I had it to myself for an hour like an ambivalent character in Conrad, nautical man alone with his dyspathy. |
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The Gazelle could carry a maximum of four people, and had a top speed of 168 knots with a range of 300 nautical miles. |
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The Quarter Deck restaurant with its view, nautical atmosphere, fine menu and really jacked staff is special. |
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Still on a nautical theme, the Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour is well worth a look. |
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Triton has a top speed of 20 knots and a maximum range of 3000 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots. |
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The new lifeboat will have a range of 250 nautical miles and will carry a crew of six. |
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The Royal Australian Navy has confirmed that a wreck located 10 nautical miles east of Cape Moreton is not the Centaur. |
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Like other nautical instruments its primary function was to measure the altitude of the sun or a star above the horizon. |
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Besides, the port lies just 10 nautical miles from the international shipping route. |
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This is the nautical equivalent of playing Russian roulette with three chambers loaded. |
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Its operationally loaded top speed is rated around 38 nautical miles per hour. |
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Among the framed family pictures on our bedroom mantelpiece are two of young men in nautical uniform. |
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Journalists who flew ten nautical miles up the river mouth saw between 500 and 1000 marooned people. |
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Japan's defense of the sea lanes out to a thousand nautical miles sounded modest and did not arouse undue opposition at home. |
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The second area is between Christmas Rock and Gxulu River Mouth extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark. |
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The ship sent out the Mayday signal early yesterday morning when it was about 33 nautical miles away. |
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A nautical instrument used to measure the altitude of stars and planets in the sky in order to determine a ship's exact direction. |
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When the ten minutes are up, as signified by the ding of an egg timer, a piece of nautical equipment as pedigreed as an astrolabe or a sextant. |
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This device was oddly nautical, the arrow was a trident and the board, which the wind clapped, shaped a bit like a ship's wheel. |
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Empires from Rome to Carthage fought over this most significant of nautical prizes. |
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The point this season is the nautical influences blending into some of this season's trends. |
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Boaters who have run out of electronic gizmos to stuff in Christmas stockings have a boatload of nautical books to fill the gap this year. |
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Inside, a compass hangs on the wall next to a nautical chart under a glass plate. |
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His love for things nautical, his business sense and his organizational skills live on in his son. |
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Alesund is a busy little port with a strong nautical tradition on the west coast of Norway above Bergen. |
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But even if you don't bring your own boat, there's plenty of nautical activity on the island. |
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The increasing importance of astronomy in nautical navigation required further experiments. |
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The earliest printed cards sported a nautical theme directed at sailors, who were heavy tobacco users. |
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The map was tacked next to the compass and he was pleased at how well he could still read a nautical chart. |
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The language derives from a kind of nautical English that was spread throughout the Pacific by sailors. |
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Newfoundland, perhaps more than the other Maritime Provinces, is overwhelmed with the nautical spirit. |
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All things nautical will be on show at Lancaster's Maritime Festival, probably the highlight of the weekend locally. |
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Therefore many sailors would tattoo nautical stars on their forearms as a good luck symbol in hopes of returning home. |
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Roy has previously designed a range of prestigious sailing trophies and other nautical pieces. |
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If one did not wish to sail or indulge in nautical activities, that was accepted. |
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Apart from the nautical activities, the Naval personnel took part in a sport day before heading out to sea on their various deployments again. |
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He eventually took over his mothers fleet of ships and appeared to inherit her nautical skills. |
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It's a fighter that covers 10 nautical miles a minute, in other words, 20 kilometers a minute. |
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The distance between Indonesia and Christmas Island is about 210 nautical miles. |
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The aircraft is a strike aircraft that can go more than twice the speed of sound and fly nearly 6,000 nautical miles unrefueled. |
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Ten nautical miles equals around 11.7 land-based miles, the court was told. |
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At burnout the shuttle has reached an altitude of 24 nautical miles and a velocity of more than 3,000 mph. |
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With 17 days and nights at sea, the competitors in this high sea sprint cover approximately 2000 nautical miles. |
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The distance between Christmas Island and the southern entrance to the Sunda Strait is approximately 240 nautical miles. |
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Fishing is only permitted 3 nautical miles from the park, and the various park regulations help protect the reef and its inhabitants. |
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The second level of defense runs from 50 to 300 nautical miles from the coast. |
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My copilot quickly punched in the latitude and longitude, and we turned toward the position, 40 nautical miles away. |
