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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: ...s found only in the high mountainous regions of [[Vancouver Island]]. They can be distinguished from other [[...
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ... [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] and [[Biography]]. Also, see [[Internationa...
3: {{compactTOC}}__NOTOC__
17: ...st at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
22: ...y]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]])
26: *[[Heinrich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa - List of maritime explorers (2541 bytes)
5: This is a '''list of notable sea explorers''':
21: *[[Nuno Tristão]]
29: *[[António Noli]]
42: *[[Fernão de Noronha]]
45: *[[João da Nova]] - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
10: | [[June 25]] - [[November 4]], [[1993]]
31: ...to sit at the table of the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized c...
33: ...in Soviet Government at the [[London School of Economics]].
35: ...er Community College]], and entered politics as a Vancouver school board trustee. Campbell and Divinsky were ...
45: ...amentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[minority government]]. - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ...as a [[Lithuania]]n-born [[anarchism|anarchist]] known for her [[anarchist]] [[writing]]s and [[speech...
6: ... [[Jew]]ish family in [[Kaunas]](known then as Kovno), [[Lithuania]], where her family ran a small inn...
18: ...y do not give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, take bread."'' (The stat...
21: ...rcest organizers, and had already achieved public notoriety by the time of the accusations. After und...
29: ...an and Goldman were both involved in setting up [[No Conscription leagues]] and organising rallies aga... - North America (12844 bytes)
1: ...ica.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of North America]]
2: ...ic.jpg|thumb|250px|A satellite composite image of North America]]
4: ... first European to suggest that the Americas were not the [[East Indies]], but a previously undiscover...
6: ...ered to include Canada and the United States, but not Mexico or any of the [[Central America]]n countr...
7: ...cas are considered as one continent and therefore North America is only a subcontinent composed by Can... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...at the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have arguments...
3: {{editnote | Notice: This overview article is already too long an...
6: ...d north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ... through the [[British North America Acts|British North America Act of 1867]] and styled the "[[Canada...
15: ...arliament of Canada|Parliament]]. Both the [[Governor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogati... - Flag of Hawaii (3178 bytes)
9: ...gdom|King George III]]. An advisor to Kamehameha noted that the Union Flag could draw Hawaii into int...
17: In [[1990]], [[Governor of Hawaii]] [[John D. Waihee III]] proclaimed [[... - Washington (20186 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Christine Gregoire]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 11]], [[1889]] |
36: ...ton''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]] of the [[United States]]. The state capi...
38: It should not be confused with [[Washington, D.C.]], the natio... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ted Kulongoski]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...ainfall, but only the western 2/5 of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is m...
38: ...ate's name is properly [[IPA chart for English|pronounced]] {{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.gən]...
43: ... the first place. The state has pioneered some innovative solutions to the nation's environmental pro... - Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
51: Economic Zone:</small></td><td><small>200 [[nautical mi...
57: ...all except [[Hawaii]]) lie on the [[North America|North American continent]]; 48 of these (all except ...
61: ...south, except for [[Lake of the Woods]], the most northerly part of the U.S. apart from Alaska. In the...
82: ...ds into the northern United States [[Great Lakes (North America)|Great Lakes]] area.
93: ...hlands. The Appalachian Highland owes its oblique northeast-southwest trend to crustal deformations wh... - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
12: ...axobox_section_binomial_simple | color = pink | binomial_name = Ursus americanus}}
14: ...innamon bear''', is the most common [[bear]] in [[North America]].
16: ...000 are living today.[http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/c286.htm]
20: ... black bear has small eyes, rounded ears, a long snout, a large body, and a short tail. Though these b...
23: ...mbing. One blow from a powerful front [[paw]] is enough to kill an adult [[deer]]. - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...ter European colonization means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with Europea...
5: ...digious oil fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
11: ...ng pathway even for the earliest inhabitants of [[North America]]. The remains of [[Arlington Springs ...
13: ...el]] shells using stone tools, while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsidian]], used...
19: ...tanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with [[Amazons|Amazonish women]... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...unami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...ometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the...
6: ...d its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
10: ...s of [[water]], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite...
12: ...lates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
5: ...to say about mountain bike racing is that it need not take place on a mountain (a range of terrain, fr...
7: ...as (and is): "All work and no play is no good". Another early producer of mountain bikes was Joe Bree...
9: ...mber of bike producers e.g. Gary Fisher, Trek, Cannondale, Scott, Giant, Schwinn and Specialized.
11: ...ng events were added to the [[Olympic Games]]. [[NORBA]] runs the U.S. National Mountain Bike Series....
16: ... 6-8 km. It is a massed-start race and riders are not permitted any external mechanical assistance. Th... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...attempted to escape to [[free state]]s, or as far north as [[Canada]], with the aid of [[abolitionists...
10: ...ans]], as well as breakaway sects of mainstream denominations such as the [[Free Methodist]]s and [[Am...
12: === Terminology ===
16: *guides were known as "conductors"
23: ...n of the word <i>via</i> indicated that they were not sent on the regular train, but rather via Readin... - Jellyfish (6276 bytes)
15: ...called ''jellies'' or ''sea jellies'' as they are not true fish) are [[animal]]s that belong to [[Phyl...
18: ... [[polyp]] stage and is characterized by either a non-moving (sessile) stalk that catches food driftin...
28: ...stem, a [[skeletal system]] and also no bones and no blood. Jellyfish move using a [[hydrostatic skele...
30: Most jellyfish are not dangerous to [[human]]s but a few are highly tox...
32: ...m|aquaria]], such as [[Monterey Bay Aquarium]], [[Vancouver Aquarium]], and [[Maui Ocean Center]], feature je... - Totem pole (20143 bytes)
1: ...cultures along the [[Pacific]] northwest coast of North America.
6: ...istic differences between poles would then be due not to a change in style over time, but instead to a...
8: ...s an object of heathen worship—which it was not—and urged converts to cease production and...
10: ... and etched glass, and many other traditional and nontraditional media.
12: ...felt free to include modern subject matter or use nontraditional styles in their execution. The commis... - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
2: ...] [[pioneer]] [[aviator]]. He completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the...
4: ...cal engineering at Sydney Technical College (now known as [[Sydney Technical High School]]). He was re...
6: ...craft)|Southern Cross]]'', a [[Fokker]] FVII-3M monoplane. The flight was in three stages, from [[Oakl...
10: ...ltair]] ''Lady Southern Cross''. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination. Eighteen months later...
12: ...polymer]] note was introduced to replace it) to honour his contribution to aviation and his accomplish... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
7: ...was born in [[Marton,_Middlesbrough|Marton]] in [[North Yorkshire]], near the town of [[Middlesbrough]...
8: ...a]], [[trigonometry]], [[navigation]], and [[astronomy]], skills he would need one day to command his ...
18: ... of precise [[scientific instrument]]s, there was no way to accurately measure it.
20: ...and]] from the South Island, and which Tasman had not guessed at.
22: ...y Bay was unsuitable, and sailed a short distance northwards to [[Port Jackson]], for the establishmen... - Hot spring (7271 bytes)
1: ...ellowstone-750px.JPG|thumb|Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser]]
7: ...t rocks. The water from hot springs in non-[[volcano|volcanic]] areas is heated in this manner.
9: ...ith mud and [[clay]], it is called a [[mud pot]]. Note that hot springs in volcanic areas are often at...
11: ...the United States|U.S. President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]], who built the ...
17: ...onsen]](a Japanese word for "hot spring") plays a notable role in Japanese culture and is one of the m...
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