A New Type of Mammalian Intersexuality

1928 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
JOHN R. BAKER
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
New Hebrides ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

(1) In certain islands of the New Hebrides (in the Pacific Ocean) a considerable proportion of the pigs are intersexual. Nowhere in the world are intersexual mammals so abundant. (2) These intersexes differ from the rare intersexes of European pigs in the invariable absence of any rudiment of uterus or vagina. (3) A tendency to intersexuality is inherited. (4) The intersexes are interpreted as genetic males in which the testicular hormone has been produced too late in development.

Crustal structure of Pacific Ocean area from dispersion of Rayleigh waves

1963 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-165
Author(s):  
Tetsuo A. Santô ◽  
Markus Båth
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Upper Mantle ◽  
Rayleigh Waves ◽  
High Heat ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Thin Crust ◽  
Oceanic Structure ◽  
Ridge System

Abstract The dispersion of Rayleigh waves along a great number of Pacific paths has been studied by means of records from Pasadena, California, U. S. A., and Huancayo, Peru. Combining these measurements with previous ones based on records at Tsukuba, Hongkong, Honolulu and Suva, it was found that the central part of the Pacific Ocean exhibits the most oceanic structure, with exception for the Hawaiian Islands. In the south-eastern Pacific Ocean an area could be delineated with a new type of dispersion characteristics, not found in any other part of the Pacific. This area agrees closely with the Easter Island Ridge system, and exhibits unusually thin crust and low upper-mantle velocities as well as exceptionally high heat flow.

The World’s Oldest Tsunami Victim at the Gateway to the Pacific—and Beyond

Tsunami ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
James Goff ◽  
Walter Dudley
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Mass Graves ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Settlement Abandonment

The 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami was a significant puzzle for scientists who finally cracked the cause, but it also marks the most recent event of many that can be dated back to at least 6,000 years ago where the skull of the oldest tsunami victim in the world was found. Papua New Guinea was also the starting point for the most remarkable navigational feat in the world, with Polynesians moving rapidly east into the Pacific Ocean, their settlement of the region being punctuated by hiatuses caused by catastrophic tsunamis approximately 3,000, 2,000, and 600 years ago. It was on isolated Pacific islands that humans first came into contact with the deadly Pacific Ring of Fire. Settlement abandonment, mass graves, and cultural collapse mark their progress.

scholarly journals Hindu-Buddha: Cara Masyarakat Nusantara dalam Berspiritual Sebelum Datang Islam

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Domidoyo Marthinus
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Way

Nusantara adalah suatu wilayah kepulauan yang berada di antara dua benua, Asia dan Australia, sebagai benua yang berada dalam dua samudera raya yang di kenal sebagai samudera India dan samudera Pasifik. Kepulauan ini memotong ekuator dari 95 derajat sampai 141 derajat bujur timur. Penduduk pulau ini menarik perhatian berbagai masyarakat dari penjuru dunia, karena tanah subur dengan  limpahan rempah-rempah dan corak masyarakat yang akomodatif dengankecenderunganfriendly dengan kehadiran tamu. Hal ini memicu para pedagang untuk berniaga dan sekaligus bersyiar atau berdakwah. Orang India yang beragama Hindu dan Buddha menjadi orang pertama yang berlabuh untuk berdagang dan sekaligus memperkenalkanagama yang di anut. Hal ini menjadikan identitas sangat bagus untuk diperbincangkan. Sebagai pendatang dantamu di Nusantara, orang-orang India membawa segala identitas termasuk budaya dan agama. Paper ini menjelaskan cara agama dari India hidup dan besar di tengah masyarakat.[The Nusantara is an archipelago located between two continents, Asia and Australia, as a continent located in two major oceans known as the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. These islands intersect the equator from 95 degrees to 141 degrees east longitude. The inhabitants of the island attract the attention of various people from all over the world because the land is fertile with an abundance of spices and an accommodating community style with a friendly inclination to the presence of guests. It triggered the traders to trade and simultaneously spread or preach. Indians who were Hindus and Buddhists were the first to anchor to trade and at the same time introduce the religion adherence embraced. It makes identity important to talk about. As guests and guests in the archipelago, Indians carry all identities, including culture and religion. This paper explains the way religions from India live and grow in society.]

scholarly journals CONTINENTAL FRAMING AND OUTDOOR SEAS THE PACIFIC OCEAN AS A PLANETARY LANDSCAPE GEOSYSTEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLD OCEAN

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
В.Т. Старожилов
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Landscape Structure ◽  
World Ocean ◽  
Marginal Seas ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
Model Foundation ◽  
Practical Development ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

