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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...' in [[Portuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could hav...
3: ...windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurate...
5: ... two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This i...
7: ..., including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Ce...
11: ...ope, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave... - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: The '''ukulele''' (pronounced {{IPA|/ukuleɪleɪ/}}, or the [[Angl...
3: ...i.e., tuned an octave higher than expected in the normal low-to high course of strings. The GCEA strin...
5: ...ancestral home of Madeira Island off the coast of North Africa. Flora Fox, a great grandaughter of Man...
9: ...t): [[soprano]] (the original size), concert, [[tenor]] (created in the 1920s), and [[baritone]] (crea...
11: ...louder. This tuning is still used today by some known personalities in ukulele circles. - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...ncountered peoples and mapped lands previously unknown to them. Among the most famous explorers of the...
3: The Age of Exploration was rooted in new technologies and ideas growing out of the [[Renaissance]...
9: The first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Carpini]] who journeyed to [[Mongolia]] and back ...
15: ...e Arab [[lateen sail]] that made ships far more manoeuvrable. It was also through the Arabs that [[Anc...
18: ...se routes were controlled by the Muslim states of North Africa, long rivals to Portugal. It was the Po... - North Africa (3562 bytes)
1: ...untries-northern.png|right|Map of Africa with the northern countries highlighted]]
3: '''North Africa''' is a region generally considered to ...
14: ...a, though they do not share a common culture with North Africa.
16: ...hwest Africa]] or [[Tamazgha]]) is the portion of North Africa that consititutes Morocco, Algeria, Tun...
18: ...ded in common definitions of the [[Middle East]], not being part of the Maghreb. In addition, the [[Si... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ... America]], and fifth largest in the world. Also known as LSAC. Spanning a vast area between central [...
8: ...on|federal]] [[republic]] was established on [[15 November]] [[1889]].
31: ...egion, Brazil|North]], [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast]], [[Center-West Region, Brazil|Center-Wes...
41: ...ancisco]], [[Xingu River|Xingu]], [[Madeira river|Madeira]] and the [[Tapaj rivers.
43: ...andscapes are found as well, in particular in the northeast. - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...he [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands...
5: ...century|16th centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portugue...
7: ...[[1986]]. Portugal made significant social and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a cle...
15: ...th of the Douro river among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ...
17: ...tugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 135, "Cronologia"}} - Boto (5572 bytes)
14: ...axobox_section_binomial_simple | color = pink | binomial_name = Inia geoffrensis}}
17: ...]. It is endemic to the [[Amazon River]] and [[Orinoco River]] systems. The Boto is the largest of the...
22: ==Taxonomy==
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: ...ially will become extinct, without gaining public notice.
8: ...he population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.
10: The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the [[...
15: .../font>: captive individuals survive, but there is no free-living, natural population. Examples: [[Drom...
19: ...hreat to the survival of the species. Examples: [[Nootka Cypress]], [[Llama]] - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
1: ...he Navigator''', ([[March 4]], [[1394]] – [[November 13]], [[1460]]), a prince of [[Portugal]], ...
3: ...st against the Muslim port of [[Ceuta]], on the [[North Africa]]n coast across the [[Straits of Gibral...
5: ...], [[1420]], Henry gained appointment as the governor of the very rich [[Order of Christ]], the Portug...
7: ...the regency during [[Alphonso V of Portugal]]'s minority, and in return received a confirmation of thi...
9: ...d upwind, possible; without it, the brothers Ugolino and Guido Vivaldo had sailed into oblivion. - Roald Amundsen (8034 bytes)
3: ...872]]–[[June 18]], [[1928]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] explorer of polar regions. He led the An...
5: ...egian shipowners, in [[Borge]] , near [[Oslo]], [[Norway]].
12: ...undsen led the first expedition to traverse the [[Northwest Passage]] between the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atl...
14: ...ct]]) on [[December 5]], [[1905]]. [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]] was reached in [[1906]]. Due to water as shal...
18: ...thwest Passage Amundsen made plans to go to the [[North Pole]]. On hearing in [[1909]] that first [[Fr... - Canary (4349 bytes)
12: ...axobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Serinus canaria | author = [[Carolus L...
16: This [[bird]] is native to [[Madeira islands|Madeira]] and the [[Canary Islands]]; it was named for th...
28: ...Timbrado, Roller, Waterslager (also known as "Malinois"), American Singer, Russian Singer, Persian Sin...
30: ...every fall. Shows generally begin in October and November after the breeding season ends. Birds can ...
36: ...ng system. [[Toxic]] [[gas]]es such as [[carbon monoxide]] and [[methane]] in the mine would kill the ... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory forced early joint [[public...
6: ...nd wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and ...
21: His father, unhappy that his younger son would not become a physician and fearing that Charles woul...
24: ...well]] and Charles became the "favourite pupil", known as "the man who walks with Henslow". When exams...
26: ... following Henslow's example and advice he was in no rush to take holy orders. - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
1: ...ir territory, usually giving autonomy to ethnic minorities or isolated areas.
10: | 1 autonomous city
11: | [[Buenos Aires]]
14: | 1 autonomous republic
15: | [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] (Nax究an) - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
9: ...]''' are created by rocks that have evolved into another kind of rock, usually by heat and pressure. A...
15: ...". [[Uluru]]/[[Ayers Rock]] in [[Australia]] is a noted example.
36: *The Olgas, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]
41: *[[Uluru]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]
42: *[[Kata Tjuta]],[[Northern Territory]], Australia - Akvavit (2178 bytes)
2: '''Akvavit''', also known as '''aquavit''', is a [[Scandinavia]]n [[disti...
8: ...n other brands. A similar process is applied to [[Madeira wine]].
10: ...lems with the spirit's special taste. Akvavit connoisseurs, on the other hand, tend to treat akvavit ...
14: ...ebrations, such as [[Christmas]] or [[May 17]] ([[Norwegian Constitution Day]]).
17: ...Zeta-Jones]] to akvavit at a private home dinner, Norwegian film director [[Harald Zwart]] excused akv...
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