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- Vancouver Island Marmot (2031 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Vancouver Island Marmot}}<br/>{{StatusEndangered}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''M. vancouverensis'''''}}
12: ...l_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Marmota vancouverensis | author = [[Harry Schelwald Swarth|Swarth]]...
14: ...lowly reintroduced into natural habitats. Its closest relative on the mainland is the [[Hoary Marmot]]...
16: ...balpine meadows on steep, [[avalanche]]-prone slopes, preferring those with a southern exposure. They ...
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - List of maritime explorers (2541 bytes)
3: ...d lasted for a little more than three full centuries.
15: *[[Gil Eanes]]
16: *[[João Gonçalves Zarco]]
18: *[[Bartolomeu Perestrelo]]
19: *[[Diogo Silves]] - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
12: | '''Predecessor:'''
15: | '''Successor:'''
24: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Marg... - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ...vil War]] in [[1936]] as the English language representative in [[London]] of the [[Federacinarqui...
6: ...ran a small inn. In the period of [[political repression]] after the [[assassination]] of [[Russian Ts...
9: ...e emigrated with her elder sister, Helene, to Rochester, NY, to live with their sister Lena. Goldman ...
13: ...ick]] made her highly unpopular with the authorities. Berkman (or Sasha as she fondly referred to him)...
18: ... the one year sentence, she developed a keen interest in nursing. - North America (12844 bytes)
4: ...suggest that the Americas were not the [[East Indies]], but a previously undiscovered [[New World]].
6: ... Mexico or any of the [[Central America]]n countries, which in some contexts may cause confusion.
7: ...nly a subcontinent composed by Canada, United States and Mexico.
9: ... and [[Panama Canal]]. According to some authorities, North America begins not at the Isthmus of Panam...
11: ==Physical features== - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...formation instead to one of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Po...
6: ...ea (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [...
8: ...as a [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional mon...
10: ...]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 millio... - Flag of Hawaii (3178 bytes)
1: ...se, and officially predates a majority of the states of the Union.
3: ==Design==
5: ...red, blue, white, red, blue, white, red. They represent the islands of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]], [[O...
9: ...d. A story states that the flag of the United States was raised over Kamehameha's home. British office...
11: ...l flying of Ka Hae Hawai‘i ordered the stripes white-red-blue. The latter arrangement was adopte... - Washington (20186 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] |
30: HighestElev = 4,392 |
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34: Website = access.wa.gov
36: ...nians" (emphasis on the third syllable, which rhymes with ''bone''). - Oregon (26551 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
30: HighestElev = 3,426 |
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36: ... of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on avera...
40: ...]] article in ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' described Oregon as a - Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
57: ... contiguous and form the [[continental United States]].
59: The U.S. shares borders with [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]],
61: ...y other area of land. Each point extends the farthest in a certain direction.
65: The U.S. is the world's third largest country after [[Russia]] and Canada with an area...
67: *slightly more than one and a quarter times the size of [[Australia]] - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''U. americanus'''''}}
16: ...y due to conservation measures. By current estimates, more than 600,000 are living today.[http://biolo...
20: ..., black bears occasionally sport a slight white chest blaze on either side of the river.
23: ...ur legs. The black bear's characteristic shuffle results from walking flat-[[foot]]ed, with the hind [...
27: ... in banks, caves, or culverts, and in shallow depressions. - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied ...
5: ...est primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and ...
7: ...ield of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
11: ... California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [...
13: ...]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...x|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...consisting of a series of [[Ocean surface wave|waves]] generated when water in a lake or the sea is ra...
4: ...ry long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed...
6: ...owever, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage i...
8: ==Causes== - Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
2: ...al cycling]]. The remainder of this article focuses principally on the sporting (i.e. bicycle racing)...
5: ...r common biking mountain countries and special bikes are preferred.
7: ... no good". Another early producer of mountain bikes was Joe Breeze.
9: ...y, and the race circuit always provides an ideal testing ground for new products. Therefore there are ...
11: ...[NORBA]] runs the U.S. National Mountain Bike Series. In 2006 cross country mountain biking events wi... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...a]], with the aid of [[abolitionists]]. Other routes led to [[Mexico]] or overseas.
4: ...c imagination as a symbol of [[freedom]] and figures prominently in [[African American history]].
6: ...|400px|thumb|Map of some Underground Railroad routes]]
10: ...], [[Congregationalist]]s, and [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyans]], as well as breakaway sects of mainstream...
15: *people who helped slaves find the railroad were "agents" - Jellyfish (6276 bytes)
15: ...elly]]-like layer called [[mesoglea]] that separates the epidermis from the gastrodermis.
18: ...ging down. It is this form which is most able to respond to and interact with its environment and is a...
20: ... a temporary brood chamber where fertilization takes place.
26: ...alled [[ephyra]] may be formed. These young jellies swim off and grow up into adults.
28: ...vous system, a [[skeletal system]] and also no bones and no blood. Jellyfish move using a [[hydrostati... - Totem pole (20143 bytes)
1: ...ive American cultures along the [[Pacific]] northwest coast of North America.
6: ... to application of existing regional artistic styles to a new medium.
8: ...verts to cease production and destroy existing poles.
10: ...ibund artistic tradition. Freshly-carved totem poles are being erected up and down the coast. Related ...
12: ...ted usually lasts about a year, so the commission essentially functions as the artist's primary means ... - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles_smith.jpg|thumb|right|Kingsford Smith in his flyi...
2: ...cific crossing from Australia to the [[United States]], in [[1934]].
4: ...s]], earning his wings in [[1917]]. For his services in battle, he was awarded the [[Military Cross]].
6: ...m "''[[Smithy (film)|Smithy]]''" is based on Charles Kingsford Smith and his historic epic flight acro...
10: ...hern Cross''. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination. Eighteen months later, wreckage from the... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...scookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British explorer James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, Natio...
3: ... the [[Pacific Ocean]], in which its main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map m...
7: ...ook was one of five children born to Grace and James, Sr., who worked as a day laborer on a farm. As...
8: ... the [[Seven Years War]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
10: [[Image:Nfld chartofcook.jpg|thumb|200px|James Cook's 1775 Chart of Newfoundland]] - Hot spring (7271 bytes)
3: ...°F or 13~14°C in the eastern [[United States]]).
5: ==Sources of heat==
7: ...enough into the crust, it will be heated as it comes into contact with hot rocks. The water from hot s...
9: ...illed by accidentally or intentionally entering these springs.
11: ...-stricken [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Ro...
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