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61SOS — is the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal (· · · · · ·). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard when… …
62Government of Croatia — Croatia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Croatia …
63U.S. Coast Guard Legal Division — The Coast Guard Office of Judge Advocate General is a full service legal support organization, providing legal advice and counsel for any and all requirements the service’s decision makers choose. This is done within ten general legal practice… …
64Harbourmaster — A harbourmaster (or harbormaster, see spelling differences) is an official responsible for enforcing the regulations of a particular harbour or port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the correct… …
65Search and Rescue Transponder — Shipboard Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) installations include one or more search and rescue locating devices. These devices may be either a radar SART (Search and Rescue Transponder), or (from 1.january 2010) an AIS SART… …
66Bay to Bay yacht race — The Bay to Bay trailable yacht race is an annual event sailed on the Great Sandy Strait between the coastline and Fraser Island the world’s largest sand island, and traverses through the Great Sandy National Park It is sailed between Tin Can Bay… …
67Kingdom of the Netherlands — For the country called Netherlands within the Kingdom, see Netherlands. Kingdom of the Netherlands Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Dutch) Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen (West Frisian) …
68political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… …
69Deptford — For other uses, see Deptford (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°28′41″N 0°01′35″W / 51.4780°N 0.0265°W / 51.4780; 0.0265 …
70Measurement of sea ice — Annual growth and retreat of the polar ice packs from SeaWiFS images Measurement of sea ice is important for safety of navigation and for monitoring the environment, particularly the climate. Record keeping of direct observations began over a… …
