay of the Indian Ocean, its deepwater harbour enclosed by a breakwater. Gqeberha was established under the name Port Elizabeth in 1820 as a British settlement around Fort Frederick (1799; the oldest British

Seattle: In 1855, Seattle signed the Port Elliott treaty, ceding Indian land and establishing a reservation for his people. During the Indian uprising of 1855–58 against whites, he stayed loyal to the settlers. Grateful residents decided to name their growing town after the chief, but Seattle objected on the grounds that…

Port Essington, inlet of the Arafura Sea, indenting the north shore of the Cobourg Peninsula, at the extreme north of the Northern Territory, Australia. About 19 miles (30 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide, it was surveyed in 1818 by Captain Phillip Parker King of the Royal Navy, who named it for

Fort Lauderdale: …Basin and the deepwater port, Port Everglades, which is the deepest harbour in Florida. Port Everglades is a port of entry and ranks with the ports at Jacksonville and Tampa in volume of cargo handled. Fort Lauderdale itself is interlaced with recreational waterways and has extensive boating facilities, which have…

Port Fairy, town, Victoria, Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Moyne River, on a headland east of Portland Bay (an inlet of the Indian Ocean). A settlement established there in 1835 was called Belfast for a time until it was renamed for a ship, the Fairy, that had sheltered in its harbour in

Joseph Dennie: …1801 a politico-literary periodical called The Port Folio, which became the most distinguished literary weekly of its time in America. He contributed his own “Lay Preacher” essays and commissioned original manuscripts from Thomas Campbell, Leigh Hunt, and Thomas Moore, among other prominent writers and poets. As the founder of the…

Deception Island: The harbour, known as Port Foster, has been the central port of entry for British claims in the Antarctic since 1910. The island has also served as a whaling and seal-hunting station from 1906 to 1931 and, during World War II, as a British military base. Argentina, Chile, and…

Port Said: …a new quarter, now named Būr Fuʾād (Port Fuad), was built opposite the city proper on the eastern shore between the canal and the eastern extension of Lake Manzala.

Port Gibson, city, seat (1803) of Claiborne county, southwestern Mississippi, U.S., 28 miles (45 km) south of Vicksburg, near the Mississippi River on a curve of the Bayou Pierre. It was founded in 1788 by Samuel Gibson, whose cotton plantation became a meeting place for early river travelers. The

Port Gibson: …a victory (known as the Battle of Port Gibson) on May 1, 1863, over the Confederates at nearby Magnolia Church. The ruins of Windsor (23 Corinthian columns) are all that remain of what was considered to be the state’s most extravagant Greek Revival mansion (1859–61; burned 1890). Grand Gulf State…