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111History of research ships — The research ship had origins in the early voyages of exploration. By the time of James Cook s Endeavour , the essentials of what today we would call a research ship are clearly apparent. In 1766, the Royal Society hired Cook to travel to the… …
112The Naked Brothers Band (TV series) — For other uses, see The Naked Brothers Band (disambiguation). The Naked Brothers Band The show s logo (2008 09) Genre Children/Teen sitcom Mockumentary …
113Climate of the Arctic — The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter. Some… …
114moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… …
115Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… …
116Led Zeppelin — For other uses, see Led Zeppelin (disambiguation). Led Zeppelin …
117Tom Crean (explorer) — Infobox Person name= Tom Crean caption= Tom Crean with sled dog puppies, February 1915 birth date= birth date|1877|7|20|df=y birth place= Gurtuchrane, County Kerry, Ireland nationality = Irish dead=dead death date= death date and… …
118Queen Maud Land — Dronning Maud Land …
119Ernest Joyce — Ernest Edward Mills Joyce (c. 1875 ndash; 2 May 1940) was a Royal Naval seaman and explorer who participated in three Antarctic expeditions during the early 20th century. He came from a humble seafaring background and began his naval career as a… …
120Southern Cross Expedition — The Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898 ndash;1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and was the forerunner of the much more celebrated expeditions of… …
