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1University College School — The Gower redirects here. For the geographical area of that name, see Gower Peninsula. University College School (UCS) Motto Paulatim sed firmiter (Steadily but surely) Established 1830 Type …
2Charles E. Courtney — For other people of the same name, see Chuck Courtney. Charles Edward Courtney Charles E. Courtney in 1878. Born November 13, 1849 Union Springs, New York Died July 17, 1920 …
3Canterbury — For the larger local government district, see City of Canterbury. For other uses, see Canterbury (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°16′30″N 1°05′13″E / 51.275°N 1.0 …
4Southport — For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°38′43″N 3°00′30″W / 53.6454°N 3.0083°W / 53.6454; 3.0083 …
5Matthew Flinders — For the British academic, see Matthew Flinders (academic). Matthew Flinders Born 16 March 1774 Donington, Lincolnshire, England Died 19 July 1814 …
6Charles Sturt — For other uses, see Charles Sturt (disambiguation). Charles Sturt Born 28 April 1795 (1795 0 …
7ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
8The Boat Race — Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race. Cambridge at the left. The event generally known as The Boat Race is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between… …
9Atlantic Rowing Race — The Atlantic Rowing Race is a challenging ocean rowing race from the Canary Islands to the West Indies, a distance of approximately 2,550 nm (2,930 statute miles or 4,700 km). The race was founded by Sir Chay Blyth and early races were run by… …
10George Anson's voyage around the world — While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain s Pacific possessions. Returning to England in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a… …
