... slopes of ice & snow surfaces, blowing coastward from the interior. Cyclonic storms form over the southern ocean and move clockwise around the continental coast. Because of the great strength of this circulation system , the ocean area from about 40 degrees to near the Antarctic circle at 66 degrees ... , Vasco da Gama went all around Africa & reached India . In 1578, the English navigator Francis Drake , during his voyage to the pacific coast of South America reached the Southern edge of the Tierra del Fuego (the land of fire) ,known as Cape Horn , and south through the Drake ... a co...

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... began with the Merchant Marines (Beaglehole 205). Like the Endeavor, James Cook possessed the exact qualities the Admiralty had wanted. For four years, starting in 1763, Cook had navigated the coast of Newfoundland, charting its bays and inlets with precision. More than once he had received praise from the highest levels of the Royal Navy for his superb seamanship, and the ... been on watch at the ships masthead. The boy was subsequently given a different honor; Cook named a promontory near the landfall for him: Young Nick's Head. The Endeavor had reached the coast of the northern islan...

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... land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 54% forests and woodland: 19% other: 21% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 21,070 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts Environment - current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for ... agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the ...

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... kilometers, with 34.218 km shoreline. The most area of Australia is desert or half-desert with less of population living called outback. Most of Australians live in South East coast. The capita city is Canberra located at south of Sydney in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), with 290 square kilometers area. The most populous city is Sydney. More than a third ... ...

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... where iron oxides have settled. VEGETATION. Coniferous trees dominate the zone (also called boreal forest) all across the northern hemisphere. These forests are especially well developed along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, where some of the largest trees in the world occur (the largest species in virtually all of the tree genera that occur there are found in this ... ...

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... mean to be Australian?' is answered by showing different Australians, in different circumstances, with different problems.' Muriel's Wedding, for example, portrayed a chunk of Australian life, set in the kitschy Gold Coast-based town of Porpoise Spit. It centered around the problems of a very un-typical heroine and her struggle to gain self-worth and acceptance under trying circumstances-a micro-culture seemingly ... ...

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... ) served in units of Torres Strait Force. The units were raised to defend the Torres Strait - to enable the use of the vital strait as a shipping route from the East Coast to Darwin. These men were only paid 1/3 the rate of their non-Indigenous mates, and this underpayment was illegal. Fifty tribal Yolgnu men from East Arnhem Land served in the ... ...

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... leases being granted. In the 150-page judgement it was decided that "communal native title" had never formed part of Australian law. In 1985, the Queensland government had passed the Coast Islands Declaratory Act, which stated that the islands in the Torres Strait, where Murray Island is situated, were a part of Queensland. However, Mabo acknowledged that the Crown became the absolute ... ...

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... U.S.A. have lost their traditional lifestyles to the Christian, industrial attitude of the settlers. In Australia, Aborigines were simply dislocated, enslaved, or put in missionary schools. Most aboriginals along the eastern coast were displaced from the region and onto unfamiliar and dry land. The Aborigines in central Australia managed to avoid contact with the Europeans and are lucky enough to live their ... ...

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