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She is returning from a triumphant circumnavigation of the world in which crew sailed more than 65,000 nautical miles over four years. |
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Most belong to snowy egrets and little blue herons, who make a fine nautical color combination of crisp white and slate. |
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Its stone walls, large fireplace, old snugs and nautical artefacts give it a rare character, and there is live music every night. |
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Ships sortieing from the west coast would be adding 2,000 nautical miles to their patrols into the Pacific just to get to Hawaii. |
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In 1971 the Icelandic government unilaterally declared that it was henceforth sovereign over the waters up to 50 nautical miles from its coasts. |
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Falmouth's new maritime museum responds to and is inspired by the muscular vernacular of nautical buildings. |
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The bridge only opens with two keys, at the moment it is high and open, which would allow ships and other nautical vessels to pass beneath us. |
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Anachronisms and nautical howlers bombard the reader like spindrift in a Force 10 gale. |
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Joined by Peter Horne, Chris Shred and Bert Lancaster he cast off and headed to a spot six nautical miles north-north-west of Thursday Island. |
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In this future setting mankind transposed modern nautical and naval terminology to their spacefaring starships. |
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Detailing here is robust and direct in the functional, nautical traditions of canal and harbour side. |
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Regardless of whether you choose to use the sight reduction tables or prefer the haversine formula you will require a nautical almanac. |
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Dee prepared nautical information, including charts for navigation in the polar regions, for the company during the next 32 years. |
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The case for more accurate and timely government nautical charts seems to have resonated within the new Bush Administration this year. |
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It has her musing about cormorants, nautical terms and charts, spiders, ecology, conquistadors and hats on Parisienne heads. |
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She has many nautical achievements to her credit, including single-handedly circumnavigating Ireland. |
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The town, with its nautical history, its foghorns, its steep bluffs and clannish folk, is quintessential Minesota. |
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He is still miles and fathoms and nautical miles and light years ahead of everyone else in baseball. |
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Until I met him, I assumed that this nautical way of walking was extinct, or a conceit of literature. |
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Distance from the likely west coast anchorage to the fortifiable peninsula is about 25 nautical miles. |
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His catwalk show theme was nautical and used navy, red and white focusing on skinny trousers and cropped tops. |
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Observations commenced at nautical twilight and ceased at the end of the dawn chorus. |
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Together these gauzy translucent curtains approximate the colors of the sunset and reinforce the house's nautical theme. |
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The territorial sea is a 12 nautical mile limit which is established by proclamation made under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Land Act. |
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A number of shops are dressing their windows with a nautical theme and some local pubs and restaurants are offering seaside specials. |
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Some 15.7m long with a maximum loaded displacement of 24 tonnes, they have a top speed of 24 knots and a range of 210 nautical miles. |
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Its destination was Christmas Island, an Australian territorial outpost, about 300 nautical miles due south of Sumatra. |
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A certified sailing instructor, Tritch can teach almost anything nautical, from splicing rope and knot-tying to tearing down heads and tuning up engines. |
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Joined by ABBM Peter Horne, POMT Chris Shred and CPL Bert Lancaster he cast off and headed to a spot six nautical miles north-north-west of Thursday Island. |
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Leave it to one of America's oldest artist colonies to put a uniquely creative spin on this nautical holiday tradition. |
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Dana Kennedy on the nautical newcomers and diminishing glamour of St. Tropez and Monte Carlo. |
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Sitting on the hill overlooking the marina, you can enjoy your favourite pint surrounded by model ships and old nautical prints, and watch the boats through a porthole window. |
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This exposure in part accounts for the nautical know-how of his early sculptures, which were sometimes built like boats or internally rigged with cables and turnbuckles. |
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The nearest land was Indonesia, 110 nautical miles to the north. |
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The belief, prevalent among nautical archaeologists, that seafarers did not use sailing ships much before the Viking age is surprising given the reliable literary evidence. |
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Boat speed is always measured in knots, which are nautical miles per hour. |
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A spokeswoman for the billionaire said the boat sailed an unofficial 505 nautical miles, which will be ratified by the World Speed Sailing Council. |
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Pilots also carry out surveillance and fisheries protection in the country's 132,000 square nautical miles of territorial waters, mostly in the Atlantic. |
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All distances are in nautical miles and altitudes are mean sea level. |
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As in most genres of art, the nautical or marine artist is a risk taker. |
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And the jostling crowds just add to this wonderful nautical atmosphere. |
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Why are nautical miles used in aviation rather than statute miles? |
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From here, we returned to our original port of departure at the bustling holiday resort of Phuket, having travelled 566 nautical miles during our week at sea. |
