Alexander Duff was the Church of Scotland’s first missionary to India, highly influential on later missionary endeavours through his promotion of higher education. Duff was twice shipwrecked before reaching Calcutta (May 1830), where he opened an English language school for Hindus and Muslims,

Ida Lupino: Later work: …appeared with her third husband, Howard Duff, in the television sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve (1957–58); she also was cast in countless television shows as a guest star. In 1966 she directed her last motion picture, the innocuous but pleasant comedy The Trouble with Angels; it centers on a rebellious…

Mary Ann Dyke Duff was an American tragic actress who, at the peak of her career, was as highly regarded as the famed English actress Sarah Siddons. Mary Ann Dyke early took up the study of ballet under the ballet master of the King’s Theatre. In 1809 she and her two sisters made their dancing

Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of Dufferin and Ava was a British diplomat who was a distinguished governor-general of Canada and viceroy of India. The son of the 4th Baron Dufferin, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church College, Oxford. He held undersecretaryships in

Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of Dufferin and Ava was a British diplomat who was a distinguished governor-general of Canada and viceroy of India. The son of the 4th Baron Dufferin, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church College, Oxford. He held undersecretaryships in

optics: Coherent optical systems: …work of a French physicist, Pierre-Michel Duffieux, on the Fourier integral and its application to optics, and the subsequent use of communication theory in optical research. The work was initiated in France by André Maréchal and Paul Croce, and today a variety of problems can be attempted by the technique.…

Duffy blood group system: …presence of glycoproteins known as Fy antigens on the surface of red blood cells, endothelial cells (cells lining the inner surface of blood vessels), and epithelial cells in the alveoli of the lungs and in the collecting tubules of the kidneys. The Duffy antigens Fya (Fy1) and Fyb (Fy2) were…

Duffy blood group system, classification of human blood based on the presence of glycoproteins known as Fy antigens on the surface of red blood cells, endothelial cells (cells lining the inner surface of blood vessels), and epithelial cells in the alveoli of the lungs and in the collecting tubules

Carol Ann Duffy is a British poet whose well-known and well-liked poetry engaged such topics as gender and oppression, expressing them in familiar, conversational language that made her work accessible to a variety of readers. In 2009–19 she served as the first woman poet laureate of Great Britain.

Carol Ann Duffy is a British poet whose well-known and well-liked poetry engaged such topics as gender and oppression, expressing them in familiar, conversational language that made her work accessible to a variety of readers. In 2009–19 she served as the first woman poet laureate of Great Britain.

Stephen Harper: Majority government of Stephen Harper: Mike Duffy’s voluntary repayment of his overexpenditures had actually been paid by Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, from his own funds. Harper expressed surprise at the news of Wright’s gift and suggested that his chief of staff had acted alone in his “deception”; however,…

Dallas: ’s youngest brother, Bobby (Patrick Duffy, in a career-defining role), and Pamela Barnes (Victoria Principal), the sister of rival oil tycoon—and J.R.’s chief nemesis—Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval).

Second Cabinet of Donald Trump: Cabinet: 5, 2025– Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy January 28, 2025– Secretary of Energy Chris Wright February 3, 2025– Secretary of Education Linda McMahon March 3, 2025– Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy was an Irish nationalist who later became an Australian political leader. While studying law in Dublin, Duffy, along with John Blake Dillon and Thomas Davis, founded the Nation (1842), a weekly journal of Irish nationalist opinion. Later he and his two colleagues formed the

Esther Duflo is a French-American economist who, with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics (the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) for helping to develop an innovative experimental approach to alleviating global

Guillaume-Henri Dufour was an engineer and army officer who was elected four times to supreme command of the Swiss army. After studying in Geneva, at the École Polytechnique in Paris, and at the École du Génie in Metz, Dufour served in Napoleon’s army, defending Corfu in 1813 and taking part in the

wallpaper: …Réveillon and panoramic decorations by Joseph Dufour. By this time French wallpapers used not only paysage (country landscape) designs but also simulated architectural forms, such as moldings, columns, and capitals, and narrative themes that called for special experience in hanging to match the scenes accurately.

