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	Indian Pacific - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fresh from the launch of the new Indian Pacific livery on 24th September, NR 28 hauls the Indian Pacific out of Perth (through Maylands) on Wednesday, 28th September 2005.
		The following is the Indian Pacific consist as it arrived in Perth on the morning of Saturday, 28th of January 2006.
		Another incident occurred on 18 August 1999 when the westbound Indian Pacific was accidentally directed into a crossing loop occupied by an eastbound train at Zanthus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Pacific (846 words)

	Pacific Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Straits of Malacca joins the Pacific and the Indian Oceans on the west, and the Straits of Magellan links the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
		As the Pacific straddles the ± 180° longitude where East becomes West, the Asian side of the ocean (where latitudes are E) is correctly referred to as East Pacific and the opposite side (eastwards) where latitudes are W is the West Pacific.
		The surface circulation of Pacific waters is generally clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere (the North Pacific Gyre) and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Ocean (1854 words)

	Indian Pacific Facilities - Save Special Deals - Rail Holidays Train Packages booking reservations information - Perth ...
		Indian Pacific Gold Kangaroo Twin Cabins have a comfortable three seater lounge which converts to upper and lower sleeping berths at night plus a private ensuite bathroom with toilet, wash basin and shower.
		Indian Pacific Red Kangaroo Daynighter Seating is in comfortable two abreast reclining arm chairs upholstered in woollen cloth trim.
		Indian Pacific Red Kangaroo Service features a bright, cheery Diner and Buffet Car where affordable, tasty light meals and snacks may be purchased.
	www.discoverwest.com.au /indian-pacific-perth.html (1410 words)

	A mini-El Niño in the Indian Ocean?
		The Indian and Pacific Oceans may be linked in a related pattern, with the much weaker El Niño pattern in the central Indian Ocean locked in phase to that of the Pacific Ocean.
		An El Niño begins in the Pacific when the thermocline dips deeper than normal in the central equatorial Pacific and the deep layer of warm surface waters subsequently is transported eastward toward the coast of the Americas.
		For example, when the warm water pool in the Pacific is centered at a longitude of about 160°W, the warm water pool in the Indian Ocean is beginning to be displaced eastward from about 50°E longitude of the tip of India (Figure 1).
	www-das.uwyo.edu /~geerts/cwx/notes/chap12/enso_indian.html (853 words)

	Robert E. Ficken \| After the Treaties: Administering Pacific Northwest Indian Reservations \| Oregon Historical ...
		The result, at least in the Pacific Northwest, was sectarian conflict, as the churches — Methodists and Catholics in particular — battled for control of the agencies and often exhibited little concern for the wishes of the supposed Indian beneficiaries.
		Four years later, the Northern Pacific selected Tacoma as its western terminus and immediately undertook a campaign to close the agency, arguing that it was an impediment to commercial exploitation of the flats at the mouth of the Puyallup River.
		Meacham, the Oregon Indian superintendent, was famous for surviving, partially scalped, the failed peace conference in which General Canby and another government representative were murdered by Captain Jack and other Indians during the Modoc War.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ohq/106.3/ficken.html (6749 words)

	Indian Pacific an adventure that spans a continent
		The full distance between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Sydney in New South Wales to Perth in Western Australia, is 4,352 kilometres or 2,715 miles, travelling via Adelaide in South Australia.
		The Indian Pacific is perhaps one of the greatest viewing platforms available from which to see the changing landscapes of Australia.
		The Indian Pacific is a miniature air-conditioned city, a mobile and self-contained community that relies on no outside assistance on its crossing of the continent.
	www.tomw.net.au /travel/ippr1.htm (613 words)

	MrDonn.org - Pacific Northwest Coastal Indians - Daily Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Of all the coastal Indians, the Tulalip, Swinomish, Lummi and Skagit tribes were considered the most rich.
		Two thousand years ago, the Puget Sound Indians used to tell visiting tribes that sometimes the river was so packed with salmon you could walk across it on the backs of fish without getting your feet wet.
		The Indians used cedar to build their homes and to carve everything from canoes to eating utensils.
	members.aol.com /Donnclass/NWIndianlife.html (1968 words)

	The Earth's Oceans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Pacific Ocean connects to the Indian Ocean to the west, to the Antarctic Ocean to the south, and to the Arctic Ocean to the north.
		The Indian Ocean is between Africa on the west and Asia on the north.
		The Indian Ocean connects to the Antarctic Ocean to the south, and to the Pacific Ocean to the east.
	www.reefnews.com /reefnews/infopage/oceans/ocean.html (355 words)

	Indian Program : Pacific NW Region : AFSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Seattle's Indian Program began in the 1950's with a focus on education work, helping to develop a pre-school on a nearby reservation.
		Over the years, the Indian Program has been actively involved in a variety of projects as a strong advocate for Native rights and a committed supporter of Native communities.
		Since 1994, the Indian Program has been providing organizational, staff, and communications support to the intertribal group of Native leaders who work to plan and implement this journey.
	www.afsc.org /pacificnw/indian (603 words)

