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They have even been known in the Strait of Ormuz to settle on a ship, and, by devouring the sails and cordage, oblige the captain to stay his course.
The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902
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Captain-General of Cochin, reached Albuquerque as he was issuing from the Strait of Ormuz on his return to the Malabar coast, and at
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Jules Verne 1866
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Albuquerque gave orders to double Cape Mussendom, and the fleet soon entered the Strait of Ormuz, the door of the Persian Gulf, from whence was seen rising in all its magnificence a busy town built upon a rocky island, provided with formidable artillery, and protected by an army amounting to not less than from fifteen to twenty thousand men, while its harbour enclosed a fleet more numerous than could have been suspected at first sight.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Jules Verne 1866
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