Western architecture: Italy: …Garden, Palermo (1789–92), built by Léon Dufourny, who had been a pupil of LeRoy and Peyre.

Dufourspitze, highest peak (15,203 feet [4,634 m]) of Switzerland and second highest of the Alps, lying 28 miles (45 km) south-southwest of Brig in the Monte Rosa Massif of the Pennine Alps near the Italian border. The summit of the mountain was first reached by an English party in 1855. The peak

Charles-Alphonse Du Fresnoy was a French painter and writer on art whose Latin poem De arte graphica (1668) had great influence on the aesthetic discussions of the day. It remained in print continuously into the 19th century. Du Fresnoy studied painting with Simon Vouet. At age 21 he went to Rome,

Raoul Dufy was a French painter and designer noted for his brightly coloured and highly decorative scenes of luxury and pleasure. In 1900 Dufy went to Paris to attend the École des Beaux-Arts. He painted in an Impressionist style in his early work, but by 1905 he had begun to employ the broad

Alan Dugan was an American poet who wrote with bemused sarcasm about mundane topics, infusing them with irony. A fully developed style is evident in his first verse collection, Poems (1961), which in 1962 won a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Dugan served in World War II and attended

Sir William Dugdale was an English antiquary who was preeminent among the medievalist scholars in his time. An authority on genealogy and charters, he displayed accurate scholarship and insight unusual for his period. Dugdale married early and settled as a small landowner at Blythe Hall,

The Incredible Mr. Limpet: Cast:

Detroit: History of Detroit: …and that November voters elected Mike Duggan, a former Wayne county executive, as mayor. Duggan, who had orchestrated financial turnarounds at numerous Detroit-area organizations, was the city’s first white mayor in nearly 40 years. In finding the city eligible for bankruptcy in December 2013, a federal judge stated that cuts…

Dogri language, member of the Indo-Aryan group within the Indo-European languages. Dogri is spoken by approximately 2.6 million people, most commonly in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an officially recognized language of India. The earliest written reference to Dogri (using

Gaspard Dughet was a landscape painter of the Baroque period known for his topographic views of the Roman Campagna. He worked chiefly in Rome and its vicinity throughout his life, but, because his father was French, it is usual to class him among the French school. Dughet’s sister married Nicolas

history of Central Asia: Mongol rule: …emirs of the important Mongol Dughlat clan, with whom the Chagataids were closely linked through marriage alliances, ruled the Tarim Basin on their behalf from Kashgar. To the inhabitants of Transoxania and Iran, the eastern Chagataid khanate was known as Mughulistān (literally, “Land of the Mongols”) and its inhabitants, unflatteringly,…

brown snake: nuchalis) and the dugite (P. affinis).

gastronomy: The great French chefs: …was named after the chef Adolphe Dugléré, who presided at the Café Anglais in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. French dishes have also been named after their dominant colours, such as carmen or cardinale, which refers to a pinkish-reddish hue. Great events have also given dishes their…

dugong, (Dugong dugon), marine mammal that inhabits the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, feeds on seagrasses, and is similar to the manatee. Australia harbors the largest populations, but dugongs also occur along the western coast of Madagascar, along the eastern coast of

dugong, (Dugong dugon), marine mammal that inhabits the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, feeds on seagrasses, and is similar to the manatee. Australia harbors the largest populations, but dugongs also occur along the western coast of Madagascar, along the eastern coast of

dugong: Conservation status: …living members of the family Dugongidae. Dugongidae and the family Trichechidae (manatees) constitute the mammalian order Sirenia.

