captain. Over the years Columbus collected all sorts of maps that showed that the earth was round some maps even showed that it was possible to sail west end up east. One of Columbus’s maps showed that Japan was across the Atlantic Ocean‚ About 2‚700 miles away but Columbus’s maps were wrong. Japan was actually 12‚200 miles away about 10‚000 more miles than Columbus thought. Columbus confident then ever went to King Henry of Portugal and asked if he can have ships and lots of
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moment my friends told me of their plans to have us all go to Ghana for the weekend. I packed my bags and got my nails and hair done. Nothing on earth was going to deprive me of a weekend in La Palm Royal Beach Hotel situated on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. We had decided it was going to be a road trip. The thoughts of the nice things usually sold on the road captivated my soul. The several checks at the borders got me upset‚ but I was prepared for that anyway. We took pictures and kept chatting
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of hurricanes can be seen from a satellite positioned thousands of miles above the earth. Hurricanes originate as tropical disturbances over warm oceans with trade winds. The tropical turbances intensify into tropical depressions‚ and eventually into a tropical storm. They only originate in the tropical trade winds because the ocean temperatures are quite warm there. Powered from the heat that the sea gives off‚ they are steered by the east trade winds and the temperate west ones‚ as well
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It stretches along the wouthwest coast of Africa from Angola in the north‚ through Namibia‚ into South Africa. The name Namib means "emptiness." About 1‚700 km (1‚060 mi long and 100 km (60 mi) wide‚ the desert is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Namib has an approximate area of 170‚000 sq km (65‚640 sq mi). It rises from sea level 914 m (3‚000 ft). Temperatures average 16 deg C (60 deg F). Sands‚ varying from yellow to red in color‚ form dunes reaching 240 m (800 ft) in height
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who had just arrived in what is now known as Provincetown near Cape Cod. The Compact was created by the pilgrims that were aboard the Mayflower‚ a ship carrying pilgrims searching for religious freedom‚ from various European countries across the Atlantic Ocean. The pilgrims landed in territory that had not been charted by the London Company‚ established by King James I with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in America. The pilgrims knew that a very similar practice had been tried some
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and Mexico City‚ since the polluted air in essentially trapped by the surrounding terrain. Ahrens‚ C. (2015). Essentials of meteorology. Andover: Cengage Learning. 3. Hurricanes derive their energy from warm‚ tropical oceans as well as evaporating water from the surface of the ocean. The main factor which tends to weaken a hurricane is when it loses its source
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women’s record by rising to an altitude of 14‚000 feet. Shortly thereafter‚ she became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license. After Charles Lindberg’s solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927‚ interest grew for a woman to fly across the Atlantic and Amelia was contacted to be that woman. She got to…as a passenger. The wisdom at the time was
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Growing up in Massachusetts‚ meant there were plenty of beautiful places to explore each summer. You could go North to Maine‚ Vermont‚ or New Hampshire.‚ or maybe South to Cape Cod or Martha’s Vineyard. While I did vacation in all of those places‚ my favorite place was in Maine‚ Pemaquid Point. My adoptive grandmother‚ Mary had been going there up to Pemaquid Point ever since a young age. Once my sister and I were old enough‚ we were invited up and would spend weeks throughout the summer up there
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Earhart flew solo across the Atlantic and was the first woman to do it on May 20-21.On June 21‚1932 Earhart was awarded the National Geographic Society’s Special Gold Medal.The National Geographic Society’s Special Gold Medal is for becoming the first woman and only person besides Charles Lindbergh to accomplish a solo transatlantic flight. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to go over the Atlantic alone.A transatlantic flight is the flight of an airline over the Atlantic
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to our Country” The influence of European architecture was originally came from Antilles through the manila galleon. Antilles is a archipelago bordered by the Caribbean sea to the south and west‚ the Gulf of mexico to the northwest‚ and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east. And the most lasting legacy of spain in terms of architecture was its colonial parish Churches. Its structure was made using local materials. Some examples of this architectures are Bahay na bato which is commonly found
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