Argo
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Argo
n 1: formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere
between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided
into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Argo \Ar"go\, n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his
fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden
Fleece.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern
hemisphere, called also {Argo Navis}. In modern astronomy
it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and
Vela.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Argo, AL (town, FIPS 2320)
Location: 33.68666 N, 86.51003 W
Population (1990): 930 (362 housing units)
Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Argo, IL
Zip code(s): 60501
Argo, KY
Zip code(s): 41568
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Argo, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000): 1780
Housing Units (2000): 726
Land area (2000): 12.169642 sq. miles (31.519227 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.097665 sq. miles (0.252950 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 12.267307 sq. miles (31.772177 sq. km)
FIPS code: 02320
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 33.700210 N, 86.512357 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Argo, AL
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