Hungarian literature: The period of the Enlightenment: …basically traditionalists, József Gvadányi and András Dugonics produced amusing works that were both of some literary merit and popular. Gvadányi’s best work, Egy falusi nótáriusnak budai utazása (1790; “The Journey to Buda of a Village Notary”), is a defense of national and traditional values against encroaching foreign ideas. The novel…

dugout, any boat made from a hollowed log. Of ancient origin, the dugout is still used in many parts of the world, including Dominica, Venezuela, and Melanesia. Sizes of dugouts vary considerably, depending on the bodies of water they ply. The hull of a dugout used for ocean travel—as it was on

dugout, any boat made from a hollowed log. Of ancient origin, the dugout is still used in many parts of the world, including Dominica, Venezuela, and Melanesia. Sizes of dugouts vary considerably, depending on the bodies of water they ply. The hull of a dugout used for ocean travel—as it was on

Canadian literature: The Quiet Revolution: …works of Lucien Francoeur and Raoul Duguay. Committed to the notion that there exists an essential harmony between music and poetry, Duguay founded the Infonie group and dedicated himself to the performance of his poetry (Or le cycle du sang dure donc [1967; “So the Cycle of the Blood Endures”]).…

duke, Duke and Duchess equivalentsa European title of nobility, having ordinarily the highest rank below a prince or king (except in countries having such titles as archduke or grand duke). It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess,

lancewood: The yellow lancewood tree (Duguetia quitarensis), or yari-yari, of the Guianas, is of similar dimensions and is used by the Indians for arrow points as well as for spars and beams. Trees of the genus Rollinia of the Guianas are also called lancewood. Australian lancewood is…

Léon Duguit was a French jurist, one of the most revolutionary legal thinkers of his generation, who elaborated an influential natural-law philosophy. Duguit studied law at the University of Bordeaux and was appointed professor in the faculty of law at Caen in 1883. In 1886 he returned as professor

Alberto Fernández: …unsuccessful presidential campaign of Peronist Eduardo Duhalde (subsequently elected in 2002). In 2001 Fernández became a candidate for the Buenos Aires city legislature on the ticket headed by Cavallo, who was running for mayor. Cavallo lost. Fernández won.

Georges Duhamel was a French author most noted for two novel cycles: Vie et aventures de Salavin, 5 vol. (1920–32), and Chronique des Pasquier, 10 vol. (1933–44). Duhamel took a science degree in 1908 and qualified as a doctor of medicine in 1909. He began by writing poetry, plays, and literary

Jean-Marie-Constant Duhamel was a French mathematician and physicist who proposed a theory dealing with the transmission of heat in crystal structures, based on the work of the French mathematicians Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier and Siméon-Denis Poisson. Duhamel attended the École Polytechnique in

Pierre Duhem was a French physicist, mathematician, and philosopher of science who emphasized a history of modern science based on evolutionary metaphysical concepts. He maintained that the role of theory in science is to systematize relationships rather than to interpret new phenomena. Duhem

dukkha, in Buddhist thought, the true nature of all existence. Much Buddhist doctrine is based on the fact of suffering; its reality, cause, and means of suppression formed the subject of the Buddha’s first sermon (see Four Noble Truths). Recognition of the fact of suffering as one of three basic

dukkha, in Buddhist thought, the true nature of all existence. Much Buddhist doctrine is based on the fact of suffering; its reality, cause, and means of suppression formed the subject of the Buddha’s first sermon (see Four Noble Truths). Recognition of the fact of suffering as one of three basic

Eugen Dühring was a philosopher, political economist, prolific writer, and a leading German adherent of positivism, the philosophical view that positive knowledge is gained through observation of natural phenomena. Dühring practiced law from 1856 to 1859 and lectured on philosophy at the University

Eugen Dühring was a philosopher, political economist, prolific writer, and a leading German adherent of positivism, the philosophical view that positive knowledge is gained through observation of natural phenomena. Dühring practiced law from 1856 to 1859 and lectured on philosophy at the University

dui, type of Chinese bronze vessel produced in the late Zhou dynasty (c. 600–256/255 bc), it was a food container consisting of two bowls—each supported on three legs—that, when placed together, formed a sphere. The dui usually had two loop handles on either side of the rim of each bowl. The

breath analyzer: Driving ability is seriously impaired when the alcohol concentration in the blood exceeds 80 mg per 100 ml.

