The Margaret River area has acquired a range of synonyms for the collection of surf breaks nearby Usually significant surfing competitions concentrate their locale to Margarets Main Break ( aka Surfers Point ) which breaks in the vicinity of Prevelly at the mouth of Margaret River

The book combines Keel's account of his investigation into alleged sightings of a large, winged creature called Mothman in the vicinity of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during 1966 and 1967 with his own theories about UFOs and various supernatural phenomena, ultimately connecting them to the December 15, 1967, collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River.

Those against the airport proposal were largely residents of the cities in the immediate vicinity of El Toro, such as Irvine, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Dana Point, and Mission Viejo, where residents were alarmed at the idea of the aircraft noise.

At sunset the wind died away ; and, from the land in the vicinity of the mountain indicating every appearance of the existence of either a large sheet of water or an opening of consequence, I was induced to remain two days to examine the beach more narrowly ; but, after beating about with a strong south-easterly current which prevented my tracing the beach to the northward of the Mount, and having only seen an inconsiderable opening that communicates by a shoal channel with a small lagoon at the back of the beach, I gave up the search ; still without satisfying myself of the non-existence of an inlet, which, if there be one, probably communicates with the sea nearer to Point Danger.

In addition to radioactive contamination, Hunter's Point had a succession of coal-and oil-fired power generation facilities which left a legacy of pollution, both from smokestack effluvium and leftover byproducts that were dumped in the vicinity.

The Esselen resided along the upper Carmel and Arroyo Seco Rivers, and along the Big Sur coast from near present-day Hurricane Point to the vicinity of Vicente Creek in the south.

The suburb initially formed in the vicinity of Jeffrey Street and was subsequently part of a grant to James Milson ( 1785-1872 ), after whom Milsons Point was named.

The following month he claimed to have been approached by local Ojibwas in the vicinity of Long Point, and after lying to them regarding the origin of the children, who he claimed were " English ", was taken prisoner, tied up, and placed by the fire.

The Pittsburg / Bay Point Line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit runs in the freeway's center median, excepting the vicinity of the Caldecott Tunnel and the approach to the interchange with Interstate 680.

The Long Path long-distance hiking trail follows the ridge from Sullivan County to the vicinity of Kerhonkson ; south of it the Shawangunk Ridge Trail connects to the Appalachian Trail near High Point.

The station is in the vicinity of many housing complexes, including Residence Oasis, East Point City, Maritime Bay, Nan Fung Plaza, La Cite Noble, and On Ning Garden.

Between 1824 and 1851, at least 16 sizeable vessels were wrecked in the vicinity of Pedra Branca and Point Romania ( on the Johor coast ).< ref >;

When they arrived at Norfolk and Portsmouth, the Federal troops found that the Confederates had abandoned the batteries at Sewell's Point and other fortified positions in the vicinity.

This vicinity is also associated with Benedict Arnold, who was seen by an American soldier lurking in the woods during the period he was attempting to betray West Point.

Indeed, after the war, Japanese records showed that an antisubmarine attack that morning off Caiman Point had resulted in oil, wood chips, and cork floating in the vicinity.

On 13 July 1775, they reached the vicinity of Point Grenville and Destruction Island in the present day U. S. state of Washington.

John Lort Stokes, William Forsyth and several other crew members left the Beagle on a longboat for an excursion and passed around Lee Point, in the vicinity of which, there appeared to be a major opening.

The Hudson River enters this region in the south at Dunderberg Mountain near Stony Point, and from the north in the vicinity of Storm King Mountain and Breakneck Ridge near Cornwall, New York.

Sortly before her preparations are complete, however, Reflex Point is attacked by the vanguard of the returning Expeditionary Force, the hive cluster coming under direct attack by fighters and troops as several attack groups de-fold in the vicinity of the moon and proceed to engage the Invid in space.

It was used as a base by hunters and traders with the interior, and in its vicinity there gathered a number of settlers of European origin, many of them outcasts from Europe or Cape Colony.

* November 18 – An earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, causing extensive damage.

Medaris noted that it would be advantageous to the Army if there was a missile plant in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral.

* It was the name of the early Cape Colony established in 1652, in the vicinity of the Cape Peninsula.

Charleston business men often engaged in trade with Native Americans in the vicinity of Cape Fear reaping such prosperity that they had to pay special duties.

Fynbos areas are a popular attraction for tourists, especially in the vicinity of Cape Town, and are also important recreational areas for locals.

The Boers, except those in the immediate vicinity of Cape Town, lived in impoverished conditions.

Sarah Baartman was born to a Khoisan family in the vicinity of the Gamtoos River in what is now the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

The principal tributary of the Orange is the Vaal River, which flows through part of the Northern Cape from the vicinity of Warrenton.

Historically, the Gullah region extended from the Cape Fear area on the coast of North Carolina south to the vicinity of Jacksonville on the coast of Florida ; but today the Gullah area is confined to the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry.

She was to be laden with stone and sailed to the vicinity of Cape Hatteras and sunk as an obstruction to block one of the channels or inlets leading to the North Carolina sounds.

Tropical Depression Nine developed on the same day in the vicinity of Cape Verde.

On 24 January the ship reached the vicinity of Cape Adare, at the northern extremity of the Victoria Land coastline of the Antarctic mainland.

In the vicinity of the Cape, there are geomorphological examples of gabbro-diorite, volcanic breccia, and granite.

Plumed Whistling DuckThe range is eastern, northern and central Australia from the Kimberley across the Top End and Cape York, down to southern Queensland and northern New South Wales on the east coast, although may reach northwestern Victoria inland, in the vicinity of the Murray River.

On 26 August 1861, the flotilla, less Susquehanna and Cumberland, departed Hampton Roads and moved down the coast to the vicinity of Cape Hatteras.

Once at sea, the captain of each ship opened his sealed orders and learned that his ship should proceed to the vicinity of Cape Hatteras.

Earning its reputation, the weather in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras turned foul, causing many of them to become seasick.

In the late 16th century, the area claimed by England was well defined along the coast, but was very roughly marked in the west, extending from 34 to 48 degrees north latitude, or from the vicinity of Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina well into Acadia.

On arriving in Western Australia, the Bussells found that all of the good farm land around Perth and Fremantle had already been granted, and were advised by the Governor, Sir James Stirling, to form a sub-colony in the vicinity of Cape Leeuwin.

On their arrival, the Governor of Western Australia, Sir James Stirling, advised them that most of the good land near the Swan River had already been granted, and suggested that they form a new sub-colony in the vicinity of Cape Leeuwin.

Stirling suggested instead that the Molloys join with some other newly arrived settlers in forming a subcolony in the vicinity of Cape Leeuwin.

These natives know where they are, in the vicinity of Cape Naturaliste, and are now employed getting them, or for what I know, have got them.