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51History of Canterbury, New Zealand — Pre 1840 Maori Period= IntroductionProbably no more than 500 Māori were living in Canterbury when European settlement began in the 1840s. These Māori, part of the Ngāi Tahu tribe which occupied the South Island of New Zealand, were remnants of a… …
52Hurricane Humberto (2007) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Humberto Type=hurricane Year=2007 Basin=Atl Image location=Humberto 12 sept 2007 1655Z.jpg Formed=September 12, 2007 Dissipated=September 14, 2007 1 min winds=80 Pressure=985 Da Inflated= Fatalities=1 direct Areas …
53ambergris — /am beuhr grees , gris/, n. an opaque, ash colored secretion of the sperm whale intestine, usually found floating on the ocean or cast ashore: used in perfumery. [1375 1425; < MF ambre gris gray amber (see AMBER); r. late ME imbergres] * * * Waxy …
54Mediterranean campaign of 1798 — Part of the French Revolutionary Wars …
55Fishing net — A fishing net or fishnet is a net that is used for fishing. Fishing nets are meshes usually formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Modern nets are usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides such as …
56coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
57Adenanthos cuneatus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …
58MV Mi Amigo — Mi Amigo c. 1964 Career Name: Margarethe (1921 27) Olga (1927 59) Bon Jour (1959 61) Magda Maria (1961 62) Mi Amigo (1962 80) …
59USS S-27 (SS-132) — was a S class submarine of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized in March 1917, and her keel was laid down on 11 April 1919 by the Fore River Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on… …
60Battle of the Basque Roads — The Battle of the Basque Roads was a naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars. On the night of April 11 1809 Captain Thomas Cochrane led a British fireship attack against a powerful squadron of French ships anchored in the Basque Roads. In the… …
