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Gallinas

American  
[gah-yee-nahs] / gɑˈyi nɑs /

noun

  1. Punta a cape in NE Colombia: northernmost point of South America.


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Army Corps of Engineers built catchment nets along the nearby Gallinas River in an effort to prevent rocks and trees from damaging the infrastructure that delivers river water to filtration systems.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022

More than once he’s jumped into his pickup in the middle of the night and rushed down to check on a diversion point along the Gallinas River.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022

Investigators said the prescribed “pile burn” was initiated in January at Gallinas Canyon in the Santa Fe National Forest outside Las Vegas, New Mexico, and concluded in the final days of that month.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

The brig, flying the American flag, was spotted in March 1844 lying at anchor by the mouth of the Gallinas River.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021

Gallinas, the, 53 Gamergu, the, 70 Gannett, H., 248 n.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court