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		Great Lakes Information Network ^Votes:0 Text version GLIN design and maintenance provided by the Great Lakes Commission Photos: copyright ©John & Ann Mahan Last Modified: September 07, 2007 Webmaster: Christine Manninen Site Index \| Send us your comments © 1993-2006 Read More Go to Site


		Home Page ^Votes:0 Surfing and Sailing the Seven Seas Prepared for the ThinkQuest Junior Contest by David B. Gregory J. Josh H. and Josh I. Summit View School, Valley Glen, California Resources About Us Guestbook Read More Go to Site

		index ^Votes:0 Ships, Oceans, Legends and more! The dictionary defines maritime as anything to do with the navigation of the seas. Sail along with us to discover what we have learned. Why Maritime? - We'd like to share some background! This page also includes an interesting interview and a close look at a Seaman's Chest. Oceans of the World Here you will find some interesting facts about the water that covers two thirds of our Earth! Legends & Superstitions .... What we learned will amuse, delight, and perhaps even scare you! Shipwrecks and Sinkings Stories of when disaster strikes....... Flag Messages - Learn all about how we can communicate using flags. Career Opportunities - Let us share with you a lot of jobs that are related to maritime. They include crew jobs on a ship and careers such as oceanogra Read More Go to Site

		New Page 1 ^Votes:0 The year 1998 was declared the Year of The Ocean. This Web site is dedicated to promote awareness of the ocean. [Enter] This page is best viewed with Netscape 4.0x or Internet Explorer 4.0x with a resulution of 800x600 You are visitor This page is created by: Nicholas Tham, Joshua Sim and Lui Ke Hao This page is for educational purpose only. If any material found unsuitable in any way, please e-mail to nicki@pacific.net.sg . We regret any inconvenience. Read More Go to Site

		Ocean Planet: Fact Sheets ^Votes:0 Ocean Planet: Fact Sheets By clicking on this overview map, you can find out some interesting facts about the following oceans: Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Ocean Planet Exhibition Floorplan gene carl feldman ( gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov ) (301) 286-9428 Judith Gradwohl, Smithsonian Institution (Curator/ Ocean Planet ) Read More Go to Site

		ReefNews - Education and Research about the Oceans and their Shores ^Votes:0 -- Latest e-ReefNews Stories and Photos -- Arrow Crab Arrow Crab and Menagerie Balloonfish - Great Photo! Banded Coral Shrimp Barred Hamlet Belize Wall Diving Bimini Destruction Black Grouper in Exumas Blue Parrotfish Boulder Star Coral Caribbean Reef Sharks 1 Caribbean Reef Sharks 2 Caribbean Reef Sharks 3 Caribbean Reef Squid Caribbean Reef Squid by Loren Toole Cayman Brac CD-ROM Dead Man's Fingers Coral Flamingo Tongue Snail French Angelfish, Juvenile Great Barracuda at Ol' Blue Reef Great Barracuda at Bus Stop Reef Green Moray Eel Harlequin Bass Hawksbill Turtle Hawksbill Turtle Eating a Sponge! Horse-Eye Jacks School Octopus Peacock Flounder Pelicans Queen Angelfish Queen Angelfish in Exumas Queen Angelfish by David Bolme Very Young Queen Angelfish Older Juvenile Queen Angelfish Adult Read More Go to Site

		Rivers and streams ^Votes:0 Skip to main content USGS Home Contact USGS Search USGS Water Science for Schools Water Basics • Earth's Water • Water Cycle • Special Topics • Water Use • Activity Center • Water Q&A • Galleries • Search this site • Help • Water glossary • Site map • Contact us • Back • Home Earth's water: Rivers and streams Rivers? Streams? Creeks? They are all names for water flowing on the Earth's surface. As far as the Water Science site is concerned, they are pretty much interchangeable. I tend to think of creeks as the smallest of the three, with streams being in the middle, and rivers being the largest. What is a river? A river is nothing more than surface water finding its way over land from a higher altitude to a Read More Go to Site

		Sea and Sky: The Sea ^Votes:0 Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.seasky.org "Sometimes we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new, and run headlong down an immutable course. It happened to me ... on that summer’s day, when my eyes were opened to the sea." . . . Jacques Yves Cousteau Sea News Get the latest news about everything related to the sea. From oceanography to marine biology and conservation, you'll find it here updated daily. Aquarium Resources This is your one stop information source for the marine aquarium hobbyist. Here you'll find information about aquarium setup, disease diagnosis & treatment, aquarium software, recourses, and more. The Ocean Realm Join Sea and Sky as we examine life under the sea. Explore the diversity Read More Go to Site

		The world's biomes ^Votes:0 "He was a very powerful animal. He probably stood about eight feet high..." HOME SEARCH \| GLOSSARY \| SITE MAP Online exhibits The world's biomes Biomes are defined as "the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized byadaptations of organisms to that particular environment" ( Campbell 1996 ). The importance of biomes cannot be overestimated. Biomes have changed and moved many times during the history of life on Earth. More recently, human activities have drastically altered these communities. Thus, conservation and preservation of biomes should be a major concern to all. For further information, please consult the references page . Here we group biomes into six major types: Freshwater Marine Desert Forest Grassland Tundra Conservation an Read More Go to Site

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		ThinkQuest : Site Unavailable ^Votes:0 Think.com ThinkQuest Library Library Competition Website Currently Unavailable We're sorry, but the ThinkQuest Library site you are trying to access is currently unavailable. It has been taken offline for maintenance. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The ThinkQuest Library includes over 5000 educational websites on hundreds of different topics. Please visit the ThinkQuest Library to see if one of the other sites includes the information you need. If you are the creator of this site and you have additional questions, please contact us and be sure to provide your teamID or the url of your site. Unfortunately, we will not be able to help if you do not include the name of the site, url, or teamID to help us identify the site. Thank you for your pa Read More Go to Site

		Water Science for Schools: Earth's water ^Votes:0 Skip to main content USGS Home Contact USGS Search USGS Water Science for Schools Water Basics • Earth's Water • Water Cycle • Special Topics • Water Use • Activity Center • Water Q&A • Galleries • Search this site • Help • Water glossary • Site map • Contact us • Back • Home Earth's Water As the saying goes ... "water, water, everywhere." Well, how much water is there; where is this water; how does it move around? This section of Water Science for Schools tells the story of where, how much, and in what forms water exists on Earth. The dripping pipe below lists the main topics in this section. Select " Menu of all Earth's Water topics " to see a more complete list. Water Resources of the Read More Go to Site

		WWF - Species ^Votes:0 © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY');" onmouseout="toolTip();" /> About WWF How You Can Help News & Facts FAQ search Home > News & Facts > Education > Age 12 or younger > Species Age 12 or younger Species Carnivores Tiger Shark Seals Penguin Timber or Grey Wolf Herbivores Beaver (American) Elephants Giant Panda Giraffe Kangaroo Rhinoceros Zebra Omnivores Bear (Brown) Bear (Polar) Chimpanzee Kiwi Whale Wolf (Maned) Remarkable Animals Anaconda Arctic Tern Babirusa Climbing Perch Mallee Fowl Northern Jacana Ostrich Red Piranha Sidewinder Snapping Turtle Thorny Devil Tuatara Habitats Homework Help Species © WWF-Canon / Y.J. REY-MILLET');" onmouseout="toolTip();" /> Carnivores Carnivore is derived from two Latin words; 'caro' meaning 'flesh' and 'vorare' meaning 'to swallow'. A carnivore i Read More Go to Site

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