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A request that this article title be changed to Fishing pole (chess) is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed. The Fishing Pole is a chess opening trap most common in the Ruy Lopez (especially in the Berlin Defence and Exchange Variations ), however, the trap can be used in any opening or in the middle ...
The pole is usually between four feet and ten feet long and made of fiberglass, carbon fibre, aluminum, graphite, or wood. Longer versions often break down into two or more pieces that screw together. The tip is either threaded to accept different kinds of spear tips or already has a fixed tip attached.
A coral island is a type of island formed from coral detritus. Coral Island may also refer to: The Coral Island, an 1858 novel by R. M. Ballantyne; Coral Island, a 2021 album by British rock band The Coral; The Coral Island, a children's television show adaptation of the Ballntyne novel; Coral Island, a 2023 farming sim game; Ko Hae, a southern ...
St. Paul is located at (57.133806, −170.266614 [5]Saint Paul is the largest of the Pribilof Islands and lies the farthest north. With a width of 7.66 mi (12.33 km) at its widest point and a length of 13.5 mi (21.7 km) on its longest axis (which runs from northeast to southwest), it has a total area of 43 sq mi (110 km 2).
Great Swan Island, Swan Islands Puerto Castilla (mainland) 17°24′N 16°01′N Cape Verde: Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão Island: 17°12′N Montserrat (United Kingdom) Point Brades: 16°49′N Senegal: Podor, Morfil Island: 16°41′N Guadeloupe Anse-Bertrand: 16°29′N Colombia: Serranilla Bank Punta Gallinas (mainland) 15°52′N 12°27′N
In Iceland, there are modern examples of a nithing pole being raised.It is thought that the tradition has continued unbroken since the settlement of Iceland. A notable example occurred in 2006, when a farmer in Bíldudalur, claiming direct descent from Egill Skallagrímsson, raised a pole with a calf's head attached against another local man with a note attached to the effect that he would not ...
The tiny, low-lying islands have an average elevation of a few feet above sea level. The highest elevation of any island is not more than three and a half meters. [7] Although the Maldives were in the direct path of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, little permanent damage resulted to the coral beds and fishing grounds. [8]
A species of particular concern is the slow growing, deep water coral Lophelia pertusa. This species is home to a diverse community of deep sea organisms, but is easily damaged by fishing gear. On 17 November 2004, the United Nations General Assembly urged nations to consider temporary bans on high seas bottom trawling. [17]