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  2. Polynesian navigation - Wikipedia

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    Polynesian navigators thus employed a wide range of techniques including the use of the stars, the movement of ocean currents and wave patterns, the patterns of bioluminescence that indicated the direction in which islands were located, the air and sea interference patterns caused by islands and atolls, the flight of birds, the winds and the ...

  3. Animal navigation - Wikipedia

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    Animal navigation is the ability of many animals to find their way accurately without maps or instruments. Birds such as the Arctic tern, insects such as the monarch butterfly and fish such as the salmon regularly migrate thousands of miles to and from their breeding grounds, [1] and many other species navigate effectively over shorter distances.

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat at the disposal of an admiral for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. barge slip A specialized docking facility designed to receive a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water. bark An alternate spelling of barque. barkentine

  5. List of surface water sports - Wikipedia

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    After the deep water start, the skier can ski, jump, and attempt aerial tricks launching the hydrofoil off the water and off boat wake. Other variants include a wake surfboard with a foil attached to the back underneath the water. The board can move up and down out of the water based on the position of the rider’s weight.

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.

  7. Ctenophora - Wikipedia

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    a Beroe ovata, b unidentified cydippid, c "Tortugas red" cydippid, d Bathocyroe fosteri, e Mnemiopsis leidyi, and f Ocyropsis sp. [17]. Among animal phyla, the Ctenophores are more complex than sponges, about as complex as cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, etc.), and less complex than bilaterians (which include almost all other animals).

  8. Cross sea - Wikipedia

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    A cross sea (also referred to as a squared sea or square waves[a]) is a sea state of wind-generated ocean waves that form nonparallel wave systems. Cross seas have a large amount of directional spreading. [1] This may occur when water waves from one weather system continue despite a shift in wind. Waves generated by the new wind run at an angle ...

  9. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper's website and mobile apps as part of The New York Times Games. [1][2][3][4][5] The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and has ...