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It could take them six weeks to complete, will see them race over almost 4000 nautical miles and push their mental and physical abilities to the limit. |
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London's National Maritime Museum in Greenwich seems an unlikely venue for an exhibition devoted to a father of graphic novels, but boaties and nautical buffs disagree. |
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A bountiful crop of new nautical books sprouted up this year that should feed any boater's desire to remain connected, however vicariously, to the sea during the winter. |
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The ship has a maximum speed of 29 knots using the gas turbines and 18 knots using the diesel engines, with a range of 4,000 nautical miles at 18 knots. |
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The editors also liked the listings of thousands of boat ramps, marine surveyors, boat shows, nautical crossword puzzles, and free greeting cards. |
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Fishing nets strung across the walls lend a certain nautical theme. |
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The practice of voyage planning has evolved from penciling lines on nautical charts to a process of risk management. |
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Y IS FOR YACHT He may not have his sealegs, but there is a lot of nautical action during the wedding. |
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Sea scouting is based on the same fundamental scouting aims and methods but there is a nautical twist to the programme and activities. |
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Rooms are decked out with driftwood and nautical features, and there is even a bunkroom laid out in the style of a ship's cabin. |
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A nautical mile is equal to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. |
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It rises stubbily out of the Chesapeake Bay more than two nautical miles from the Southern Maryland shore. |
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For those with amore nautical bent amotor boat complete with trailer and a separate outboard motor will be available. |
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On 7 April, Britain declared a maritime exclusion zone of 200 nautical miles around the Islands. |
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For good nautical fun, nothing beats the blizzardy, icebergy waters of the North Sea. |
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Shiver me sails an' rot me timbers, fry me barnacles, scrape me keel, an' all that nautical jimjam. |
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Historically a nautical mile was defined as the length of one minute of arc along a meridian of a spherical earth. |
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An ellipsoid model leads to a variation of the nautical mile with latitude. |
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This was resolved by defining the nautical mile to be exactly 1,852 metres. |
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During the war, he wrote a booklet The Fringes of the Fleet containing essays and poems on various nautical subjects of the war. |
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Additional duties include maintaining the ship's boats and performing other nautical tasks. |
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During this time of the year marginal nautical twilight lasts the entire night. |
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The portion of the continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical mile limit is also known as the extended continental shelf. |
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In Sweden they are called kummel, in Norway varde, and are indicated in navigation charts and maintained as part of the nautical marking system. |
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The definitions of both the nautical mile and the kilometre were originally derived from the Earth's circumference as measured through the poles. |
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The nautical mile was defined as a minute of arc of latitude measured along any meridian. |
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These standards are subsequently adopted and used by its 87 member countries and others in their surveys, nautical charts, and publications. |
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Hydrography, mostly for reasons of safety, adopted a number of conventions that have affected its portrayal of the data on nautical charts. |
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Submerged, the ship could manage 50 nautical miles at 5 knots using battery electric propulsion. |
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As completed, the Type AF had a speed of six knots, and a range of 60 nautical miles unless auxiliary fuel tanks were fitted. |
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Because of Bristol's nautical environment, maritime safety was an important issue in the city. |
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Icaria is a Greek island in the Aegean ten nautical miles southwest of Samos. |
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The 10 IFCA Districts cover English coastal waters out to 6 nautical miles from Territorial Baselines. |
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A specialty within maritime archaeology is nautical archaeology, which studies vessel construction and use. |
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Reinel was also author of the first nautical chart known with an indication of latitudes in 1504 and the first representation of an Wind rose. |
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The successive expeditions and experience of the Portuguese pilots led to a rapid evolution of Portuguese nautical science. |
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Perhaps the most well known projection is the Mercator Projection, originally designed as a nautical chart. |
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His nautical charts are among the earliest to map the Mediterraean and Black Sea regions accurately. |
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Unlike many other nautical charts, the Catalan Atlas is read with the north at the bottom. |
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Zacuto's tables in conjunction with the new metal nautical astrolabe allowed navigators to take accurate readings anywhere. |
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Cadamosto is believed to have brought notes, logs and several nautical maps with him. |
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Thereafter, it routinely appeared in most nautical charts of the 15th century. |
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It contains unique historical information about the maritime exploration and the evolution of nautical cartography. |
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He sailed from Kalinga 690 nautical miles on 100 large ships with a 24,000 strong army. |
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Several of the nautical charts that he copied had been meticulously kept secret by the Portuguese for more than a century. |
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Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland. |
