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	Vostok - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Vostok spacecraft used in that programme and also the basis of a reconnaissance satellite.
		Vostok watches is a brand of watch, made in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia.
		Vostok, Primorsky Krai, an urban settlement in Krasnoarmeysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vostok (198 words)

	Vostok Island, Line Islands, Republic of Kiribati
		Vostok Island lies 605 nautical miles south of the equator.
		It is about 325 miles east-northeast of Tongareva (Penrhyn) Island, 86 miles north-northwest of Flint Island, 125 miles west of Caroline Island (Millennium Island), 385 miles south-southeast of Malden Island, and 800 miles northwest of Rarotonga.
		Swift currents sweep past the island in a westerly direction, with a small eddy on the lee side.
	www.janeresture.com /kiribati_line/vostok.htm (576 words)

	Vostok Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vostok Island, also known as Staver Island, is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Line Islands belonging to Kiribati.
		First sighted in 1820 by the Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named the island for his ship.
		Vostok was claimed under the Guano Act of 1856, but was never mined for phosphate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vostok_Island (172 words)

	Rakahanga Island
		It is 190 nautical miles W.S.W. of Togareva (Penrhyn) Island, 580 miles south and 60 miles west of Jarvis Island, and 520 miles westward of Vostok Island.
		One pastor kept the island from being annexed by a French expedition by hoisting the British flag and refusing the allow it to be hauled down.
		One feature of the island is a spring of medicinal water, beneficial to persons suffering from rheumatism, skin diseases, and the like, located on the edge of the lagoon within a stone's throw of the village.
	www.janeresture.com /rakahanga (939 words)

	Kiribati
		The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean.
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Micronesian transliteration of the former English name for the main group of islands, the Gilbert Islands.
		Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 islands), some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands[?] (8 islands), some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts and the Line Islands (9 islands), about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kiribati.html (415 words)

	Flint Island
		The island is surrounded by a narrow fringing reef, which extends nearly half a mile off the northern point.
		The guano was dug in the central part of the island and carried on a tramline to the landing.
		In 1911 the island was leased to SR Maxwell and Col, Ltd. About thirty native workmen, under a white manager, cared for the harvesting of copra from about 30,000 coconut palms.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /kiribati/about_destin/flintisland.html (944 words)

	Looking for Nemo Expedition - Day 19
		Vostok Island was named by a captain for his ship, Vostok.
		The island is surrounded by white coral sand beaches.
		The trees on the east side of the island are all bent over and pointing to the west.
	www.theoceanadventure.com /NemoIE03/DAY19Nemo.html (515 words)

	Vostok
		The Vostok crew accommodation was for one cosmonaut, in a spacesuit, equipped with an ejection seat for launch aborts and for landing on the earth.
		The temperature in the cabin of Vostok 2 went down to 10 deg C due to what turned out to be an installation error (both the primary and back-up circulation fans were operating).
		Furthermore, the modified Vostok is inherently risky, with no way to save the crew in case of a launch vehicle malfunction in the first 40 seconds of flight.
	www.astronautix.com /project/vostok.htm (18544 words)

	CONSERVATION STATUS OF BIRDS OF CENTRAL PACIFIC ISLANDS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE REPORT
		Future utilization of these islands is bound to take place, for which reason it is essential to identify and protect those islands with relatively intact avifaunas, and to insist that users pick up after themselves when they have finished with an island, so that its value as a bird habitat is un- diminished or improved.
		The vascular flora and terrestrial vertebrates of Vostok Island, south-central Pacific.
		The vascular flora and terrestrial vertebrates of Sydney Island, Phoenix Islands.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Wilson/v085n01/p0089-p0103.html (14232 words)

	Pacific06HolidaysinParadise Main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		With a huge population of sooty terns, the island was not surprisingly once a premier source of guano mined for phosphate.
		Flint Island is home to one of the world’s largest populations of the enormous coconut crab, a species largely eliminate elsewhere.
		Now the island has been left to the birds, the sea, and the rare and enormous coconut crab, a species largely eliminated elsewhere due to hunting it for food.
	www.travelearn.com /pacific06holidaysinparadise_main.htm (1510 words)

	JIMMY SKAGGS PAPERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Marooned Includes photocopies of newspaper articles from July 5, 1915 regarding the rescue of a women and her two children from Clipperton Island, an August 24, 1909 article from the San Francisco Chronicle speculating on the possibility of a group on Clipperton Island was washed over by a tidal wave caused by an earthquake.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt, Clipperton Islands and Air Raids This file consists of official reports, memoirs, and correspondence between the U.S. Naval department and Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding the possible use of Clipperton Island as a naval air base.
		Jarvis Island 0° 21' S; 159° 52' W No. 2, October 28, 1856 This file includes a variety of articles regarding the discovery and use of Jarvis Island in guano trade and inhabitation of the island.
	specialcollections.wichita.edu /collections/ms/95-14/95-14-b.html (6005 words)

	Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Flint Island is not very large as islands go, but it has a lot of interesting features for a deserted island.
		The bird population was not as large as we saw on Vostok Island but there are a still a fairly large number of birds on the southern tip of the island.
		There was supposed to be a tramway where the guano was brought from the center of the island but the island was so overgrown we never saw it.
	home.comcast.net /~wernerjoe/Map.html (701 words)

	Vostok
		Bellingshausen and the Vostok, (variously spelled Wostok, Vostok, Vostock, Wostock, and Bostock), found their way into tattoo history with their 1820 sighting and charting of Raratonga, (Cook Islands) and Vostok Island, (Caroline Islands).
		As a result, many islands were named after Kings, Queens, Earls, or even the captain’s wife or daughter.
		However, the Vostok Island is one of the very few islands named after the ship that carried the explorer to the island.
	www.tattooarchive.com /history/vostok.htm (302 words)

	Kiribati: Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Maps of the islands of the Gilberts Group and kiritimati may be bought here.
		He discusses the islands of the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands groups which are in the eastern portion of Kiribati.
		VOSTOK [ISLAND] (Anne Island, Bostock Island, Leavitts Island, Reaper Island, Staver Island, Vostock Island, Wostock Island, Wostok Island)
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/islands.html (1213 words)

	FAO Workshop - Data Collection for the Pacific Region - FRA WP 51
		All of the islands are atolls except for the island of Banaba (also known as Ocean Island) in the Gilberts.
		Rainfall is variable across the islands with drought years on the driest islands sometimes yielding as little as 200mm of rain in a year.
		Under the new Ordinance, the 1938 Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony Wild Birds Protection Ordinance was repealed and the status of bird sanctuaries was changed to wildlife sanctuaries.
	www.fao.org /docrep/006/ad672e/ad672e10.htm (3052 words)

	Looking for Nemo Expedition - Day 20
		We see that the motus are covered with an abundance of plants and trees, including coconut palms and the Pisonia that we saw on Vostok Island.
		We carefully anchor on the reef by swimming our anchor down and gently placing it on part of the reef were the coral is not growing.
		At the south end of Millennium Island we see the wreck of a tug boat at the entrance to a passage through the reef.
	www.theoceanadventure.com /NemoIE03/DAY20Nemo.html (988 words)

	Russian Far East main page
		Okha, Nogliki, Yuzhno-Kurilsk on Sakhalin and Kuril Island are reached by SAT Sakhalin Airlines.
		Sakhalin Railway goes from south (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) up north to Nogliki with a bus connection to Okha, north of the Island which is 1000km long.
		Sakhalin Sea Ferry Line connects the island with Wakanai in the Hokkaido Island of Japan and Port Vanino (Sovetskaya Gavan) on the Russian Main Land and Kuril Islands.
	www.vostok.cc (686 words)

	Vostok Europe Watches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Men's watch with 31 jewel automatic (self-winding) Vostok 2426 decorated movement, independent second time using GMT hand and 24 hour bezel, date, blue dial, screw down crown, superluminova hands and indices, mineral crystal front and exhibition back.
		Men's watch with 31 jewel automatic (self-winding) Vostok 2426 decorated movement, independent second time using GMT hand and 24 hour bezel, date, fl dial, screw down crown, superluminova hands and indices, mineral crystal front and exhibition back.
		Men's watch with 31 jewel automatic (self-winding) Vostok 2432 decorated movement, day/night indicator, date, 24 hour indicator, screw down crown, blue-grey dial, superluminova hands and indices, uni-directional bezel, mineral crystal front and exhibition back.
	www.longislandwatch.com /VE/VE_Watches_1.htm (718 words)

	Vostok — 70South - Antarctic News, Antarctic Information, Interactive and Updated Daily... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vostok — 70South - Antarctic News, Antarctic Information, Interactive and Updated Daily...
		Vostok has achieved an ice core drill depth of 3650m, but have stopped drilling as they are less than 100m from the top of Lake Vostok.
		The coldest temperature ever measured on earth has been measured at Vostok station.
	www.70south.com /resources/antarctic-bases/vostok (135 words)