duiker, (tribe Cephalophini), any of 17 or 18 species of forest-dwelling antelopes (subfamily Cephalophinae, family Bovidae) found only in Africa. Duiker derives from the Afrikaans duikerbok (“diving buck”), which describes the sudden headlong flight of duikers flushed from hiding. No other tribe

dulse, (Palmaria palmata), edible red alga (Rhodophyta) found along the rocky northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Dulse can be eaten fresh or dried. In traditional dishes, it is boiled with milk and rye flour or made into a relish and is commonly served with fish and butter. The

dulse, (Palmaria palmata), edible red alga (Rhodophyta) found along the rocky northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Dulse can be eaten fresh or dried. In traditional dishes, it is boiled with milk and rye flour or made into a relish and is commonly served with fish and butter. The

Gaius Duilius was a Roman commander who won a major naval victory over the Carthaginians during the First Punic War (264–241 bc). As consul in 260, Duilius was in charge of the army in Sicily when he was assigned to command Rome’s newly created fleet. Realizing that his forces lacked skill in naval

Isaac Newton: International prominence of Isaac Newton: His friendship with Fatio de Duillier, a Swiss-born mathematician resident in London who shared Newton’s interests, was the most profound experience of his adult life.

Duino Elegies, series of 10 poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, published in German as Duineser Elegien in 1923. Acknowledged as Rilke’s finest achievement (with the possible exception of his Sonnets to Orpheus) and one of the century’s poetic masterpieces, the Duino Elegies is praised for its supple

Duino Elegies, series of 10 poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, published in German as Duineser Elegien in 1923. Acknowledged as Rilke’s finest achievement (with the possible exception of his Sonnets to Orpheus) and one of the century’s poetic masterpieces, the Duino Elegies is praised for its supple

Bayer: 1912–1945: Expansion and IG Farben era: That same year, Carl Duisberg (1861–1935), a chemist, became Bayer’s general director and soon began spearheading the movement that resulted in the consolidation of Germany’s chemical industries into IG Farben in 1925. Duisberg was IG Farben’s first chairman. Bayer remained within the cartel until it was dissolved by…

Duisburg, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers and is connected with the North Sea German ports by the Rhine-Herne Canal, which links it to Dortmund and thus with the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Known to the Romans as Castrum

Duisburg: …1,148 feet (350 metres), the Duisburg-Neuenkamp Bridge across the Rhine is one of the world’s longest-span truss structures. Pop. (2011) 488,468; (2016 est.) 502,634.

Duisburg, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers and is connected with the North Sea German ports by the Rhine-Herne Canal, which links it to Dortmund and thus with the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Known to the Romans as Castrum

Duitama, city, northwestern Boyacá departamento, north-central Colombia. It lies along the Chicamocha River in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains, at an elevation of 8,300 feet (2,530 m) above sea level. Duitama is a resort and a commercial and manufacturing centre; flour milling and

Édouard Dujardin was a French writer and journalist who is best known for his novel Les Lauriers sont coupés (1888; “The Laurels Are Cut Down”; We’ll to the Woods No More), which was the first work to employ the interior monologue from which James Joyce derived the stream-of-consciousness technique

Édouard Dujardin was a French writer and journalist who is best known for his novel Les Lauriers sont coupés (1888; “The Laurels Are Cut Down”; We’ll to the Woods No More), which was the first work to employ the interior monologue from which James Joyce derived the stream-of-consciousness technique

Félix Dujardin was a French biologist and cytologist, noted for his studies in the classification of protozoans and invertebrates. Largely self-educated, Dujardin was appointed to the chair of geology and mineralogy on the faculty of sciences at the University of Toulouse (1839) and professor of

The Artist: Plot: …idol George Valentin (played by Jean Dujardin). Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), one of Valentin’s adoring fans, contrives to slip past the security cordon and reach Valentin’s side, where she playfully kisses him. A photograph of the kiss appears in the next day’s newspaper, captioned “Who’s That Girl?” She auditions as…

