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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ... third voyage). However, there is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: le...
21: ...ni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister, Bianchinetta.
29: ...portunity to sail into the Atlantic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off th...
31: ...maker in Lisbon. At times, the brothers worked together as [[draftsmen]] and book collectors. - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: ...ge|Hawai'ian]] spelling ''''ukulele''' is also sometimes seen.
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: ... returned to the ukulele to its ancestral home of Madeira Island off the coast of North Africa. Flora Fox, ...
11: ...(re-entrant), so it is [[pitch (music)|pitch]]ed between the E- and A-strings. In the past, it was not...
13: ...or can be tuned either way, and in C tuning is sometimes tuned with the G-string an octave lower, so i... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
7: ...etween Europe and the Middle East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city st...
15: .... Another factor was the centuries long conflict between the Iberians and the Muslims to the south. Fo...
18: ...gator]]. Sailing out into the open Atlantic the [[Madeira Islands]] were discovered in [[1419]] and in [[14...
22: ...union of [[Aragon]] and [[Castille]] and the completion of the ''[[reconquista]]'' that the large nati...
24: ...f this line, territory that was still almost completely unknown. - North Africa (3562 bytes)
14: ...], [[Eritrea]], [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]] are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa, thou...
18: ...untries, particularly Egypt and [[Libya]], often get included in common definitions of the [[Middle Ea...
22: North Africa is often set apart from the sub-Saharan African region, as the...
26: ...fteen thousand remain in the region, though they retain their North African heritage and traditions. (... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ... world. Also known as LSAC. Spanning a vast area between central [[South America]] and the [[Atlantic ...
8: ...united to Portugal's Crown. Then prince-regent [[Peter I of Brazil|Dom Pedro I]] declared independence...
10: ...ash;[[1934]] and [[1937]]–[[1945]] under [[Get?Vargas]], and [[1964]]–[[1985]] under a suc...
15: ... he also appoints the [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]].
35: *[[List of major cities in Brazil]] (metropolitan areas and major regional cities) - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...he [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands...
5: ... and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched across the world. After the rise of other col...
15: .... The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settled in [[Alentejo]].
23: ...he [[Visigoth]]s, invaded the Iberian peninsula, set up kingdoms, and became assimilated. The [[Vandal...
25: - Boto (5572 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Cetacea]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_subordo_entry | taxon = [[Odontoceti]]}}
15: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:cetacea_range_map_Amazon_River_Dolphin.PNG|200px|Boto...
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)
2: ...g]], banning their [[habitat]]s from development, etc.) to prevent extinction. Only a few of the many ...
4: ...the [[government]], and the related question of whether private landowners should be compensated for t...
18: ... of extinction in the medium-term. Examples: [[Cheetah]], [[Bactrian Camel]]
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30: * [[Black-footed Ferret]] (''Mustela nigripes'') - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
5: ... successor to the [[Knights Templar]], which had set up its headquarters in 1413 at [[Sagres]], near [...
7: ...ng [[Alphonso V of Portugal]]'s minority, and in return received a confirmation of this tax. Henry al...
9: ...lateen sail]] of the Arabs, made the complicated return voyages, headed upwind, possible; without it, ...
11: ...] in 1420, and at Henry's instigation Portuguese settlers colonized the islands.
21: ...0s]] sailing around the Portuguese possessions of Madeira and on the African coast. - Roald Amundsen (8034 bytes)
12: ...expedition to traverse the [[Northwest Passage]] between the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and [[Pacific...
14: ...ached in [[1906]]. Due to water as shallow as 3 feet (1 m), a larger ship could never have used the ro...
18: ...tjof Nansen]]'s ship ''[[Fram]]'' ("Forward") he set out for Antarctica instead in [[1910]].
20: ...it]] he waited until Fram reached [[Madeira]] to let his crew know of the change. Every member agreed ...
22: ...t Scott had a route, discovered by [[Ernest Shackleton]], up the [[Beardmore Glacier]] to the [[Antarc... - Canary (4349 bytes)
16: This [[bird]] is native to [[Madeira islands|Madeira]] and the [[Canary Islands]]; it was named for th...
28: ...us, Raza Espanola, Berner, Lancashire, Yorkshire, etc.), and Song Canaries (bred for their unique and ...
30: Canaries are judged in competitions every fall. Shows generally begin in Octob...
32: ...ers. As many as 20,000 birds are brought for competiton.
36: ...ic]] [[gas]]es such as [[carbon monoxide]] and [[methane]] in the mine would kill the bird before affe... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...onfided only in close friends and researched to meet anticipated objections, but in [[1858]] the infor...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
19: ...John James Audubon]] give a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop up birds to draw or pai...
24: ...s studies, becoming particularly enthused by the set texts by [[William_Paley|Paley]] which included t...
27: ...ral history in the tropics and planned to visit [[Madeira]] with some class-mates upon graduation. Knowing ... - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
1: ...nside their territory, usually giving autonomy to ethnic minorities or isolated areas.
30: | [[Tibet]] (P?p;nbsp;– Xīz/西藏)
43: | [[Abkhazia]] (Apsny – Apkazeti – Abchazija/Абх
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73: | [[Madeira]]
87: | [[Ingushetia]] (Ingu?etija/Ингуше
... - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
1: ...n [[stratigraphy|stratigraphic]] and [[petrology|petrologic]] studies.
9: :'''[[Metamorphic rocks]]''' are created by rocks that have...
63: *[[Halong Bay]], [[Vietnam]]
77: *[[Petra]], [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
83: *Sakhret-El-Rawsheh, [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] - Akvavit (2178 bytes)
6: ...g meals, especially during the [[Hors d'oeuvre|appetizer]] course— along with pickled [[herring]...
8: ...n other brands. A similar process is applied to [[Madeira wine]].
10: ...uted to tradition, it is suspected that it has something to do with the fact that some people have pro...
12: Akvavit arguably complements beer better than many other [[spirits]], and in a drinking...
17: ...rt]] excused akvavit's taste by calling it "[[rocket fuel]]".
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