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He had no prior nautical or navigational experience and it was hoped he would transition into naval life with the same aplomb he showed on land. |
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The resulting canals encouraged the flourishing of a nautical culture which proved central to the economy of the city. |
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However, such features are entitled to a territorial sea extending 12 nautical miles. |
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The 63 year old had abandoned ship after his 11-metre yacht was dismasted in foul weather 500 nautical miles off the southern coast of Tasmania. |
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For example, grapes and nautical images might be used on the kylix or a ceremonial procession might be a part of the lekythos design. |
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They also sell wholesale beach supplies and nautical gifts, such as wholesale alligator heads, bulk starfish, and wholesale sand dollars. |
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From colorful summer frocks to nautical sailor suits and preppy separates, this charming line showcased an array of styles perfectly suited for any little one. |
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They introduced a novelty in the nautical cartography for they are geographical maps, all with common stylistic representation of certain accidents and geographical areas. |
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In the FedEx Express operation, the 777 Freighter can fly 5,800 nautical miles, an increase of 2,100 nautical miles versus the airlines MD-11 Freighter fleet. |
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The Shetlanders' nautical skills were sought by the Royal Navy. |
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The vehicle, in an equatorial orbit of 300 nautical miles, has a period of 2.1 hours establishing 0.7 hours of darkside operation and 1.4 hours of sunlight operation. |
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He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe. |
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You could treat yourself to the Floozie by Frost French nautical silk balcony bra set and spice things up for Valentine's Day with the red hot Reger range. |
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The purchase includes over 100 titles that cover a range of nautical pastimes, including cruising, racing, motorboating, yacht and dinghy racing and surfing. |
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La Barra is popular for nautical sports and fishing during the day. |
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As I peered over the railing, straining to glimpse nearby land through thick mist and mammoth waves, the enormity of their nautical cajones shamed me. |
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The IHO enjoys observer status at the United Nations where it is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting. |
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When referring to hydrography and nautical charting in Conventions and similar Instruments, it is the IHO standards and specifications that are normally used. |
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The IHO develops hydrographic and nautical charting standards. |
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If the navigator measures the direction in real life, the angle can then be drawn on a nautical chart and the navigator will be on that line on the chart. |
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A nautical chart will always explicitly indicate the units of depth used. |
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A fathom line or fathom curve, a usually sinuous line on a nautical chart, joins all points having the same depth of water, thereby indicating the contour of the ocean floor. |
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The ultimate goal of the program is to demonstrate a vehicle range of 600 nautical miles with a maximum sustainable cruise speed in excess of Mach 6, about 4,200 mph. |
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One is that the terms derive from early nautical navigation. |
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The publication of the nautical maps enabled the Dutch and British East India companies to break the trade monopoly Portugal held with the East Indies. |
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Many other nations quickly adapted similar policies, most stating that their portion of the sea extended either 12 or 200 nautical miles from its coast. |
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In 1947, Chile and Peru first adopted the 200 nautical miles of Exclusive Economic Zone for their shore, and in 1982, UN formally adopted this term. |
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Houtman was also a spy, having worked against the Portuguese by bringing back to the Netherlands privileged nautical information obtained during his stay in Portugal. |
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The radar mile is the amount of time it takes for a radar pulse to travel one nautical mile, reflect off a target, and return to the radar antenna. |
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The last contact the plane had with air traffic controllers was 120 nautical miles off the east coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bharu, the airline said on Saturday. |
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Cook Strait's nautical chart offers tidal current information. |
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Although some of the nautical and Shakespearean allusions may go over the heads or under the radar, not a single laugh line or funny bit gets lost. |
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Most countries have jurisdiction over the waters within 200 nautical miles of their shores, called the exclusive economic zone, set by the Law of the Sea. |
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Recently Mercator's projection has been rejected for representations of the world but it remains paramount for nautical charts and its use stands as his enduring legacy. |
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Strata areas were measured from nautical charts with a digital planimeter. |
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The third tier consists of the archaeology of maritime cultures, in which nautical technology, naval warfare, trade and shipboard societies are studied. |
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He produced thousands of nautical charts, mapping a remarkable number of seas and oceans for the first time, and contributing significantly to the safety of shipping. |
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The year after that, he swam from Pulau Satang Besar to Damai Beach, some 15 nautical miles, and in 2008, from Pulau Satang Besar to Kampung Santubong, some 19 nautical miles. |
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The verb heave is in this class when used in a nautical context. |
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The 420-foot long icebreaker traveled more than 5,000 nautical miles and scientists aboard collected thousands of ice, water, sediment and air samples along the way. |
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