La Palma
a city in SW California.
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The world’s best astronomical observatories are mainly located in the Western Hemisphere, in high-altitude places like the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, La Palma in the Canary Islands, and the Cerro Paranal summit in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
Chinese astronomers want to build an observatory in the Tibetan Plateau | Neel V. Patel | August 19, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewTaylor's left was met by cannonade, but the Mexican column was overthrown and the entire force fell back to Resaca de La Palma.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonResaca de La Palma A regiment charged in column, and, joined by the skirmishers, seized the enemy's artillery.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonBetween La Palma and the river mouth we did not see a sign of human life.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod RaineWe were steaming slowly past the village of La Palma along a precipitous shore heavily timbered.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod Raine
Formerly the river ran by Resaca de La Palma, some four or five miles east of the present channel.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete | Ulysses S. Grant
British Dictionary definitions for La Palma
/ (Spanish la ˈpalma) /
an island in the N Atlantic, in the NW Canary Islands: administratively part of Spain. Chief town: Santa Cruz de la Palma. Pop: 85 547 (2002 est). Area: 725 sq km (280 sq miles)
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