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The name manchineel (sometimes spelled manchioneel or manchineal), as well as the specific epithet mancinella, are from Spanish manzanilla ('little apple'), from the superficial resemblance of its fruit and leaves to those of an apple tree. It is also called beach apple. [5] A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, 'little apple ...
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The World Ocean. For example, the Law of the Sea states that all of the World Ocean is "sea", [8] [9] [10] [b] and this is also common usage for "the sea". Any large body of water with "Sea" in the name, including lakes. River – a narrow strip of water that flows over land from a higher elevation to a lower one
His death is considered the only credible case of death-by-meteorite. [169] [170] [171] Isaack Rabbanovitch August 1891: A bear walked into the barkeep's inn in Vilna, Russia (now part of Lithuania) and picked up a keg of vodka. When he tried to take it back, he was hugged to death by the intoxicated bear along with his two sons and daughter.
Lacus Mortis / ˈ l eɪ k ə s ˈ m ɔːr t ɪ s / (Latin mortis, "Lake of Death" [1]) is a hexagonal-shaped plain of basaltic lava flows in the northeastern part of the Moon's near face. It was formed as a floor-fractured crater during the pre-Imbrian epoch, then flooded during the late Imbrian period. [2]
The divesture was the second step in a three-step action plan to improve the brand. Other steps include new openings and remodeling of existing stores. In 2015, the brand opened 80 new restaurants and remodeled 450 of its existing locations. The brand's goal is to remodel at least 60% of its North American locations by year-end 2020. [46]
The second-largest island is Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) in the Canarreos archipelago, with an area of 2,204 km 2 (851 sq mi). Cuba has an official area of 109,884 km 2 (42,426 sq mi). Its area is 110,860 km 2 (42,803 sq mi) including coastal and territorial waters.
Tainan (/ ˈ t aɪ ˈ n ɑː n /), [7] officially Tainan City, [I] is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "prefectural capital" [II] for its over 260 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under the Dutch rule, the Kingdom of Tungning and later Qing dynasty rule until 1887.