by the Straits of Magellan, ... We may add that we did not see any of the buoys which mark the various banks of the strait; all had been swept away with the exception of those perhaps on Santa Marta and Triton banks, w r hich the fog would have prevented our seeing at the distance at which they were passed.
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hence they probably set in a similar direction through the above ancient channels, when more open and less crooked than the Strait of Magellan now is.
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STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, CHILEAN CHANNELS AND FIORDS; Regulations and information for PILOTING. ROUTES ... The Northern coast presents two shoals, properly signalized by buoys (Anson and Crooked); placed 4 cables north of the navigation track.
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Introduction: General features of prevailing weather in both regions of the Magellan Strait during different seasons, as well as phenomena relating to water movement and anchorage qualities are described in the first paragraphs of ... Vessels must maintain islote Beware lightly open from cabo Quod to pass S of roca Crooked;
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Unlike the closely related herons, which fly with their necks crooked, ibises fly with their necks straight and their heads held forward. Most species breed colonially, often with other water birds such as herons and cormorants, in warm regions.
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Captain King, in the Strait of Magellan descends to between 3000 and ; 4000 feet. To find an acre of level land in any part of the country is most rare. I recollect only one little flat piece near Port Famine, ... These, from the effects of the elevation and of the impetuous winds, were low, thick and crooked.
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All about the Andes mountains, description, global position, climate, and information on specific plants and animals of this biome. ... The Andes Mountains are located in South America, ... The Andes Mountains are the longest and one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. They are located in South America and stretch 4...
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Maddy Magellan; - The Omega Man (1999) TV episode .... Maddy Magellan; - The Eyes of Tiresias (1999) TV episode .... Maddy Magellan; (13 more); ... "The Comedy Map of Britain"; - Episode #2.6 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Maddy Magellan...
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ABOUT LAKE TITICACA: ... Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake on earth at 11,463 feet altitude. Straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia, the Andean peoples refer to the lake ... Actually two lakes joined by the Strait of Tiquina, it sprawls over 3,500 square miles, fed by waters from the melting snows of the Andes.
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The copy editors let you down when you quoted Jim Margraff ["Dr. Football," November] to the effect that he was an "Oxford button-down, straight-laced kid." Those laces — they're not straight as opposed to those other crooked laces. ... No, they're strait as in tight — like the Straits of Magellan or the Straits of Hormuz.
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