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121Pacific Islands — ▪ region, Pacific Ocean Introduction island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic groupings Melanesia (Melanesian culture), Micronesia (Micronesian culture), and Polynesia (Polynesian culture) but… …
122Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages Pilgrimages …
123Maritime Fur Trade — The North West Coast during the Maritime Fur Trade era, about 1790 to 1840 The Maritime Fur Trade was a ship based fur trade system that focused on acquiring furs of sea otters and other animals from the indigenous peoples of the Pacific… …
124USS Virgo (AKA-20) — For other uses of Virgo, see Virgo USS Virgo (AKA 20) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after the constellation Virgo. She was later converted to an ammunition ship and redesignated as (AE 30). She served as a commissioned ship for… …
125Samuel de Champlain — Born Samuel Champlain 1567 [1] Brouage, Province of Saintonge, France …
126Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to …
127History of Ecuador — This is the history of Ecuador. See also the history of South America and the history of present day nations and states.Pre Columbian EcuadorEcuador offers little archeological evidence of its pre Hispanic civilizations. Nonetheless, its most… …
1282009 — This article is about the year. For the film, see 2009 Lost Memories . 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.2009 has been designated as: * International Year of Astronomy. [ [http://www.iau.org/public… …
