Great Eastern Railway — The Great Eastern Railway (GER) was a pre grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had various other lines through East Anglia. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern … Wikipedia
SS Great Eastern — The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. She was the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers around the world without refueling. Her… … Wikipedia
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Great Lakes — This article is about the Great Lakes of North America. For the region, see Great Lakes region (North America). For other uses of this term, see Great Lakes (disambiguation). A rare cloudless satellite view of the entire Great Lakes region, April … Wikipedia
Great Barrier Reef — The Great Barrier Reef * UNESCO World Heritage Site … Wikipedia
Great Lakes — a series of five lakes between the U.S. and Canada, comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior; connected with the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Chain of lakes, central North America. Comprising Lakes Superior,… … Universalium
Great Lakes Storm of 1913 — The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, historically referred to as the Big Blow , the Freshwater Fury or the White Hurricane , was a blizzard with hurricane force winds that devastated the Great Lakes Basin in the Midwestern United States and the… … Wikipedia
eastern Africa, history of — Introduction history of the area from ancient times through the 20th century. East Africa The coast until 1856 The earliest written accounts of the East African coast occur in the Periplus Maris Erythraei apparently written by a Greek … Universalium
Shipping industry of the People's Republic of China — A COSCO container ship sails from Boston Harbor. In 1961 the People s Republic of China established a state run maritime shipping company and subsequently signed shipping agreements with many countries, laying the foundation for developing the… … Wikipedia
Great Leap Forward — For other uses, see Great Leap Forward (disambiguation). History of the People s Republic of China … Wikipedia
