-Outline 2 physical characteristics of the Great Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It is located on the northeast coast of Queensland next to the Pacific Ocean. The reef extends from the Torres Straight Islands to Sandy Cape near Fraser Island. Nearly 3‚000 individual coral reefs and some 300 small coral islands form the reef‚ which ranks as the world’s largest structure made by living organisms .The reef is approximately 37‚000 square kilometers‚ accounting
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Marathon‚ Miltiades used the Vrana Valley to prevent a Persian march on Athens‚ at the Battle of Thermopylae‚ Leonidas used the narrow‚ Thermopylae pass to invalidate the Persian numbers‚ and at the Battle of Artemisium‚ Themistocles used the Artemisium Strait to aid in his battle against the Persian fleets. The best manipulation and use of terrain by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian War was at the Battle of Marathon. In the Battle of Marathon Miltiades and his men chopped down trees to block the Persians
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mountainous peninsaula have flatlands in between them in places such as Italy and other major regions of asia Europe and Africa. The second face refers to the Mediterranean sea which is one of the most complex bodies of water in the world it opens up at the strait of Gibraltar and lies between southern Europe and north Africa. It is vast and intricate and is definitely dragmented it contains islands such as sicily which serve as a cultural meeting point. There were places that were not exposed to culture such
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of Aliens and UFO’s and he researched websites and books to discover many sightings known around the area. Valentich needed flying time‚ but the trips he made before his disappearance‚ were a fail. He had another trip planned out to fly over Bass Strait to King’s Island. This flight would be a solo flight for him and was a 125 mile flight from his home town‚ Melbourne‚ Australia. On October 21‚ 1978‚ Valentich made his way to King’s Island. Not even half way through‚ Valentich spotted an object in
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CARIBBEAN MARITIME INSTITUTE MARITIME LAW & INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS MIC 602 FINAL EXAMINATION AUGUST 10‚ 2013 TIME OF EXAMINATION: 3 HOURS Answer all questions from Section A and two questions from Section B. RULES: 1. This paper is worth 50% of your final grade. 2. Books‚ texts and materials are not permitted into the examination room for any examination whatsoever. 3. No electronic devices with recorded notes permitted in examination room. 4. No cell phones are to be used
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1. Factors that cause Difficulty in Searching for Missing Aircraft (MH370) 1.1 Unknown Flight Path To locate the location of the missing aircraft MH370‚ there is a need to first know the routes that the plane had flown. The Malaysian military radar had tracked that the plane had turn west off its intended flight route after the final radio message made by the pilot in the cockpit. This change of direction‚ turning west‚ made it much more difficult to track the location of the plane especially when
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Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 in Sabrosa‚ Portugal. His father was Dom Ruy Magellan‚ a nobleman and sheriff. He was married to Donha Alda De Mesquite. He was born Fernão de Magalhães‚ but changed it later. Ferdinand Magellan had 2 siblings: a sister named Isabel and a brother named Diago De Souse. <br> <br>This aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years
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`Christian Startt Mrs. Pantusa English 1 A.P Prep April 26‚ 2013 Divorce and How It Affects Children Outline I. Introduction: a. Question‚ how does parents fighting affect your grades and their personality b. Interesting fact / statistic to get reader interested c. Pondering question to get reader thinking about topic II. What the problem is d. “Children do not fall behind their peers in these areas during the potentially disruptive period before their parents
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circumnavigation of the globe in late 1577 ‚ when five ships that were headed for the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Magellan‚ which is on the southern tip of South America . The Magellan Strait was notorious for very deadly waters and stormy weather . Drake‚ using his incredible oceanic navigation skills he had mastered since he was in his early twenties‚ made it through the deadly waters of the Strait of Magellan and continued north along the side of South America‚ raiding Spanish settlements at will
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1996/97‚ p. 5. Straits Times (1997a)‚ ``Asian air passengers taking to wine ’ ’‚ October‚ p. 22. Straits Times (1997b)‚ ``SIA ’s first-half net profits up 10 percent to $616m ’ ’‚ October‚ p. 88. Straits Times (1997c) ``Singapore and SIA must adapt to meet competition ’ ’‚ July‚ p. 56. Straits Times (1997d)‚ ``Crew strike‚ strong sterling erode BA ’s profit ’ ’‚ November‚ p. 55. Straits Times (1997e)‚ ``Changi Airport‚ SIA voted tops by travel magazine ’ ’‚ September‚ p. 33. Straits Times (1997f)
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