	Adventure Cruises Columbia River Lewis and Clark Amazon British Columbia Caribbean Central America Costa Rica Panama ...
		Late evening we arrive on Christmas Island with memories of Captain Cook who landed Christmas Eve 1777.
		Explore, bird watch, see enormous coconut crabs on this island once home to a thriving copra plantation and guano industry.
		Anchor offshore and transfer to 'The Garden Island' named for its lush green tropical foliage and jungle scenery.
	www.adventurecruises.com /pages/oceanusitin2.html (375 words)

	Hawaii, Bora Bora, Tahiti Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Introduction: This epic voyage sails across 2,000 miles of the South Pacific, visiting some of the most remote and unspoiled islands in the world.
		Learn about the ancient culture of the Polynesians, from tikis to marae, and experience magical Bora Bora, said to be the most beautiful island in the world.
		The Spirit of Oceanus will anchor offshore, where you will disembark to meet a local archaeologist for a tour of well-preserved ancient maraes, or platforms, where rituals were once performed.
	www.victory-cruises.com /hawaii_cruises.html (831 words)

	Pravda.RU Transport Ministry To Allocate About $849,000 For Projects In Sakhalin Region
		According to Alexander Yavdolyuk, assistant to a member of the Federation Council who represents the Sakhalin region in the Upper House of parliament, noted that previously allocated assets were not enough to complete the reconstruction.
		The expansion of the scale of the project to develop oil and gas deposits on the shelf of that Russian island is being planned by its participants who are part of an international consortium comprising oil and gas companies of Russia, Japan, the USA and India, reported the Japanese news agency Kyodo Tsushin on Thursday.
		The Russian Transport Ministry is going to allocate an additional 25 million rubles (about $849,000) for reconstructing the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk-Korsakhov road on the Sakhalin Island, the Vostok-Media agency reported referring to the press service of the Sakhalin regional administration.
	newsfromrussia.com /region/2001/09/07/14561.html (1740 words)

	OPDX Bulletin 728 September 26, 2005
		The callsigns to be used are: ED5TII (Tabaeca Island) and ED5TIF (Tabarca lighthouse).
		If they are unable to land on Flint Island, they will move on to Vostok Island in the same island group.
		Serge, F6AML, is scheduled to be active as TO5R from Reunion Island, September 27th through October 23rd.
	www.papays.com /opdx728.html (1786 words)

	MARC Code List for Countries
		Entries may also include a note in italics explaining a change in the use of codes.
		See the section "Changes in the Codes" below for more information about these notes.
		Notes are also added to each entity indicating the date of the code change.
	www.loc.gov /marc/countries (1473 words)

	PlayStation Cheats - Cheats for Wipeout XL
		Now the Phantom class vehicle will be accessible.
		At the main menu, hold L1 + R1 + Select, then press X(4), Circle, Triangle, Square.Vostok Island and Spilskinanke hidden tracks
		Now the Phantom class, extra Piranha Craft, the Vostok Island and Spilskinanke hidden tracks will be accessible.Piranha craft, and more
	www.cheaterskrypt.com /ps/cheats/w/Wipeout_XL.shtml (328 words)

	Gameguru Mania - Gaming, Software, Hardware and Technology News
		Phantom Class, Piranha ship, and Vostok Island + Spilskinanke tracks
		At the main menu, hold L1 + R1 + Select.
		Now the Phantom Class, the Piranha ship, Vostok Island, and Spilskinanke tracks will be accessible.
	gameguru.box.sk /cheat.php3?cheat=3226 (267 words)

	German Watches, Vostok-Europe Watches, Elysee Watches, Trias Watches, Junkers Watches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Arbutus Watches in Stock - Exclusively at Island Watch
		Vostok Europe Watches - All Styles in Stock
		Everwell Watch Winders - Keep them ready to go
	www.longislandwatch.com (96 words)

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		Enderby Land, MacRobertson, Land, Signy Island, Ross Sea, Windmill Islands
		Signy Island, Ross Sea, Tarn Flat, Inexpressible Island, King George Island, Gondwana, Windmill Islands, Victoria Land, Marie Byrd Land,
		Ross Island, Ongul Island, Wilkes Land, Continental and peninsula Antarctica
	www.antarctica.ac.uk /Resources/BSD/Fungi/flistp1.html (426 words)

	Ice Core Paleoclimatology Group Projects - Byrd Station and Dome C
		O depletion) have characterized all subsequent ice cores extending into the LGS, e.g.
		Dye 3, Devon Island, Vostok, Dunde ice cap as well in the two recent cores from central Greenland (GISP2 and GRIP).
		The increase in dust, along with more negative
	www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu /Icecore/ByrdStation.Dome.html (260 words)

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