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In Greek mythology, Pontus (/ ˈ p ɒ n t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πόντος, romanized: Póntos, lit. 'Sea') [1] was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial deities.
Ponza (Italian: isola di Ponza [ˈiːzola di ˈpontsa]) is the largest island of the Italian Pontine Islands archipelago, located 33 km (21 mi) south of Cape Circeo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is also the name of the commune of the island, a part of the province of Latina in the Lazio region.
Siskiwit Lake and Ryan Island were together part of the subject of the Moose Boulder hoax, which claimed that a boulder existed in the seasonal pond of Moose Flats on Ryan Island in Siskiwit Lake. This would have made Moose Boulder the largest known island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake. In 2020, Moose Boulder was ...
The Southern Ocean has supported fish habitats for 400 million years; however, modern notothenioids likely appeared sometime after the Eocene epoch. [3] This period marked the cooling of the Southern Ocean, resulting in the stable, frigid conditions that have persisted to the present day. [3]
Kosrae (/ k oʊ ˈ ʃ aɪ / koh-SHY), formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island in the Caroline Islands archipelago, and state within the Federated States of Micronesia. It includes the main island of Kosrae and a few nearby islands and islets, the most significant of which ( Lelu Island ) is inhabited by 1,500 people.
The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), also known as Chilean sea bass, mero, and icefish, [2] is a species of notothen found in cold waters (1–4 °C or 34–39 °F) between depths of 45 and 3,850 m (150 and 12,630 ft) in the southern Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and Southern Ocean on seamounts and continental shelves around most Subantarctic islands.
Check out which Kings Island rides from 1972 are still around: Kings Island still has 11 original rides, attractions. 3. Blue ice cream was a promo for ‘ The Smurfs ’
The name 'Khao Phing Kan' in Thai linguistically reflects the island's distinctive shape, resembling a flat limestone cliff that appears to have collapsed sideways, leaning against a similar rock at the island's center. [5] Surrounding the island, the waters are shallow, typically only a few metres deep, and exhibit a pale-green hue.