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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
3: ...is usually tuned in D-G-B-D, a G-major chord. The Madeiran raj㯠is tuned D-G-C-E-A, in other words. the D ...
5: ...home of Madeira Island off the coast of North Africa. Flora Fox, a great grandaughter of Manuel Nunes ...
11: ...y popular in vaudeville in the days before amplification. The tension and tone are a little brighter ...
13: ...it as much a tenor guitar as a ukulele. The tenor can be tuned either way, and in C tuning is sometime...
15: ...be referred to jocularly as "My dog has fleas", because the strings sounded in order are the same as t... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], [[Juan Ponce de Le, and [[Ferdinand Mag...
3: ...the invention of first the [[Carrack]] and then [[caravel]] in [[Iberia]]. These that were a combinati...
7: ... much of Eurasia creating trade routes and communication lines stretching from the Middle East to Chin...
9: ... first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Carpini]] who journeyed to [[Mongolia]] and back fro...
11: ...kly as it formed and soon the route to the east became far more difficult and dangerous. The [[Black D... - North Africa (3562 bytes)
1: ...ge:Africa-countries-northern.png|right|Map of Africa with the northern countries highlighted]]
3: '''North Africa''' is a region generally considered to include:
14: ...they do not share a common culture with North Africa.
16: ...luding the [[Nile Valley]]). (In Arabic, the term can also refer to Morocco alone.)
18: Some North African countries, particularly Egypt and [[Libya]], oft... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ...]] and [[Chile]]. Named after [[brazilwood]], a local tree, Brazil is home to both extensive [[agricul...
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15: ...] and he also appoints the [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]].
17: The Brazilian [[legislature]], the bicameral National Congress or ''Congresso Nacional'',...
20: * [[Canga篝] (criminal hinterland bands in the first ye... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...he [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands...
5: ...centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] s...
7: ... social and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...Douro]] and [[Tagus]] rivers, and the [[Gallaecia|Callaeci]] who lived north of the Douro river among ...
17: ...s of [[Culture of Ancient Rome|Romanization]] was carried out, leading [[Lusitania]] to gain [[Latin R... - Boto (5572 bytes)
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15: ...map_Amazon_River_Dolphin.PNG|200px|Boto range]] | caption= Boto range}}
26: Rice's 1998 classification lists a single species, ''I. geoffrensis'', i...
28: ...ffrensis'' - Amazon basin population (excluding [[Madeira river]] drainage area, above the Teotonio Rapids...
29: ...g. boliviensis'' - Amazon basin population in the Madeira drainage area - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
1: ...ull pile, ca1870.png|thumb|right|300px|The [[American bison]] numbered as few as 750 in [[1890]] due t...
4: ...these laws are [[Controversy|controversial]]. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placi...
6: A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it makes a species more valuable an...
8: ...nservation status]]''' of a [[species]] is an indicator of the likelihood of that endangered species c...
12: ... encyclopedia. They are loosely based on the IUCN categories. - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
3: ...h tapping into that wealth, as well as with [[Africa]] in general, and with the legend of [[Prester Jo...
5: ...he remainder of his life, and as time passed he became more and more devoted to Christianity. For the ...
7: ... the sole right to authorize expeditions beyond [[Cape Bojador]] (in present-day [[Western Sahara]]). ...
9: ... the [[lateen sail]] of the Arabs, made the complicated return voyages, headed upwind, possible; witho...
11: - Roald Amundsen (8034 bytes)
10: ...nter in [[Antarctica]]. Also on board was an American doctor, [[Frederick Cook]]. Cook probably saved ...
12: ...[Gjoa Haven, Nunavut|Gjoa Haven]], [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]].
14: ...ck) overland to wire a success message ([[collect call|collect]]) on [[December 5]], [[1905]]. [[Nome,...
18: ...p ''[[Fram]]'' ("Forward") he set out for Antarctica instead in [[1910]].
20: ... [[Bering Strait]] he waited until Fram reached [[Madeira]] to let his crew know of the change. Every membe... - Canary (4349 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Canary}}
2: ...pg|250px|Yellow canary]] | caption = Domesticated Canary}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''canaria'''''}}
12: ...nk | binomial_name = Serinus canaria | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
14: The '''Canary''' (''Serinus canaria'') is a small [[songbird]] which is a member... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...x|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]]''.]]
4: ...ow had a similar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...t]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his research and wro...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
17: ...ied when he was only eight and the next year he became a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. Aft... - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
6: ! Category
35: | [[Macau]] (?m鮯澳门 – Macau)
73: | [[Madeira]]
105: ...;лания – Caegat Iryston/Ц榡mp;#1075;ат ...
174: ...special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao dependencies instead of autonomous regions, rega... - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
5: ...types according to their origin. A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination:-
7: ...them in their current form. An example is [[Bryce Canyon]] National Park in [[Utah]].
11: .... They may be either [[intrusive]] bodies or [[volcanic]] extrusives. Again, erosive forces sculpt the...
13: ...fferent rock structures in the [[landscape]] that can be formed by natural processes:-
15: ...[[Inselberg]]''' is a residual relief feature. It can be an isolated hill, a knob, ridge or small moun... - Akvavit (2178 bytes)
2: ... a [[Scandinavia]]n [[distilled beverage]] of typically about 40% alcohol by volume. Its name comes fr...
4: ...eal|grain]]. It is flavoured with herbs such as [[caraway]] seeds, [[cumin]], [[dill]], [[fennel]] or ...
8: ...n other brands. A similar process is applied to [[Madeira wine]].
17: ...ector [[Harald Zwart]] excused akvavit's taste by calling it "[[rocket fuel]]".
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