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The Itamaraty Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Itamaraty) is a 19th-century building of great historical and artistic value located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [ 1 ] The palace was a noble residence, the seat of the Republican Government (1889–1898) and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1899–1970).
Royal palm, R. oleracea, reaches heights of 42 metres (138 ft), but most species are in the 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft) range. [6] The largest Royal palm is located in Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade in Rio Claro, São Paulo , Brazil with 42.4 m and was discovered by Vincent Ferh and Mauro Galetti
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) is an irrigation district that serves the Imperial Valley and a large portion of the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert region of Southern California. Established under the State Water Code, the IID supplies roughly 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) of Imperial Valley farmland with raw Colorado River water ...
Coordinates (NAS North Island – anchor base): Type: Naval base: Site information; Owner: Department of Defense: Operator: US Navy: Controlled by: Navy Region Southwest: Condition: Operational: Website: Official website: Site history; In use: 1997 () – present (as merged base): Garrison information; Current commander: Captain Newt McKissick: Naval Base Coronado (NBC) is a consolidated Navy ...
Roystonea oleracea is known as the palmiste in Trinidad and Tobago, the royal palm [8] or cabbage palm in Barbados [9] and chaguaramo or maparó in Venezuela. [8] In Colombia it is known as mapora in Spanish, mapórbot in Jitnu and mapoloboto in Sikuani. [15] It is also called the cabbage tree, palmetto royal, palmier franc and chou palmiste ...
A U.S. Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms lifted a lockdown order Monday after military police confirmed "a weapon was inadvertently discharged."
Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson plans to enter the transfer portal when it officially opens on Monday, several reports said Thursday. The 6-foot-4 Texas native hauled in 38 receptions for 798 ...
A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure. [1] [page needed] Doors, metal gates, or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of simple building materials or decorated with ornamentation.