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  • 91Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz — (born 15 july 1936 of Poland was the first woman to sail single handed (ie. solo) around the world, repeating the accomplishment of Joshua Slocum. [ [http://www.joshuaslocumsocietyintl.org/solo/solotable.htm List Of Solo Circumnavigators ] , from …

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  • 92Bering, Vitus — ▪ Danish explorer born 1681, Horsens, Den. died Dec. 19, 1741, Bering Island, near the Kamchatka Peninsula       navigator whose exploration of the Bering Strait and Alaska prepared the way for a Russian foothold on the North American continent.… …

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  • 93Duke William (ship) — The Duke William, was a ship, a transport vessel from England, which was part of the Ile Saint Jean Campaign during the French and Indian War. While the Duke William was transporting Acadians from Ile St Jean (Prince Edward Island) to France, the …

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  • 94Staten Island — Infobox Settlement name = Staten Island official name = Richmond County other name = native name = nickname = settlement type =Borough of New York City total type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Staten Island streets with views of the… …

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  • 95Long Ya Men — The symbolic replica of Long Ya Men in Labrador Park, Singapore. Its re creation was part of the Singapore Zheng He s 600th Anniversary Celebrations in 2005 Long Ya Men (Chinese: 龙牙门; pinyin: lóngyámén) or Dragon s Teeth Gate, a craggy granite …

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  • 96Juan Sebastián Elcano — For the Spanish training ship, see Juan Sebastián Elcano (Spanish ship). Juan Sebastián Elcano Born Juan Sebastián Elcano 1476 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain …

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  • 97Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 — The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It changed the age of consent for male homosexual sexual activities (including anal sex) from 18 (or for some activities, 21) to that for heterosexual and… …

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  • 98Battle of Lowestoft — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Lowestoft partof=the Second Anglo Dutch War caption= date=13 June 1665 place=near Lowestoft, England casus= territory= result=Decisive English Victory combatant1=flagicon|England England… …

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  • 99Hanno the Navigator — was a Carthaginian explorer. who flourished c. 500 BC. He was most well known for his naval exploration of the African coast. Etymology This Hanno is called the Navigator to distinguish him from a number of other Carthaginians with this name,… …

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  • 100japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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