Cape Agulhas (/əˈɡʊljəs/; Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas [ˈkaβu ðɐz ɐˈɣuʎɐʃ], "Cape of Needles") is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is...
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The Agulhas Current (/əˈɡʌləs/) is the western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows south along the east coast of Africa from 27°S...
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Agulhas (needles in the Portuguese language — [aˈɡuʎɐs] or [aˈɡuʎɐʃ]) may refer to: Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa L'Agulhas, a town near...
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The Agulhas Bank (/əˈɡʌləs/, from Portuguese for Cape Agulhas, Cabo das Agulhas, "Cape of Needles") is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental...
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S. A. Agulhas is a South African ice-strengthened training ship and former polar research vessel. She was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Shimonoseki...
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Agulhas Negras Peak (Portuguese: Pico das Agulhas Negras, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpiku daz aˈɡuʎɐz ˈneɡɾɐs], lit. 'Black Needles Peak') is the fifth-highest...
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Hyphessobrycon agulha (also known as the red-tailed flag tetra) is a species of tetra in the family Characidae. As a freshwater fish, it inhabits the basin...
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The Cape Agulhas Lighthouse is at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa. At 171 years old, it is the third-built lighthouse in South Africa, and...
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S. A. Agulhas II is a South African icebreaking polar supply and research ship owned by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. She was...
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The Agulhas Leakage is an inflow of anomalously warm and saline water from the Indian Ocean into the South Atlantic due to the limited latitudinal extent...
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L'Agulhas (redirect from Agulhas, Western Cape)
coastal village and holiday resort in South Africa, located within the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality at the southernmost tip of the African mainland. It...
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The Agulhas Passage is an abyssal channel located south of South Africa between the Agulhas Bank and Agulhas Plateau. About 50 km (31 mi) wide, it connects...
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The Agulhas Plateau is an oceanic plateau located in the south-western Indian Ocean about 500 km (310 mi) south of South Africa. It is a remainder of...
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Cape Agulhas about 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current...
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Needle in the Haystack (redirect from Agulha no Palheiro)
Needle in the Haystack (Portuguese: Agulha no Palheiro) is a 1953 Brazilian comedy film directed by Alex Viany. Carmélia Alves Roberto Bataglin as Eduardo...
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Éguilles (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij]; Occitan: Agulha [aˈɣyʎɔ, aˈɡyjɔ]) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway...
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The Agulhas Basin is an oceanic basin located south of South Africa where the South Atlantic Ocean and south-western Indian Ocean meet. Part of the African...
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The Agulhas National Park is a South African national park located in the Agulhas Plain in the southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, about 200...
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The Military Academy of Agulhas Negras (Portuguese: Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras, AMAN – named after the Agulhas Negras summit) is the biggest...
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Cape Agulhas Municipality (Afrikaans: Kaap Agulhas Munisipaliteit) is a municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update]...
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cerejinha de folhas finíssimas, cereja de folhas finíssimas, guamirim folha de agulha, is a flowering shrub in the family Myrtaceae. Eugenia angustissima is native...
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into the Indian Ocean. The 20° East meridian, running south from Cape Agulhas to Antarctica defines its border. In the 1953 definition it extends south...
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shore: 59 Agulhas canyon: 59 Agulhas dissipative sandy coast: 59 Agulhas dissipative-intermediate sandy coast: 59 Agulhas estuarine shore: 59 Agulhas exposed...
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Northernmost Point — Cape Chelyuskin, Russia Southernmost Point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa Westernmost Point — Pointe des Almadies, Senegal Easternmost...
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actually the southernmost point of the mainland of Africa; that is Cape Agulhas, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the east-southeast. The peak above...
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Velho (1982, Prêmio Jabuti), Blecaute (1986), Ua:brari (1990), Bala na Agulha (1992), Não És Tu, Brasil (1996), Malu de Bicicleta (2003), A Segunda Vez...
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The Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris), also known as the Agulhas lark or Agulhas longbill is a small passerine bird. It is an endemic...
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from the Atlantic Ocean by the 20° east meridian, running south from Cape Agulhas, South Africa, and from the Pacific Ocean by the meridian of 146°49'E,...
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Africa and 22 kilometers (14 mi) from Ichkeul Lake. Monument Monument Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. "Scenery of Cape Angela - Xinhua | English...
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Catalina Mountains, Arizona, US Maiella 2,793 9,163 Abruzzo, Italy Pico das Agulhas Negras 2,792 9,160 Serra do Itatiaia, Minas Gerais/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
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