	Australian Indian Pacific, great, train, journey, nullabor plain, sydney, perth, australia
		The famous Indian Pacific is an adventure that delivers to travellers one of the greatest rail journeys on earth.
		For 478 km of its 4352 km journey, the Indian Pacific travels the longest straight stretch of railway in the world, across the Nullabor Plain.
		The Legendary Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland.
	fathomtravel.com /australia/great_southern_railways/indian-pacific.htm (766 words)

	Lamont Scientists Discover Indian Ocean El Niño
		In the Indian Ocean, it moves to the central region, where the warmest sea surface temperatures form during the Indian El Niño.
		Unlike the vaster Pacific Ocean, circulation in the smaller Indian Ocean appears to be strongly influenced by the powerful monsoon winds that blow along coastlines of Africa, India and Indonesia, scientists said.
		As in the Pacific Ocean, recognition of a cyclical El Niño pattern in the Indian Ocean holds the potential for forecasting rainfall in the Austral-Asia egion six to 12 months in advance.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/record/archives/vol20/vol20_iss12/record2012.17.html (872 words)

	Watson Wyatt Asia-Pacific - News, Indian Insurance Market
		The Indian Overseas Bank will hold a 15% stake and Karnataka Bank, Bank of Rajasthan and an industrial house will jointly hold the remaining 25% stake in the joint venture.
		Indian insurers are permitted to issue policies to Non Resident Indians (“NRIs”) who have not applied for foreign citizenship.
		The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (“FICCI”) has submitted a proposal to the finance ministry, recommending that insurance companies be taxed at 7.5% of actuarial surplus, instead of 12.5%.
	www.watsonwyatt.com /asia-pacific/pubs/indianinsurance/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=15618&Component=Advantage (2302 words)

	Islands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Islands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific...
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islands_controlled_by_France_in_the_Indian_and_Pacific... (179 words)

	Soviet Politico-Military Initiative In The Pacific And Indian Oceans And Its Ramifications
		The interest in the Indian and Pacific Oceans stemmed from the poor land communication system between European Russia and her possession in the Far East.
		The importance of Southeast Asia, the Indian and the Pacific Oceans to the USSR was amply illustrated by the 1904-05 Russo Japanese War.
		Having established herself as a land superpower by the 1950s, and in response to her naval weakness which was aptly reflected during the Cuban missile crisis, Russia embarked on a policy of maritime expansion in the 1960s and 1970s.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1987/TLH.htm (3413 words)

	Indian Pacific
		The Indian Pacific, was introduced in 1970, when the standard gauge line between Perth and Sydney was established and the railway line between Perth to Kalgoorlie, and Port Piree to Broken Hill was regauged to 1435mm.
		That is The Ghan (The Indian Pacific's twin sister) which will ran between Adelaide and Darwin.
		This Indian Pacific train is the last that left Perth in 2001.
	www.trainweb.org /sepurinter/Websitephotos/ip.html (642 words)

	David Morgan: Pacific Northwest Coast Indian Art & Lore
		The distinctive artistic tradition of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest has shown a continuing vitality despite the generally devastating effect of the coming of the Europeans upon their culture.
		In Indian designs, the wolf is identified by an elongated snout with flaring nostrils, large teeth and ears, and a curled tail.
		The Tsimshian Indians, a Woodland Indian group living just east of the Tlingit, formed both a trading and cultural bridge between the Northern Coastal Indians and the Woodland Indians of the interior.
	www.davidmorgan.com /nwart.html (1392 words)

	DRAFT: CASCADIA MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST INDIAN MYTHS AND LEGENDS
		We searched for Pacific Northwest Indian tales and legends related to the 1700 megathrust earthquake and found a set of related stories that, taken together, indicate that strong shaking was felt over a wide area and accompanied by severe coastal flooding.
		G.B. Kuykendall, M.D. (1843-?) was an early resident of the Pacific Northwest (1852?).
		Swan, J.G., 1870, The Indians of Cape Flattery, at the Entrance to the Strait of Fuca, Washington Territory", Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol.
	www.pnsn.org /HIST_CAT/STORIES/draft1.html (3467 words)

	The Indian Pacific
		Unlike most other long-distance train journeys that I have made, the Indian Pacific is aimed mainly at the tourist market, and so with no pretence of "travelling with the locals" possible, I decided to indulge myself by travelling "Gold Kangaroo" class.
		On arriving at East Perth, I was surprised at the long length of the Indian Pacific, which I estimated as having 22 coaches.
		In the background are the two portions of the Indian Pacific.
	www.johndarm.clara.net /ip.htm (1663 words)

