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  Celebes Sea - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangi Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Borneo.
By 10 million years ago the Celebes Sea was inundated with continental debris, including coal, which was shed from a rapidly growing young mountain on Borneo and the basin had docked against Eurasia.
The border between the Celebes and the Sulu Sea is at the Sibutu-Basilan Ridge.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Celebes_Sea   (333 words)

  
 CELEBES - LoveToKnow Article on CELEBES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In central Celebes, the Kodina flows into Lake Posso, and the Kalaena discharges to the Gulf of Boni; the Posso, navigable by blottos (canoes formed of hollowed tree-trunks), is the only river flowing from the lake to the Gulf of Tomini.
The coasts of Celebes are often fertile and well populated; but, as shown by the marine charts, many sand, mud and stone banks lie near the shore, and con- sequently there are few accessible or, natural ports or good roadsteads.
Divisions, Towns, Population.Celebes is divided by the Dutch, for administrative purposes, into the government of Celebes with dependencies (south-eastern and southern peninsulas and all west coast), and the residency of Menado (north-eastern peninsula and coast of Gulf of Tomini).
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CE/CELEBES.htm   (2726 words)

  
 Celebes Sea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Celebes Sea is a piece of an ancient (Click link for more info and facts about ocean basin) ocean basin that formed 42 million years ago in a setting far from any land mass.
By 10 million years ago the Celebes Sea was inundated with continental debris, including (Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period) coal, which was shed from a rapidly growing young mountain on Borneo and the basin had docked against Eurasia.
The celebes sea has somewhat attained an international notoriety for its (Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation) pirates preying not only on small time fishermen but also entire giant container ships.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Ce/Celebes_Sea.htm   (375 words)

  
 Celebes - Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Celebes is a primary source for the "Organic Certified" Virgin Coconut Oil, crude coconut oil, refined coconut oil, and its by-products.
Celebes continues to create ripples, not only because of its massive infrastructure investments to support its diversified product lines but, most importantly, due to the fact that it seeks excellence in its product quality standard and the continuing training within the ranks of its management and production employees.
Celebes is the first to obtain organic certification from a leading European certification organization for its coconut products, including oil and coconut chips.
www.celebes.com /food3.htm   (243 words)

  
 Animal Planet :: Corwin's Carnival of Creatures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The hair of the celebes ape is mainly fl except for a patch from the shoulder to the ilium and the combination of white and fl hairs on the shoulders and upper arms.
Celebes apes are also distinquished by the presence of a crest of hair on their crown.
The habitat of the celebes ape is constantly shrinking on this island due to an increase of human activity, which includes cultivation, logging, and catching and killing celebes apes.
animal.discovery.com /fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/primate/celebesape.html   (458 words)

  
 Celeb Hair -- Recommendations and Resources
The Celebes Crested Macaque (''Macaca nigra''), also known as Crested Black Macaque or the Black "Ape", is an Old World monkey that lives in the northeast of the Indonesian island Sulawesi (Celebes) as well as on smaller neighboring islands.
Celebes Crested Macaques are diurnal rain forest dwellers.
The Celebes Crested Macaque is frugivorous, with 70% of its diet consisting of fruits.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/29/celeb-hair.html   (663 words)

  
 Celebes Macaque (Macaca nigra)
The average body mass for an adult male Celebes macaque is between 9 and 10 kilograms, and for the female it is about 7 kilograms.
The Celebes macaque is found on the islands of Sulawesi which is part of the country of Indonesia.
The Celebes macaque is a frugivorous species, but immature leaves, arthropods, stalks of newly flowering plants, and cultivated crops are also consumed.
members.tripod.com /uakari/macaca_nigra.html   (272 words)

  
 BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Celebes moor macaque
Celebes moor macaques have a lifespan of 28 years.
Celebes moor macaques have brown to dark brown/fl body fur.
Celebes moor macaques are classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/222.shtml   (160 words)

  
 celebes_kalossi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Toraja region of Celebes produces the best coffee on the island and it is from this region that The Coffee Critic receives its green coffee.
Celebes Kalossi is a semi-washed coffee that is double picked (twice picked to remove any imperfections) to insure quality in the green raw coffee and therefore consistency in flavor when ultimately enjoyed in the cup.
The Celebes carries milk very well and for that reason is an ideal breakfast or after dinner dessert coffee.
www.captaincookcoffee.com /fusion3/html/celebes_kalossi.shtml   (336 words)

  
 Celebes Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Scientists said the earthquake’s epicenter was in the Moro Gulf in the Celebes Sea.
Celebes: Islam spread to Celebes in the early 17th century.
Thousands of fishing boats sailed the Celebes Sea between The Philippines and Indonesia, he said.
www.wikiverse.org /celebes-sea   (347 words)

