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North America
The continent is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the
Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico. Its coastline is long and irregular. With the exception of the
Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay is by far the largest body of water indenting the
continent. Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point on the continent;
the lowest point is in Death Valley, California.
--excerpt from The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition, 2001.
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The Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle is 104 feet long, 58 feet wide and 95 feet
wide at alcove. It is 3.5 feet deep at the west end, 10 feet at the drains
It holds 345,000 gallons of water. Other aspects of the Neptune
Pool include the oil burning heating system, the light-veined Vermont
marble decorating the pools and colonnades, and four 17-century
Italian bas-reliefs on the sides of the colonnades.