	Indian, Pacific, Ocean, WW2, Pearl Harbor, Singapore, Fall, ABDA, Japan, Marianas, Carolines, Marshalls, DEI, Fleet, USN
		In the event of attack, the defenders are expected to hold out until relieved by the US Pacific Fleet fighting its way from the main base at Pearl Harbor, a distance of 4,500 miles.
		The Pacific Fleet itself consists of eight battleships, three fleet carriers, 21 cruisers, 67 destroyers and 27 submarines.
		Their main bases at Singapore and Pearl Harbor are 6,000 miles apart, and most of the strength is concentrated with the US Pacific Fleet.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsStartPac.htm (1097 words)

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		Large-scale estimation of transport from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean
		The objective of this model-data intercomparison is to determine the feasibility of deriving an useful index for fluctuations in the Pacific to Indian Ocean throughflow volume transport.
		Sea level in four regions is found to be sufficient to index the model throughflow variations: south of Java, northwest of Australia, in the Pacific warm pool and off the coast of the Philippines.
	www.agu.org /pubs/abs/jc/97JC01719/97JC01719.html (358 words)

	Indian Pacific - Australia - RailroadForums.Com
		The Indian Pacific, for those who do not know, travels from Sydney to Perth and return, a round total distance of about 8,000 km, approx, something like New York to LA and return.
		Pacific National who have the Hook and Pull contract, have re painted one of their Dash 9 NR Class in IP Colours, see photo attached.
		Here is the latest photo's on the Indian Pacific waiting in the loop at Meckering Western Australian to allow the Avon Link Service (160 kph) to pass.
	www.railroadforums.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9307 (594 words)

	Indian Pacific: Sydney to Perth by Train
		But the Indian Pacific was the first time I had travelled more than a few hundred kilometres in my own country by train.
		Port Augusta, a thriving industrial city at the head of Spencer Gulf, is 313km from Adelaide and is a vital supply centre for the outback areas of the state and the large sheep stations of the district.
		It is an important place on the east-west "Indian Pacific" railway and the famous "Gahn" train to Alice Springs.
	www.tomw.net.au /travel/ip.htm (1873 words)

	Taking the Indian Pacific
		The Indian Pacific, which runs the length of Australia, is known as one of the world's great rail journeys, and since I wanted to see a bit of the land while I was down under, I had decided to travel by train even though it is cheaper to fly.
		I had a one-way ticket on the Indian Pacific from Perth to Sydney, after having flown into Perth from my home city of Taipei.
		There are three kinds of passage on the Indian Pacific: Coach, Red Kangaroo and Gold Kangaroo.
	www.poagao.org /ipac.htm (6177 words)

	USARPAC News - Senior Army leaders from Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions meet...
		Army officers and security officials from approximately 40 nations in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region are meeting this week in Bangkok.
		PAMS XXIX is co-hosted by the Royal Thai Army and the U.S. Army, Pacific.
		It is not only a forum to enhance understanding of the subjects studied, it also provides an opportunity for the future leaders of the region's armies to establish and cultivate a set of strong interpersonal relationships.
	www.usarpac.army.mil /news/releases_2005/pams1.asp (773 words)

	Indonesia article - Indonesia archipelago Australia Indian Pacific Oceans Malaysia Borneo - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Republic of Indonesia, world's largest archipelago, is located between the South East Asian peninsula and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
		In March 1945 Japan organized a committee for Indonesian independence; after the Pacific war ended in 1945, this group led by Sukarno declared Indonesian independence.
		The Dutch finally accepted on December 27th 1949, and Sukarno became the country's first president with Muhammad Hatta as the first vice president.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Indonesia (1200 words)

	GREAT TRAINS OF AUSTRALIA - THE INDIAN PACIFIC \| Australia \| train \| Indian Pacific \| Perth \| Sydney
		Indian Pacific - gives you two oceans on one of the world's longest and greatest train journeys.
		This amazing train traverses Australia from coast to coast, between the sparkling waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, a distance of 4352 kilometres.
		The Indian Pacific puts into Cook (population 3) during the morning giving you time to explore one of Australia's most isolated towns.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/9631.html (1381 words)

	Indian Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The "Indian Pacific" is the longest and one of the greatest rail journeys on earth.
		It is an ocean to ocean adventure in a comfortable three day journey - a total of 4352km in 64 hours.
		Pacific Island Travel has 3 offices in the Netherlands - in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven - and agencies throughout the Pacific region.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/trains/indianpacific.html (328 words)

	Indian Pacific - Adelaide To Perth
		The Indian Pacific gives you two oceans on one of the world’s longest train journeys coast to coast across this vast continent.
		The journey from Sydney (Pacific Ocean) to Perth (Indian Ocean) departs twice weekly with scheduled stops at Broken Hill, Adelaide and gold-rich Kalgoorlie.
		This afternoon transfer to the train station to board the Indian Pacific.
	www.newmansvacations.com /australia/ip.html (294 words)

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