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  • 41Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions — The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. The reasons for Roald Amundsen s success with his South Pole expedition and the reason for Robert Falcon Scott s failure in returning from the simulta …

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  • 42Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 43Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, 2004 — Cyprus This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Cyprus Constitution Cyprus dispute …

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  • 44Blood substitute — A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood, usually in the oxygen carrying sense. They aim to provide an alternative to blood transfusion,… …

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  • 45McMurdo Sound — McMurdo Sound, Antarctica The ice clogged waters of Antarctica s McMurdo Sound extend about 55 km (35 mi) long and wide. The sound opens into the Ross Sea to the north. The Royal Society Range rises from sea level to 13,205 feet (4,205… …

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  • 46List of published material by Alan Moore — This is a list of published materials by British author Alan Moore.ComicsEarly British work* ABC Warriors : Red Planet Blues (short story, with Steve Dillon, in 2000AD Annual 1985 , 1984)* Anon E Mouse (as Curt Vile, in Anon (The Alternative… …

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  • 47Amundsen's South Pole expedition — Roald Amundsen s South Pole expedition (1910–1912) was a Norwegian expedition to Antarctica aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole. The expedition was a success, Amundsen s team arrived at the pole in 14 December 1911, beating Robert… …

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  • 48Norway — /nawr way/, n. Norwegian, Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 4,404,456; 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Cap.: Oslo. * * * Norway Introduction Norway Background: Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able …

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  • 49Tom 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… …

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  • 50Southeast Asia — Southeast Asian. the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. * * * Vast region of Asia lying east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China. It includes …

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