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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...equeen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occas...
20: ...s]] was [[Marion Crawford]], better known as "Crawfie". She studied history with C. H. K. Marten, Prov...
23: ...stances". In [[1940]] Princess Elizabeth made her first broadcast, addressing other children who had b...
27: ...her than have them educated at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the...
29: Elizabeth made her first official visit overseas in [[1947]], when she accompan... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
5: ... culture. (Source: ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', Fifth Edition, 1993.)
7: ... public to read and learn from her works--remains firm.
12: ...Mead's advisor, [[Franz Boas]], wrote of its significance that
13: ...onstitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is in...
22: ...expected, this book upset many Westerners when it first appeared in 1928. Many American readers felt s... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: ...] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[October 2003]],...
9: ...lbanian]]. Her parents, Nikolla ( Kol렩 and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emig...
13: ... Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux]]. She took her final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious ...
17: ...was joined by voluntary helpers, and she received financial support from church organizations and the ...
24: With the help of Indian officials she converted an abandoned [[Hinduism|Hindu]... - Australia (39438 bytes)
8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
48: ...Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in 1770, and officially settled as a British colony on [[January 26...
54: ...refer to the whole South Pacific region, not specifically to the Australian continent. In 1793 [[Georg...
56: ...lly accepted that the continent should be known officially as Australia.
63: ...and 48,000 years ago{{mn|Gillespie2002|1}}. These first Australians were the remote ancestors of the c... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
109: * [[Philippines]] (Filipinas) - [[Manila]]
137: * [[Bulgaria]] - [[Sofia]]
141: * [[Finland]] - [[Helsinki]]
217: * [[Bolivia]] - [[Sucre]] (official capital), [[La Paz]] (seat of government)
219: * [[Chile]] - [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] (official), [[Valparaiso]] (legislative) - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
62: <tr><td>[[Colombo]] <td>[[Sri Lanka]] (official)
73: <tr><td>[[Dodoma]] <td>[[Tanzania]] (official)
90: <tr><td>[[Helsinki]] <td>[[Finland]]
145: ....a. [[Taiwan]]; see also [[Capital of China]]) (Official) - East Timor (13677 bytes)
12: The [[Portugal|Portuguese]] were the first [[Europe]]ans to arrive in the area in the [[1...
32: ...president]], who is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and whose role is largely symbolic, t...
34: ...at present, due to this being its first term of office. The Timorese [[constitution]] was modelled on ...
66: ...0 peacekeepers (8,000 at peak) and 1,300 police officers, led to substantial reconstruction in both ur...
68: ...ause the existing arrangement benefited Australia financially. This dispute remains unresolved. - Solomon Islands (9265 bytes)
1: ...Solomon Islands''' is a nation in the South [[Pacific Ocean]], east of [[Papua New Guinea]] and is par...
11: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:FIAV_56.png]] (adopted [[November 18]], [[1977]])
19: | '''[[Official language]]'''
61: ... include corruption, land relations, government deficits, [[deforestation]], and [[malaria]] control.
65: ... and with representatives from about 20 other Pacific nations began arriving the next month under [[Op... - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
1: ...]], between the [[Indian Ocean|Indian]] and [[Pacific Ocean]]s. It is the most populous [[Muslim]]-maj...
14: official_languages = [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]...
58: ...led Indonesia as a colony until [[World War II]], first under the control of the [[Dutch East India Co...
60: ... was established on Java, finally creating the profit for the Netherlands that the VOC was unable to p...
64: ...try's first president, with Mohammad Hatta as the first vice president. ''See [[Indonesian National Re... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...e increasingly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region t...
6: ...e zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as ...
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific location may vary due to the use of [[daylight s...
31: ... About [[August 23]], [[1852]], time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the [[Royal Gree...
33: ...me to be observed nationally, and was perhaps the first country to do so. It was based on the longitud... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: ..., [[September 2004]]. [[NASA]] photo by [[Edward Fincke]].]]
15: ==Classification and terminology==
16: Tropical cyclones are classified into three main groups: tropical depressions, t...
18: ...nized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained wind...
20: ...organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained wind... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
25: ...[[Politics of Fiji|Fiji]] - [[Politics of Finland|Finland]] - [[Politics of France|France]] - [[Politi...
89: ... country but the [[Scottish Parliament]] has significant powers, so Scotland is listed separately. - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
4: ... created by [[fishermen]] who returned to port to find the area surrounding the [[harbor|harbour]] dev...
14: ... earthquakes; as well as collapses of volcanic edifices, may also disturb the overlying water column a...
21: ...lves of water. The leading edge of a tsunami superficially resembles a breaking wave but behaves diffe...
32: ... in the open ocean but the wave would still be difficult to outrun.
36: ...mi that hit Hawaii on [[April 1]], [[1946]] had a fifteen-minute interval between wave fronts. The nat... - Extreme points of the world (6602 bytes)
13: ...h]]: 10,911 [[metre|m]] (35,797 feet) <!--- Using figure from Mariana Trench article --->below sea lev...
16: ... contenders would be in the north Atlantic or Pacific, or around the base of the Antarctic continental...
20: ...d (called ''Point Nemo'') lies in the South [[Pacific Ocean]] at approx. {{coor d|48|S|125|W|}}, which...
27: ...icity is located), that Felicity is legally and officially the centre of the world. [[Surrealist]] a... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
3: ...re not independent states but nevertheless have official anthems, are ''italicized''.
117: ...Republic of]]||[[The March of the Volunteers]] (official)
184: |[[Ethiopia]]||[[Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia]] (March Forward,...
194: |[[Fiji]]||[[God Bless Fiji]]
196: |[[Finland]]||[[Maamme|Maamme/V岴 land]] (Our Land) - Island (4674 bytes)
4: ...'''volcanic''' islands. There are also some [[artificial island]]s.
19: ...ian Islands]], and most of [[Tonga]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Some of the [[Lesser Antilles]] and the...
25: ...an]] and [[Bora Bora]] in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]].
34: *[[List of artificial islands]] - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
1: :''For other meanings of '''Pacific''', see [[Pacific (disambiguation)]].''
2: {{Five Oceans}}
3:
5: ...which are found south of the equator. (See: [[Pacific Islands]].)
7: ...st, and the [[Straits of Magellan]] links the Pacific with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the east. - Penguin (7847 bytes)
21: ...arge groups. Most penguins live off [[krill]], [[fish]], [[squid]], and other forms of [[sealife]] th...
25: ...ent of Spheniscidae within a group of birds classified as Pelecaniformes. Most fossil penguins known a...
35: ...such as an [[orca]] or a [[leopard seal]]) has difficulty distinguishing between a white penguin belly...
53: == Classification ==
65: ** [[Fiordland Penguin]], ''Eudyptes pachyrhynchus'' - Moss (8361 bytes)
25: ...ia (singular antheridium) and are enclosed by modified leaves called the perigonium (plural perigonia)...
31: ==Classification of mosses==
34: ...n such system, the Division Bryophyta refers specifically to mosses. They appear to be the closest li...
44: ... which are flaps on the leaves that look like the fins on a heat sink. These help it retain moisture. ...
60: ...ouraged to grow under aesthetic principles exemplified by Japanese gardening. In old temple gardens, m... - Cane Toads (5279 bytes)
14: ...ific]] islands including [[Hawaii|Hawai'i]] and [[Fiji]].
26: ...to control injurious insects in the [[sugarcane]] fields.
33: ...pact of toads on the Australian environment is difficult to determine. Precipitous declines in popula...
37: ...the Cane toad in Australia was popularized by the film
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