navigational plotting system
21Shen Kuo — Infobox Scientist name = Shen Kuo zh. 沈括 image width = 280px caption = Shen Kuo, a Chinese scientist famous for his concepts of true north and land formation, among others. (Modern artist s impression) birth date = 1031 birth place = Qiantang… …
22Third Mate — Infobox shipping job name = Third mate othernames = Third officer photo = Life vest.jpg photo department = Deck department licensed = Yes epoch = location = watch at sea = Mate on watch watch at sea time = 8 12, 20 24 watch in port = Mate on… …
23Matthew Fontaine Maury — Matthew Fontaine Maury, USN Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873), United States Navy was an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator. He was nicknamed …
24Yeoman Plotter — The Yeoman Plotter is a unique piece of navigational equipment used on ships and boats, which allows GPS and radar navigation data to be used much more effectively with traditional paper charts. The plotter consists of a plotting surface… …
25Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
26Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …
27Panama — Panamanian /pan euh may nee euhn, mah /, adj., n. Panamic /pa nam ik/, adj. /pan euh mah , maw /, n. 1. a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). 2. Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama,… …
28USS Hartford grounding — On 25 October, 2003, the Hartford (SSN 768), a United States Navy nuclear powered Los Angeles class submarine ran aground while performing routine maneuvers in the harbour of La Maddalena, Sardinia. Approximately 9 million dollars worth of damage …
29Abraham Lincoln — This article is about the American president. For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). Abraham Lincoln …
30COSCO Guangzhou — is one of the largest container ship, built ever. The large and very modern ship of Cosco Ship Management was built in 2006 in COSCO ship yard. The ship has capacity for 9,500 TEU, which is prtty large value for the corrent developing of Maritime …
