Denton
a city of Texas, the countyseat of Denton co. It is on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and the Texas and Pacific railroads. It is an important trading point for cotton, wheat, corn, and cattle. The city is the seat of the North Texas State Normal College, and the College of Industrial Arts. Pop. (1910) 4,732; (1920) 7,626.
DENVER D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS (don-tr-käs-to'), since 1884 part of the British protectorate of New Guinea, lie N. of the S. E. extremity of New Guinea.
With an area of 1,083 square miles, they comprise three chief islands separated by narrow channels. They are named after the French admiral and explorer, Bruni D'Entrecasteaux (1739-1793), who visited these waters in 1792. His name is also preserved in D'Entrecasteaux Point and in D'Entrecasteaux Channel, sepaon the S. W. coast of Western Australia; rating the S. of Tasmania from Bruné Island.