  
 The Malay Archipelago Volume 1 - Chapter XVIII.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The number of land birds in the island of Celebes is 128, and from these we may, as before, strike out a small number of species which roam over the whole Archipelago (often from India to the Pacific), and which therefore only serve to disguise the peculiarities of individual islands.
It is found all over Celebes and in the Sula islands, and also in Bourn, the only spot beyond the Celebes group to which it extends; and which island also shows some affinity to the Sula islands in its birds, indicating perhaps, a closer connection between them at some former period than now exists.
Celebes, therefore, presents us with a most striking example of the interest that attaches to the study of the geographical distribution of animals.
www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/geo/travel/TheMalayArchipelagoVolume1/chap22.html   (3919 words)

  
 Celebes Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Celebes Sea (or the Sulawesi Sea) of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangi Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Borneo.
The Celebes Sea has somewhat attained an international notoriety for its pirates who prey not only on small time fishermen but also giant container ships.
An important transport route for trade and commerce in the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Celebes_Sea   (357 words)

  
 Coffee by Country | Page 2
It may be that the unusual preparation of Sumatran and Sulawesi coffees, which combines prolonged contact of coffee bean with dried fruit characteristic of the dry method, and the meticulous cleaning and sorting usually associated with the wet method, contributes to the unique flavor characteristics of these fine coffees.
The Celebes coffee most likely to be found in specialty stores today is Toraja, from the mountainous area near the center of the island, in the palm of that hand.
Celebes Toraja is a splendid coffee very similar to the best Sumatran coffees, though perhaps a little less rich and full-bodied, and a bit more acidy and vibrant in the upper tones.
www.lucidcafe.com /bycountry2.html   (2814 words)

  
 Port: Celebes
Celebes or Sulawesi is one of the larger islands of the Malay Archipelago, situated east of Borneo and west of the Moluccas.
The capital of the Celebes government and chief port of the island was Makassar (now Ujung Pandang), situated on Makassar Peninsula, on the Strait of Makassar.
The seat of the residency was in Manado, at the end of the Manado Peninsula on the Celebes Sea.
www.icruise.com /cruise_content/port_Celebes.htm   (371 words)

  
 Civilian Ships--Celebes (Dutch Freighter, 1907)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
She was commercially employed under the flag of The Netherlands until March 1918, when the U.S. Government seized her at Newport News, Virginia.
Soon transferred to the U.S. Navy, she was placed in commission as USS Celebes in April and assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service.
In March 1919 Celebes began her final Navy voyage, from New York to Amsterdam, and early in May was decommissioned and returned to her Dutch owners.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-civil/civsh-c/celebes.htm   (288 words)

  
 Celebes Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean,bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island ofthe Philippines, on the east by the Sangi Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Borneo.
By 20 million years ago,crustal movement had pushed the Celebes basin close enough to the Indonesian andPhilippine volcanoes to receive volcanic debris.
By 10 million years ago the CelebesSea was inundated with continental debris, including coal, which was shed from a rapidlygrowing young mountain on Borneo and the basin had docked against Eurasia.
www.therfcc.org /celebes-sea-75613.html   (235 words)

  
 The tariqa Khalwatiyya in South Celebes
Shaikh Yusuf Makasar is known in Celebes by the honorific title of at-Taj al-Khalwati, 'Crown of the Khalwatiyya'.
As his son and successor `Abdallah later told a Dutch official, Haji Palopo 'was invited everywhere by the rulers of South Celebes, by the ruler of Bone as well as Goa, those of Soppeng and Pare-Pare; and everywhere he found disciples, especially among the anakkaraeng (higher nobility)'.
There were khalifa all over South Celebes then, who in turn appointed their own deputies (who had, however, to be ordained by the Puang Lompo).
www.let.uu.nl /~martin.vanbruinessen/personal/publications/Khalwatiyya_Sulawesi.htm   (7794 words)

  
 BALI HOTELSTravel Hotels Bali,Yogyakarta,Indonesia, Celebes Lombok Hotels Villas Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Celebes is rich in birdlife with at least 200 known species.
These seafarers thought that the 4 tentacle-like arms of Celebes were separate islands, thus they called the island Ponto dos Celebres (Cape of the Infamous Ones), their name for the cape north of Minahasa which had caused them so many shipwrecks.
In east-central Celebes you can possibly negotiate with the crews of INCO Mining Co. chartered planes for cheap lifts if they're not full and if you don't advertise to the hierarchy.
www.yudhara.com /_vti/indonesia_bali_lombok_422.htm   (653 words)

  
 Sulawesi Utara --  Encyclopædia Britannica
English North Celebes propinsi (province), north-northeastern Celebes, Indonesia, bounded by the Celebes Sea to the north, the Molucca Sea to the east, and the Gulf of Tomini to the south.
propinsi (province), north-northeastern Celebes, Indonesia, bounded by the Celebes Sea to the north, the Molucca Sea to the east, and the Gulf of Tomini to the south.
It is bounded by the Makassar Strait on the west, the Celebes Sea on the north, the Teluk (gulf) Tomeni and Teluk Tolo on the east, and the provinces of Sulawesi Utara (North Celebes) on the northeast, Sulawesi...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070225?tocId=9070225   (625 words)

