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  • The village of Rodney Bay's marina is filled with yachts during the December Atlantic Rally for Cruisers transatlantic yacht crossing, and its ferries make daily excursions to Pigeon Island, a 40-acre national park attached to the mainland by a causeway built in 1972.

    Dwight Brown: St. Lucia -- The Shangri-la Caribbean Island Dwight Brown 2011

  • The village of Rodney Bay's marina is filled with yachts during the December Atlantic Rally for Cruisers transatlantic yacht crossing, and its ferries make daily excursions to Pigeon Island, a 40-acre national park attached to the mainland by a causeway built in 1972.

    Dwight Brown: St. Lucia -- The Shangri-la Caribbean Island Dwight Brown 2011

  • Then in 2007, as the couple prepared to sell their 40-acre enclave, Ms. de Menil offered the houses, barns and several other vernacular buildings to the town with a promise to pay for their removal as well as provide a $2 million endowment for their upkeep.

    Town Hall Assembly Julie V. Iovine 2011

  • In Los Angeles, a 40-acre fire near Interstate 405 at the Sepulveda Pass also was 80 percent contained, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Matt Spence said.

    Favorable winds help effort against Calif. fire 2011

  • Tuesday night, more than 50 law enforcement officials -- including sheriff's deputies, highway patrol officers, police officers and officers from the state Division of Wildlife -- patrolled the 40-acre farm and the surrounding areas in cars and trucks, often in rainy downpours.

    Exotic Animals Escape Muskingum County Animal Farm In Ohio; Owner Found Dead 2011

  • This 40-acre property in Markleeville, Calif., includes a three-bedroom main house, as well as a two-bedroom caretaker's house and a barn that is now used for storage.

    Alpine Log Cabin in the Sierra Nevada 2011

  • Mrs. Helmsley's estate has also sold the Carlton House and a 40-acre estate in Greenwich, Conn., that was also known as Dunnellen Hall.

    Another Helmsley Property Sold Off Kris Hudson 2011

  • Its original location was about 650 feet down the road on what had been a 40-acre farm.

    Farmhouse Has New Lot in Life Josh Barbanel 2011

  • Terry Hundemer This 40-acre property in Markleeville, Calif., includes a three-bedroom main house, as well as a two-bedroom caretaker's house and a barn that is now used for storage.

    Alpine Cabin in the Sierra Sarah Tilton 2011

  • In Los Angeles, a 40-acre fire near Interstate 405 at the Sepulveda Pass also was 80 percent contained, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Matt Spence said.

    Favorable winds help effort against Calif. fire 2011

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