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  • 51Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… …

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  • 52Molucca Sea — Location of the Molucca Sea within Southeast Asia …

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  • 53Malaccamax — tankers can carry oil from the Persian Gulf to China. Malaccamax is a naval architecture term for the largest size of ship capable of fitting through the 25 metres (82 ft) deep Strait of Malacca. Because the Sunda Strait is even shallower at …

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  • 54Estrecho de Malaca — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Estrecho de Malaca (Malacca Strait) Océano o mar de la IHO (n.º id.: 46a) …

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  • 55Indian Ocean — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Indian Ocean <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world s five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than… …

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  • 56European exploration — Introduction       the exploration of regions of the Earth for scientific, commercial, religious, military, and other purposes by Europeans beginning in the 15th century.       The motives that spur human beings to examine their environment are… …

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  • 57USS Badger (FF-1071) — was a Knox class destroyer escort, originally designated as DE 1071 and reclassified as a frigate in 1975 in the United States Navy. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged. This ship was not the first to bear the name. The first… …

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  • 58Penang — /pi nang , nahng , pee nahng /, n. 1. an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km). 2. a state including this island and parts of the adjacent mainland: now part of Malaysia; formerly one of the Straits… …

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  • 59Malayan-Portuguese War — This article is about the armed conflict in Malacca. For the occupation of Malacca, see Portuguese Malacca. Malayan Portuguese War A Famosa The main Battlefield …

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  • 60Southeast Asia — Member states of ASEAN Area 5,000,000 km2 (1,900,000 sq mi) Population 593,000,000 …

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