Strait of Magellan

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    Hassan al-Wazzan, known as "Leo the African" in the West, is an unusual character. Born in Granada in December 1488, the man is indeed spectator of many great events that shaped his world. His era is one of the great upheavals: the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Islam moves east: the fall of Granada and the end of the last Muslim kingdom in Andalusia marks the victory of the Catholic reconquista and the end of Islamic influence in Western Europe. But the Turks have just taken Constantinople

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    Although pirates were popular in the Elizabethan Era, they are now negligible. There are anti-piracy groups who despise and are against piracy. From receiving support from the government, they expect the anti-piracy groups to make legal impacts on piracy cases. Even though schools talk about it and may even have a brief lecture about modern pirates and about today’s pirates, they have deteriorated over the years. Somalia is an old fashioned country in Africa where they are not updated on today’s

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    coast of North America seeking to find a Northwest passage. Sir Francis Drake had 5 ships and among his crew he had John Winters (who was a commander of one of the vessels, and officer Thomas Doughty.) Sir Francis Drake led his ships into the Strait of Magellan to reach the Pacific Ocean. All of sudden they were caught up in a storm reversing the course of the ships returning to England. Sir Francis Drake and his crew then sailed to the coasts of Chile and Peru raiding a unprotected Spanish merchant

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    He left Plymouth on the Pelican, later known as the Golden Hind, on December 13, 1577. His fleet was made up of smaller vessels including the Marigold, Swan, and Benedict. From Plymouth he made his way to the Strait of Magellan which took him sixteen days. He then went to Chile, Peru, California and possibly as far north as Vancouver Island. During this time he gathered money and treasures to take home to the investors in England. One of those investors was Drake

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    Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake was an English sailor, one of the most famous of the Elizabethan era. Known mostly for being the first Englishman to circle the world between 1577 and 1578, and for helping to defeat the Spanish Armada, Sir Francis Drake was a very important man in history. No birth record exists for Sir Francis Drake, but he was believed to have been born in 1541. Born in Tavistock, England, in a cottage made of tree branches, Drake was the oldest of his eleven brothers

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    have lost their life. The common method of travel to get to California was by ship; but many could not afford the passage. Settlers would leave the East Coast to go down the bottom of South America. The only short cut was to go through the Straits of Magellan; which was at the bottom of South America. The other way was to get off the ship in Panama, cross the isthmus by land, and pick up a ship on the West coast of Panama that was headed north. But many died of disease crossing the tropical isthmus

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    On his voyage he discovered what is now known as the strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. James Cook: Vitus Bering: A Danish explorer, known for his explorations of the north-eastern coast of Asia and from there the western coast of North America. John Cabot: Francis Drake:

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    Keywords from the Aquatic Science & Fisheries Thesaurus: Environmental factors, Genetic diversity, Fjords, Marine fish, Marine Biodiversity, 1. Introduction Marine environmental landscape parameters play an important role in promoting population genetic differentiation in marine organisms (Selkoe et al., 2008). Consequently, identifying environmental parameters that promote population genetic differentiation is a major focus of study in evolutionary biology (Selkoe et al., 2008). Most research

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    During Shakespeare’s era, war, Kings and Queens, and dynasties influenced the important events that happened around the world from 1558 through 1603. Many new Kings and Queens of countries were elected to run their countries. Through out the era diseases such as the black plague affected many peoples lives. A lot of countries had to go through war to declare their own countries and how much land will be under their names. Without certain people and important events that happened during the Shakespeare’s

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    Sir Francis Drake is one of the most infamous pirates and privateers of all time, a glimpse into his early life illustrates his fate as such. According to Harry Kelsey, a scholar who specia- lizes in sixteenth-century explorers and has authored many acclaimed biographies, in his book Francis Drake: The Queen’s Pirate, Sir Francis Drake is thought to have been born around 1540. During this time it was not uncommon for parents to send their children away to get an education from a wealthy relative

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