the world because it sparked an explorative‚ competitive fire within the hearts of Europeans. Not only did his journey take him to new uncharted waters‚ but it began an era in which Europe would begin to expand their empire 3‚000 miles across the Atlantic to the Americas. Usually this would not be easy‚ and it was not‚ but the Europeans had several factors on their side that allowed them to conquer and settle the peoples and lands of the Americas. These factors included geography‚ improved technology
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Junger The fishing port of Gloucester‚ Massachusetts‚ just north of Boston‚ is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623. Since that time‚ around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean. Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in the full fury of the storm out on the fishing grounds
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seven continents used to be one giant continent named Pangea. They spread apart and became what the continents are today. The shapes of the continents line up‚ the fossils line up with how the continents‚ the rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic line up with the fossils and coastlines‚ and climatic evidence proves the Theory of Continental Drift. The first piece of evidence for Continental Drift is the shapes of the continents. All of the continents fit together I a logical way like a jigsaw
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His father‚ Domenico Colombo was a wool weaver and his mother’s name was Susanna Fontanarossa. Columbus first went to sea as a teen getting involved in several trading voyages in the Mediterranean seas. Christopher Columbus’s first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 almost ended his life as the ship he was sailing with was attacked by French privateers off the coast of Portugal. Columbus’s ship was burned and destroyed and Columbus had to swim to the Portuguese shore and make his way to Lisbon
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which figured prominently in the theory of continental drift -- the forerunner to the theory of plate tectonics. Wegener also noticed a link between the rock types and geological structures that were seen to be similar on the two sides of the Atlantic. Such as the Appalachian Mountains in North America and the Caledonian Mountains in Scotland
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the common name for fish in the order Salmoniformes. They live in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans‚ and are anadromous‚ which means most types of salmon are born in fresh water‚ migrate to the sea‚ and return to freshwater to reproduce‚ or "spawn." Salmon appearance varies greatly from species to species. Species like chum salmon are silvery-blue in color while some have black spots on their sides‚ like the Atlantic salmon. Still others‚ like the cherry salmon‚ have bright red stripes. Most
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going to tell you a lot about the Spanish geography and how it really played a big role in Spanish riches. The first artifact is a bottle of water but the water in it is from the Atlantic Ocean. I am using this because Spain is right by the Atlantic Ocean and a lot of important events in history happened in the Atlantic Ocean like the finding of the Aztec
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Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) are found in the western North Atlantic from Greenland to Argentina. However the most common Spiny Dogfish we can find from Nova Scotia to Cape Hatteras. We can also find them in the eastern Atlantic from Iceland and the northern Russian coast to South Africa. It also includes the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Many scientists say that Spiny Dogfishes are coming from Sharks. They are the shark relatives. In summer‚ dogfish migrate northward to the Gulf of Maine Georges
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“Current” Situation A case study of global warming effect on the climate of Western Europe. Massive amounts of water move in the ocean currents‚ transporting warmth‚ nutrients and animal life through thousands of miles. Some of the currents warm entire continents‚ bringing life to regions that would otherwise be locked in constant arctic cold. Others carry food for wildlife‚ contributing to rich and productive ecology. To understand the enormous power of these currents‚ consider that in
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reports from scientist now that have statements of dying calves and very thin adults. These are signs that the grey whales feeding grounds are less than substantial. The Atlantic grey whale was living in the North Atlantic Ocean‚ and in the eastern North Atlantic‚ Baltic and North seas and the English Channel. The Atlantic grey whale may have been the species hunted by whalers. The grey whale migrates between feeding and breeding. Grey whales used to be called fighting fish. Their behavior
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