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6 hours ago · General description and myth. In Norwegian sailor folklore, kraken ("the krake " or "the crookie"), also known as horven (among others), is a legendary sea monster said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland . It is said that when fishermen row out a few miles ( Scandinavian miles) from the coast on a hot summer's day in a calm, and ...
6 hours ago · Congress of Industrial Organizations, later AFL–CIO. The National Maritime Union ( NMU) was an American labor union founded in May 1937. It affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in July 1937. After a failed merger with a different maritime group in 1988, the union merged with the Seafarers International Union of North ...
6 hours ago · The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
6 hours ago · See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags Main article ...
6 hours ago · Otank. Language codes. ISO 639-3. uta. Glottolog. otan1238. Otank (Utanga) is a Tivoid language of Nigeria. It is close to Tiv proper .
6 hours ago · Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː.sǎː láːw] ), sometimes referred to as Laotian, is the official language of Laos and a significant language in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Spoken by over 3 million people in Laos and 3.2 million in all countries, it serves as a vital ...
6 hours ago · Kawasaki P-1. The Kawasaki P-1, previously P-X, XP-1, is a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company. Unlike many maritime patrol aircraft, which are typically conversions of civilian designs, the P-1 is a purpose-built maritime aircraft with no civil counterpart and was designed from the onset ...
