After Balboa’s discovery, it didn’t take long for Spain’s royal court to imagine a canal crossing through Panama. Unfortunately, given the technology of the time, building it was all but impossible. In the 1500s, when Spain’s King Charles I ordered officials in Panama to study the construction of a new canal there, one replied, “There is not a prince in the world with the power to accomplish this.” It was nevertheless an important overland route for centuries to come – and when an American consortium
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Caroline County’s major roads connect with U.S. 50, U.S. 301, and U.S.13. The Maryland & Delaware Railroad Company provides a connection to the rest of the Eastern Shore from the the town of Federalsburg. Electricity in the county is provided by Delmarva Power and the Choptank Electric Cooperative. While most the county relies on propane and biomass fuel, Federalsburg uses natural gas. The municipalities of Denton, Federalsburg, Greensboro, Preston, and Ridgely all maintain their own sewer and water
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Samoas Reef The Samos reef is located at 37.7548° N, 26.9778° E. The Samoan island is a group of four little islands located in the North Eastern coast of Australia. It’s closest major city is Apia which is located east of the main island of Samoa. Group D has been studying it with the NOAA coral reef watch. The NOAA coral reef watch organization gives you every day data There is a ton of coral reef sites all around the globe that NOAA has been studying. The closest coral reef site to the one we
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On April 12, 1912, the world’s largest ever known ship sank. The Titanic was not only unexpected because it was described as “unsinkable,” but was very tragic. Of the 2,201 people who boarded The Titanic, only 709 survived (Baldwin, “R.M.S. Titanic” and Fowler, A History in Numbers). Miss Jessie Allis Mary Goodwin was one of the unfortunate passengers who did not survive. She and her family, like most of the third class passengers, were lost in the sinking (G. Bell). The Titanic sunk primarily because
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Because Kirribilli sits along the centre of Sydney’s sparkling harbour, it is an in-demand suburb. Kirribilli is believed to be one of the oldest suburbs in Sydney. Due to the location of Kirribilli, it’s prime property for buying and investing. However, if you would rather be a tenant renting your dwelling, Kirribilli is still one awesome Sydney suburb. What makes it so awesome? Lifestyle & Housing While Kirribilli is considered to be a haven for young professionals due to the short commute into
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Two landfill sites in Florida are the Orange County landfill in Orlando, and the Rolling Hills landfill. The biggest issue for the community with the orange county landfill is the smell that is coming from it. When the landfill was started, none of the homes that are in the area existed, so people are closer to the landfill than ever before. The Orange County solid waste division is said to be working on a plan to get rid of the odor, but nothing has been announced, as it relates to getting rid
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Surfing on the California Coast Surfing traveled from Hawaii and arrived at the stretching coast of California over a hundred years ago. Since then, almost all characteristics of the sport including the style, the gears, the wave, the surfers, and even the industry have changed radically. The sport which was once not even known to more than a handful of people has traveled across the globe. Even though there are still several isolated and undiscovered, hundreds of surf spots are frequented by different
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What is the Tragedy of Commons? Who came up with the theory? The tragedy of the commons is the tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain. Garrett Hardin came up with the theory. Explain how the Tragedy of the Commons could apply to the ocean. The fishermen overfish marine animals from the ocean. It will cause the number of marine animals to decline quickly. It eventually will upset the balance of entire marine ecosystems
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Megalosterra is a vast island, reaching 100 miles from the easternmost point to the westernmost point, and 60 miles from the northernmost point to the southernmost point. Ages ago, men sailed across the vast ocean to this relatively unknown land for a new life. Upon arrival to the island, scouts were sent east and west to map out the land. The people who stayed at the landing point built a small town, and named it Prima Urbium. Then, the leaders of the town named the island Megalosterra. The people
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Jacques Cartier was sent to go and sail across the Atlantic Ocean for many reasons, including rumors about valuable resources like gold and to find a passage to China through North America. The first reason for traveling was to find the rumors of finding items like gold and spices. King Francis
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