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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Argo
       n : 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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Argo, AL
      Argo
  

















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