Karel Dujardin was a Dutch Romanist painter and etcher, best known for his spirited representations of Italian peasants and shepherds with their animals. Dujardin was a son of the painter Guilliam Dujardin. After a trip to Italy, he worked in Amsterdam and The Hague from 1652 until 1674; after that

Chengdu: …Chengdu Plain, the site of Dujiangyan, one of China’s most ancient and successful irrigation systems, watered by the Min River. The system and nearby Mount Qingcheng, an early center of Daoism, were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000. The irrigation system, first set up during the Qin…

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner: …2007 Kaltenbrunner married German mountaineer Ralf Dujmovits, who accompanied her on several expeditions and who also climbed all 14 of the 8,000-metre peaks; the couple later divorced. Kaltenbrunner wrote (with Karin Steinbach Tarnutzer) the autobiography Ganz bei mir: Leidenschaft Achttausender (2009; Mountains in My Heart: A Passion for Climbing).

boxing: Professional boxing: …1982 when South Korean boxer Kim Dŭk-gu (Duk Koo Kim) died after being knocked out by Ray (“Boom Boom”) Mancini in a championship fight that was nationally televised in the United States. (It was most likely the cumulative effect of the punishing blows throughout the match that led to Kim’s…

Bka’-brgyud-pa: …authority of Tibet, while the ’Brug-pa became the main school of Buddhism in Bhutan.

Serbia: The Golden Age: …southward to Peć, in the Metohija Plain. In 1375 the archbishop of Peć was raised to the status of patriarch, in spite of the pronouncement of an anathema by Constantinople. During this time great churches and monasteries were endowed—particularly the Mileševo (c. 1235), Peć (1250), Morača (1252), Sopoćani (c. 1260),…

Michael Dukakis is an American politician and lawyer, who served as governor of Massachusetts (1975–79, 1983–91) and who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1988. The son of Greek immigrants, Michael Dukakis graduated from Swarthmore College in 1955. After serving in the U.S. Army

Michael Dukakis is an American politician and lawyer, who served as governor of Massachusetts (1975–79, 1983–91) and who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1988. The son of Greek immigrants, Michael Dukakis graduated from Swarthmore College in 1955. After serving in the U.S. Army

John Cazale: Early life and theater roles: …where his acting classmates included Olympia Dukakis. He and Dukakis were among the founding members of the Actors Company, a group that started out by performing in a loft on Charles Street in Boston; the company’s founding planted the seeds for what would become the city’s Charles Playhouse.

Tigris-Euphrates river system: Physiography of the Tigris: …controlled by the Bakhma and Dukān dams. The rapids of Al-Fatḥah Gorge impede navigation.

Ducas family, Byzantine family that supplied several rulers to the empire. First prominent in the 10th century, the family suffered a setback when Constantine Ducas, son of General Andronicus Ducas, lost his life attempting to become emperor in 913. Another Ducas family, perhaps connected with the

Paul Dukas was a French composer whose fame rests on a single orchestral work, the dazzling, ingenious L’Apprenti sorcier (1897; The Sorcerer’s Apprentice). Dukas studied at the Paris Conservatory and, after winning a second Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata Velléda (1888), established his

Oceanic art and architecture: New Britain: The Dukduk society used male (dukduk) and female (tubuan) masks. Both types are cone-shaped and were constructed of cane and fibre. The dukduk is taller than the tubuan and is faceless. The tubuan has circular eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth painted on a dark background. Both…

Oceanic art and architecture: New Britain: The dukduk is taller than the tubuan and is faceless. The tubuan has circular eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth painted on a dark background. Both masks have short, bushy capes of leaves.

duke, Duke and Duchess equivalentsa European title of nobility, having ordinarily the highest rank below a prince or king (except in countries having such titles as archduke or grand duke). It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess,

John Wayne was a major American motion-picture actor who embodied the image of the strong, taciturn cowboy or soldier and who in many ways personified the idealized American values of his era. Marion Morrison was the son of an Iowa pharmacist; he acquired the nickname “Duke” during his youth and

Phil Collins: Joining Genesis: …singles and the successful albums Duke (1980), Abacab (1981), and Invisible Touch (1986). In the mid- and late 1970s Collins simultaneously played and recorded with the jazz fusion band Brand X.