Констатируется, что континентальное обрамление и окраинные моря Тихого океана как планетарная ландшафтная геосистема в освоении Мирового океана и выделенные как Тихоокеанский ландшафтный пояс (https://doi.org/10.18411/a-2017-089) как основа - модель научного и практического освоения геосистемы океан- континент ранее не рассматривалась. В настоящее время в связи с освоением переходной зоны Азиатского континента к океану появилась необходимость рассмотреть возможности применения ландшафтного подхода в практиках освоения геосистем этой зоны. Работа, представляет собой продолжение комплексных исследований в целом сформировавшейся ландшафтной школы профессора В.Т. Старожилова (doi:10.24411/1728-323Х-2020-13079, doi:10.18411/lj-05-2020-26). Отмечается, что комплексное изучение ландшафтной структуры обрамления Тихого океана, имеет базовое значение при природопользовании Мирового океана. Именно ландшафтный пояс, включающий Сихотэ-Алинскую, Нижнеамурскую, Камчатско-Курильскую, Сахалинскую и другие ландшафтные области и сопряженные с ними окраинные моря, представляет собой часть единой с Тихим океаном структуры природы и представляются как основа для выполнения задач науки и практики освоения территорий континентального обрамления Тихого океана, окраинных морей и использования материалов в освоении Мирового океана. Он, как планетарная ландшафтная структура, является базовой моделью «фундаментом» для построения гармонизированных с природой и связанных с океаном экологических, сельскохозяйственных и других отраслевых моделей освоения этой обширной тихоокеанской зоны. Отмечается, что в свою очередь применение компьютерной технологии векторно-слоевого ландшафтного метода создают платформу для разработки планов и проектов освоения. Он также является платформой для обучения студентов. Приводятся данные о картографической обеспеченности пояса современными векторно-слоевыми цифровыми материалами. It is stated that the continental framing and marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean as a planetary landscape geosystem in the development of the World Ocean and identified as the Pacific landscape belt (https://doi.org/10.18411/a-2017-089) as a basis - a model of scientific and practical development of the geosystem ocean-continent has not been previously considered. Currently, in connection with the development of the transition zone of the Asian continent to the ocean, it is necessary to consider the possibilities of applying the landscape approach in the practice of developing the geosystems of this zone. The work is a continuation of the comprehensive studies of the generally formed landscape school of Professor V.T. Starozhilov (doi: 10.24411 / 1728-323X-2020-13079, doi: 10.18411 / lj-05-2020-26). It is noted that a comprehensive study of the landscape structure of the Pacific Ocean framing is of fundamental importance in the use of natural resources in the World Ocean. It is the landscape belt, including the Sikhote-Alin, Nizhneamur, Kamchatka-Kuril, Sakhalin and other landscape areas and the marginal seas associated with them, that is a part of the structure of nature united with the Pacific Ocean and is presented as the basis for fulfilling the tasks of science and practice of developing territories of the continental framing The Pacific Ocean, marginal seas and the use of materials in the development of the World Ocean. It, as a planetary landscape structure, is the basic model "foundation" for building harmonized with nature and related to the ocean ecological, agricultural and other sectoral models for the development of this vast Pacific zone. It is noted that, in turn, the use of computer technology of the vector-layer landscape method creates a platform for the development of plans and development projects. It is also a platform for student learning. The data on the cartographic provision of the belt with modern vector-layer digital materials are presented.

scholarly journals Континентальное обрамление и окраинные моря Тихого океана как планетарная ландшафтная геосистема в освоении мирового океана

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
В.Т. Старожилов
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Landscape Structure ◽  
World Ocean ◽  
Marginal Seas ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
Model Foundation ◽  
Practical Development ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

It is stated that the continental framing and marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean as a planetary landscape geosystem in the development of the World Ocean and identified as the Pacific landscape belt (https://doi.org/10.18411/a-2017-089) as a basis - a model of scientific and practical development of the geosystem ocean-continent has not been previously considered. Currently, in connection with the development of the transition zone of the Asian continent to the ocean, it is necessary to consider the possibilities of applying the landscape approach in the practice of developing the geosystems of this zone. The work is a continuation of the comprehensive studies of the generally formed landscape school of Professor V.T. Starozhilov (doi: 10.24411 / 1728-323X-2020-13079, doi: 10.18411 / lj-05-2020-26). It is noted that a comprehensive study of the landscape structure of the Pacific Ocean framing is of fundamental importance in the use of natural resources in the World Ocean. It is the landscape belt, including the Sikhote-Alin, Nizhneamur, Kamchatka-Kuril, Sakhalin and other landscape areas and the marginal seas associated with them, that is a part of the structure of nature united with the Pacific Ocean and is presented as the basis for fulfilling the tasks of science and practice of developing territories of the continental framing The Pacific Ocean, marginal seas and the use of materials in the development of the World Ocean. It, as a planetary landscape structure, is the basic model "foundation" for building harmonized with nature and related to the ocean ecological, agricultural and other sectoral models for the development of this vast Pacific zone. It is noted that, in turn, the use of computer technology of the vector-layer landscape method creates a platform for the development of plans and development projects. It is also a platform for student learning. The data on the cartographic provision of the belt with modern vector-layer digital materials are presented.

