Genoa – Gambit
Genoa
ITALY BERLIN, GERMANY
Gabriel Channel
a strait of
Gabriel Channel
a strait of land and the mainland. This remarkable channel is about 2½ miles wide at either end, but the shores approach toward the middle, and rise to an almost perpendicular height of 1,500 feet. Lat. 54° 20′ S.; lon. 70° 40′ W.
Gage
THOMAS, a British general; born in 1721. He fought with the British troops in America in 1755, 1758, and 1760; was commanderin-chief in North America, with headquarters at New York, in 1763-1772; was governor-inchief and captain-general of province of
Gaines's Mill
a locality near Richmond, Va., noted as being the scene of many balloon ascensions during the Civil War (1861-1865). Near here occurred the battle of Cold Harbor, called also GAINESVILLE battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862, between a part of Lee's army and a part of McClellan's. Here, too, Lee repulsed Grant's assault, June 3, 1864.
Galatia
in ancient geography, a country of Asia Minor, lying S. of Paphlagonia, W. of Pontus, and N. E. of Phrygia. It was originally a part of Phrygia, but the Gauls or Celts, having invaded Asia in several bodies, conquered and settled in this country about B. C. 241, whence the name.
Galion
a city of Ohio in Crawford co. It is on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis and the Erie railroads. Its manufacturing industries are of great importance. They include railroad shops, carriage factories, wagon works, lumber mills, manufactures of automobile gears, pipes, etc. The city has a public library. Pop. (1910) 0) 7,214; (1920) 7,374.
GALITZIN (gä-let'sēn), GALLITZIN
Gallipoli
PENINSULA OF, tongue of land separating the Hellespont from the Ægean Sea and the Gulf of Saros, 62 miles long, by a varying breadth of from. 4 to 12 miles. Lat. be- Saros, 62 miles long, by a varying tween 40° 3′ and 40° 38' N., lon. between 26° 10' and 27° E.
Galliwasp
a small lizard, family but is really harmless.
GALLOWAY
Galway Bay
a large bay on the W. coast of Ireland, between County Galway on the N. and County Clare on the S., about 20 miles in length and from 20 to 7 miles in breadth. Across its entrance lie the Aran Islands.
Gambier Islands
a group of small coral islands in the South Pacific, about lat. 23° 8' S. and lon. 134° 55′ W.; belonging to France. The vegetation is luxuriant and there are numerous birds but no indigenous quadrupeds. A French mission station was formed on the largest island, Mangareva, in 1834.
Gambit
in chess, the sacrifice of a pawn in the beginning of the game in order to obtain a favorable position for attack.