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1 day ago · The first settlements were concentrated around the coast and date back to the period between c. 1100 BC and AD 200. Two Kanak warriors posing with penis gourds and spears, around 1880. British explorer James Cook was the first European to sight New Caledonia, on 4 September 1774, during his second voyage.
- 18,576 km² (7,172 sq mi)
1 day ago · The Ross expedition to the Antarctic made several important discoveries in biology and zoology. Several of the Royal Navy's voyages ended in disaster such as those of Franklin and Scott . [66] Between 1872 and 1876 HMS Challenger undertook the first global marine research expedition, the Challenger expedition .
- 1546; 477 years ago
- His Majesty's Naval Service
9 hours ago · Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches the world's first... May 15, 2024. MoU signed between Panama and UAE offers benefits... May 13, 2024.
9 hours ago · Based on our experience in delivery, we will lead the large ship electric propulsion market by expanding our technology to the MVDC power system.” This is the latest stage in a long running program of collaboration between the organizations, with ABS supporting HHI on ammonia carriers, autonomous navigation and green hydrogen production.
1 day ago · The Thialf, one of the world’s largest floating cranes, will install the first foundations in the seabed in the next few days. A monopile – a 70-meter-long steel foundation 9.2 meters in diameter and weighing around 1,350 metric tons – will be used, upon which a transition piece will be placed, which serves as a connecting element between ...
9 hours ago · Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa. It was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated in the place that is now the country Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) [1] with the political unification ...