scholarly journals Checklist of eels of Taiwan (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes): An update

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4454 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
HSUAN-CHING HO ◽  
DAVID G. SMITH ◽  
KENNETH A. TIGHE ◽  
YUSUKE HIBINO ◽  
JOHN E. MCCOSKER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

The eel fauna (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan is increased to 14 families, 79 genera and 232 species. Previous studies (Ho et al., 2015b, c) showed Taiwan had the highest diversity of eels in the world: this is further supported in the present updated work. Elsewhere in this volume, 16 species are newly described and 13 species are newly added to the Taiwanese ichthyofauna, mainly in the families Congridae and Synaphobranchidae. In addition, one new genus and four new species are described from adjacent waters in the Pacific Ocean. A total of 58 new species of the two eel orders are described from Taiwan; 52 of them are valid, and 37 are only found in Taiwan. Four names previously recorded in Taiwan are described as new in present special issue and are removed from the fauna of Taiwan accordingly. This work provides a foundation for the study of eel diversity in Taiwan.

VIII. Dr. Glass's Letter to William Marsden, Esq. on the Affinity of certain Words in the Language of the Sandwich and Friendly Isles in the Pacific Ocean, with the Hebrew

Archaeologia ◽  
1787 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Glass
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
Hebrew Language ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

You know my opinion as to the originality of the Hebrew language: to this you must attribute the trouble I am now giving you.If there was a time when all the inhabitants of the world spoke Hebrew, then we are justified in our attempts at tracing to that primary source any word in any language spoken on the habitable globe: and an argument connected with these data, though it may not carry conviction with it, will not, I hope, be considered, primâ facie, as absurd and impossible.

Evaluation of Wave Energy in the Pacific Ocean for Baja California State in Mexico

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Tapia Olivas ◽  
René Delgado Rendón ◽  
Emilio Hernández Martínez ◽  
Felipe Noh Pat ◽  
Eric Efrén Villanueva Vega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Ocean Waves ◽  
Land Area ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

According to the World Energy Council (WEC) the estimated energy of the wave power in the world is in the range of 8,000 to 80,000 TWh/year to depths of 100 meters or higher and actually the utilization of wave energy resource it is possible because it has been implemented in countries like Australia, Indonesia, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Norway, Portugal and Colombia evaluating different types of marine technologies that take the advantage of the kinetic energy in the ocean waves. Mexico according to the National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEGI) has a land area of 1,972,550 km2 of which has a coastline of 11,150 km having potential for the use of their coasts. Baja California with a land area of 71,445 km2 (3.6% of the country) is located on a peninsula in northwest Mexico and has 720 km of coastline on the Pacific Ocean (6.4% nationally) with a range of depths of 25.6 m to 650 m at a distance of the coastline of 15 km, which makes it suitable to evaluate the use of wave energy at local sites. With the completion of this work will contribute to the characterization of the sites that will present the best technical and economic conditions for its implementation, considering the physical characteristics of the site as well as connection points on the transmission lines operated by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). For the preparation of this study was carried out in three stages: a) Site Selection, b) Evaluation of Wave Energy and c) Economic evaluation of sites using RETScreen. Based on the characteristics of the coast of Baja California the results obtained are the following: 1) 18 sites were selected with a sea depth averaged of 50 m, the annual density power was 7.5 kW/m, this represents a potential of 210 MW considering an average length of 2 km in each site, 2) The economic evaluation of this type of project was for a period of 30 years in RETScreen, considers an annual inflation rate of 5% and obtains an investment cost of 9,538 US $/kW for this type of generation. We conclude that this source of energy will reduce dependence on fossil fuels and contribute to the generation of electricity in the state of Baja California diversifying the energetic matrix state by the use of clean and renewable sources, which represents an investment opportunity between the public and private sector.

Easter Island, Polynesia

Antiquity ◽  
1936 ◽  
Vol 10 (37) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henri Lavachery
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Easter Island ◽  
Volcanic Island ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

Few places in the world have given rise to more fantastic speculation than this volcanic island, 70 square miles in area, lying in the Pacific Ocean, lat. 27° 10′ s., long. 109° 20′ w. Actually the so-called ‘mysteries of Easter Island’, or rather the explanations which have been offered, are not the work of trained men of science. It is natural that the huge statues, standing erect as they do in a naked landscape against a background of black and yellow, should have appealed to the poetical imagination. But those who wish to face with candour the problems presented by certain parts of the world may well be annoyed when the poets’ lyrical love of mystery becomes the starting-point of speculation. The best students of Easter Island have always told us that it was Polynesian and could only be explained by Polynesia. The evidence that we have now obtained is merely an addition to what was already a formidable pile. Nevertheless we expect that before long others will come forward again with tales of a lost continent of Lemuria, submerged beneath the waters of the Pacific; and that Easter Island is one of its peaks, peopled with Lemurian idols!

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