Bridgerton: About the series: …first book in the series, The Duke and I (2000), and focuses on the eldest Bridgerton daughter, the kind and demure Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor), and the aloof and commitment-phobic duke of Hastings, Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page). The pair were praised for their romantic chemistry; however, one episode…

A decade before the ascendance of Motown, Houston’s Duke and Peacock record labels flourished as an African-American-owned company. Don Robey, a nightclub owner with reputed underworld connections, founded Peacock Records in 1949 and ran it with an iron hand. In 1952 Robey and James Mattias of Duke

the Duke and the Dauphin, fictional characters, a comic pair of swindlers who present themselves to Huck and Jim as long-lost royalty in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark

the Duke and the Dauphin, fictional characters, a comic pair of swindlers who present themselves to Huck and Jim as long-lost royalty in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark

Béla Bartók: Career in Hungary: …Bartók wrote his only opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, an allegorical treatment of the legendary wife murderer with a score permeated by characteristics of traditional Hungarian folk songs, especially in the speechlike rhythms of the text setting. The technique is comparable to that used by the French composer Claude Debussy in…

cherry: Fruits: …a much smaller extent, the dukes, which are crosses of sweet and sour cherries. The sweet cherry fruit measures about 2 cm (1 inch) in diameter and varies in color from yellow through red to nearly black. The acid content of the sweet cherry is low. The higher acid content…

Washington, D.C.: Education: The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a public high school that opened in 1974, requires applicants to demonstrate their artistic abilities before they can be considered for acceptance. Other magnet high schools, which require students to apply for selective admission, have proved to be successful…

Griggs v. Duke Power Co.: …African American workers at the Duke Power Company in North Carolina sued the company because of a rule that required employees who were transferring between different departments to have a high-school diploma or pass an intelligence test. The plaintiffs in the case, the employees, argued that those requirements did not…

A native of Hawaii and of royal blood, swimmer Duke Kahanamoku represented the United States in four Olympic Games and won three gold and two silver medals over the course of his career. His medal count might have been even higher had the 1916 Games not been cancelled due to World War I.

In March 2006 three white Duke University lacrosse players were accused of the brutal rape of a Black college student who had been hired to perform as an exotic dancer at a team party. The case made national and global headlines and dominated cable news. A year later the attorney general of North

Western painting: International Gothic: …of the artist called the Master of the Duke of Bedford, often seems to run wild and to lack the restraint characteristic of Parisian painting up to this date.

Nukunonu, coral atoll of Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets encircling a lagoon 8 miles (13 km) by 7 miles (11.3 km). Discovered (1791) and named Duke of Clarence Island by the captain of the British ship Pandora, which was searching for

Earl Weaver was an American professional baseball player and manager whose career managerial record of 1,480 wins and 1,060 losses is one of the best in major league history. Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles for 17 seasons (1968–82; 1985–86), leading them to four American League (AL)

Duke Snider was an American professional baseball player who was best known for playing centre field on the famed “Boys of Summer” Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s. Snider was raised in Compton, California, where he came to the attention of the Dodgers while playing for Compton Junior College.

Duke of York Group, coral formations of the Bismarck Archipelago, eastern Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The Duke of York Group is situated in St. George’s Channel between the islands of New Ireland (east) and New Britain (southwest). The low, wooded islands, which include

Atafu, coral atoll of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. It comprises 19 islets that rise to 15 feet (5 metres) above sea level and enclose a lagoon measuring 3 miles (5 km) by 2.5 miles (4 km). Discovered (1765) by British navigator John Byron, who named it Duke of

Duke of York Group, coral formations of the Bismarck Archipelago, eastern Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The Duke of York Group is situated in St. George’s Channel between the islands of New Ireland (east) and New Britain (southwest). The low, wooded islands, which include