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DK History: Polynesia

WHERE WERE POLYNESIANS FROM? WHY DID PEOPLE SET SAIL FOR POLYNESIA? HOW DID THE SETTLERS NAVIGATE? MAORISFIND OUT MOREPolynesia is a group of scattered islands in the vast Pacific Ocean. Around…

DK People & Places: Antarctica

WHO OWNS ANTARCTICA? WHAT DO SCIENTISTS STUDY IN ANTARCTICA? FACTFILE: ANTARCTICAARCTICFIND OUT MOREThe freezing, inhospitable continent of Antarctica was the last place on Earth to be explored.…

Weather: The Modern Era

The Modern EraWeatherRadar and SatellitesRadar—Scanning the SkiesDoppler—the New GenerationSatellites—a Far-Out LookThe Modern EraPutting It All Together Satellites are capable of providing a wealth…

DK Nature: Fish

WHERE DO FISH LIVE? HOW DO SHARKS HUNT? ARE THERE ANY PARASITIC FISH? FISH CLASSIFICATIONGILLS BIOLUMINESCENCEFIND OUT MOREFish are aquatic animals with an inner skeleton, including skull, ribs…

Coral Seas (Blue Planet: Seas of Life)

Distributor:Discovery Channel Vivid cinematography takes viewers to the ocean’s coral reefs teeming with life in this two-part Emmy Award-winning video. Richard Attenborough’s narrative combined…

Selected Biographies: O

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies…

Antsiranana

(Encyclopedia) Antsiranana Antsiranana äntˌsēräˈnānä [key], formerly Diégo-Suarez Diégo-Suarez dē-āˈgō-swärˈĕs [key], town, N Madagascar, on Antsiranana Bay…

Japan Current

(Encyclopedia) Japan Current or KuroshioKuroshiok&oobreve;rōshēˈō [key][Jap.,=black stream], warm ocean current of the Pacific Ocean, off E Asia. A northward flowing branch of the North…

Lisa MURKOWSKI, Congress, AK (1957)

Senate Years of Service: 2002-Party: RepublicanMURKOWSKI, Lisa, (daughter of Frank Hughes Murkowski), a Senator from Alaska; born in Ketchikan, Alaska, on May 22, 1957; attended public schools…