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Local government Web-Sites
Local government - Directory
Local government services
Tourism Organization Web-Sites
British Tourist Authority
Columbus Publishing
The World Factbook
Infoplease
Atlapedia
Civic geography
County, District and Borough Council Web Sites
Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
Albion
Another name of Britannia, and signifying "the white land", from its white cliffs opposite the coast of Gaul. Albion or Albany (the Gaelic form) is now generally believed to have been the early Keltic name of the whole island. The etymology of the word is the same as that of Alps.
- Perseus: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)
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