  
 Celebes Kalossi (Sulawesi) Coffee
Celebes (modern day Sulawesi) is an island of itense exotic beauty with rich volcanic soil, ample rainfall, high rugged peaks and breathtaking landscapes, making it ideal for coffee cultivation.
Grown at high altitudes in the Toraja region, coffee in Celebes is produced by both small farmers and larger estates with an obsessive focus on quality.
Celebes Kalossi is heavy bodied with an intense rich flavor, low acidity and a deep complex aroma with hints of cherry and chocolate.
www.ronainc.com /celebescoffee.asp   (202 words)

  
 Marosatherina ladigesi (Celebes Rainbowfish)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Celebes rainbows are a beautiful and fairly expensive fish.
Water conditions must be near perfect (totally cycled tank, nitrate under 20 ppm), though they're a little more forgiving on pH and hardness as long as it's semi-close to their tolerable range (pH: 7.0-7.4, H: 12).
I've had almost as many die in the first week of purchase as live, even with very good water conditions, but I've noticed that the ones that do best are the larger ones so you might want to seek them out.
species.fishindex.com /species_3325marosatherina_ladigesi_celebes_rainbowfish.html   (279 words)

  
 Papua Web: The Malay Archipelago (The Celebes Group)
The coast of this part of Celebes is low and flat, lined with trees and villages so as to conceal the interior, except at occasional openings which show a wide extent of care and marshy rice-fields.
It is one of the characteristic birds of the island of Celebes, to which it is confined.
The rare and beautiful Butterflies of Celebes were the chief object of my search, and I found many species altogether new to me, but they were generally so active and shy as to render their capture a matter of great difficulty.
www.papuaweb.org /dlib/bk/wallace/celebes.html   (20773 words)

  
 Philippine Desiccated Coconut, Banana Chips, Virgin Oil
Spurred by its success in tuna fishing, Celebes focused its vision and energy on becoming a truly diversified quality food supplier to the local and global market.
Celebes opened its financing company in 1997 and continues to service businesses in areas where Celebes operates.
Celebes Group of Companies was established in 1981 with its main office in Cebu City, Philippines.
www.celebes.ph /profile.htm   (380 words)

  
 Sulawesi Tengah --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is bounded by the Makassar Strait on the west, the Celebes Sea on the north, the Teluk (gulf) Tomeni and Teluk Tolo on the east, and the provinces of Sulawesi Utara (North Celebes) on the northeast, Sulawesi Tenggara…;
propinsi (province), southeastern arm of Celebes, Indonesia, bounded by the Teluk (gulf) Bone on the west, the Banda Sea on the east and south, and the provinces of Sulawesi Selatan (South Celebes) on the northwest and Sulawesi Tengah (Central Celebes) on the northeast.
provinsi (province), central and southwestern Celebes, Indonesia, bounded by the Flores Sea on the south, Makassar Strait on the west, Bone Gulf on the east, and the provinces of Sulawesi Tengah (Central Celebes) on the north and Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Celebes) on the northeast.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070223?tocId=9070223   (675 words)

  
 Yayasan Orphans International Indonesia - The Celebes Islands
Its borders are the Philippines to the north, Tomini Bay on the south, the Sulawesi (Celebes) Sea on the west, and the Maluku Sea on the east.
The population estimated for 1989 was 2,472,942 -- the size of metropolitan [Boston] -- with a density of 75 persons per square mile (130 per sq.
Volcanoes are said to exist in the North division of the island.
www.geocities.com /orphansinternational/Indonesia/3-island.html   (1953 words)

  
 On the Progress of Civilisation in Northern Celebes, by Alfred Russel Wallace
The large and curiously shaped island of Celebes is settled by the Dutch at its extreme northern and southern points only, the vast intervening region and the two eastern peninsulas being entirely in the hands of native governments or occupied by savage tribes.
The early voyagers in the East give us scarcely any information about this extensive island; for, as it was not known to produce those valuable spices which were the chief object of their adventurous expeditions, they did not care to visit it.
In Java and in North Celebes, on the other hand, the population is steadily increasing, and is greatly improved in material and moral condition.
www.wku.edu /~smithch/wallace/S104.htm   (3556 words)

  
 Celebes Flathead, Thysanophrys celebica
A Celebes Flathead at a depth of 6 m, Flores, Indonesia, November 1998.
The Celebes Flathead has an elongate body and a moderately depressed head.
The Celebes Flathead is a benthic species that occurs in tropical inshore and coral reef waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/tcelebica.htm   (144 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Celebes Sea
Map of Sulawesi pictures by Julianto Halim Sulawesi (or Celebes) is a large Indonesian island.
Oceanic basin can also refer to the river basins flowing into an ocean.
Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Celebes-Sea   (892 words)

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