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  1. Coral Sea

    Other uses Infobox Ocean Ocean name Coral Sea image Ocean Coral Sea map.png caption Ocean image bathymetry ... article064525.html Coral Sea , Great Soviet Encyclopedia in Russian ref ref name brit http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 137118 Coral Sea Coral Sea , Encyclop dia Britannica on line ref coord 18 S 158 E type waterbody scale 10000000 display title The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the northeast ... of the Coral Sea are particularly rich in birds and aquatic life and are a popular tourist destination, both nationally and internationally. Extent File Coral Sea Islands.gif thumb left A map of the Coral ... reefs and islets east of it are part of the Coral Sea Islands Territory . In addition, some islands west of and belonging to New Caledonia are also part of the Coral Sea Islands in a geographical sense ... defines the limits of the Coral Sea as follows ref cite web url http www.iho ohi.net iho pubs standard ..., and the straits separating them, are included in the Coral Sea. p On the Southeast. A line from the Southeastern ... 30 South. blockquote Geology The Coral Sea basin geology basin was formed between 58 million and 48 ... source of coral for the Great Barrier Reef, both during its formation and after sea level change ... and in the Coral Sea. ref Hopley, pp. 33 34 ref Also, an undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred ... s of the Coral Sea. Hydrology File East Australian Current.jpg thumb 300px Thermal profile of the East Australian Current Major Coral Sea currents form a counter clockwise gyro which includes the East Australian Current . It brings warm nutrient poor waters from the Coral Sea down the east coast ... Winds Winds in the Coral Sea can be classified by season, longitude and latitude . Southeasterly trade ... websites pollux pollux.nss.nima.mil NAV PUBS SD pub127 127sec06.pdf Australia Coral Sea Islands and Dangers , p. 131 ref Flora The Australian shore of the Coral Sea is mostly composed of sand. The GBR ... s occur in the northern part of the sea. ref name britGBR Four hundred coral species, both hard ...   more details



  1. USS Coral Sea

    Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Coral Sea , commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II . The USS Coral Sea CVE 57 , was an escort aircraft carrier named Alikula Bay during construction, renamed Coral Sea just before launching in 1943 and then renamed to Anzio a year later. Finally decommissioned in 1946. The USS Coral Sea CV 43 , was an aircraft carrier in service from 1946 to 1990, including nearly a decade of action in the Vietnam War . Source DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c13 coral sea.htm NVR Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Coral Sea Coral Sea Category United States Navy ship names de USS Coral Sea es USS Coral Sea pl USS Coral Sea sl USS Coral Sea ...   more details



  1. Coral Sea (disambiguation)

    Coral Sea may refer to Coral Sea , a region of the north east coast of Australia with a namesake chain of islands Coral Sea Islands Territory, includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea Category Coral Sea Islands Category Flora of the Coral Sea Islands Territory Category Maps of the Coral Sea Islands Category Shipwrecks in the Coral Sea Entertainment The Coral Sea book , by Patti Smith The Coral Sea album , live album by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields The Coral Sea band , a Santa Barbara, California based Art Rock band led by Rey Villalobos The Coral Island , a book by R. M. Ballantyne Events Battle of the Coral Sea 1942 , fought between the USA and Japan, the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other Coral Sea order of battle , list of units that participated in the battle Science and technology Coral sea gregory , a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae, found on coral and rocky reefs in the western Pacific Ocean USS Coral Sea , disambiguation United States Navy ships named for the Battle of the Coral Sea USS Anzio CVE 57 USS Coral Sea CVE 57 , a sclass Casablanca escort carrier later renamed USS Anzio USS Coral Sea CV 43 , a sclass Midway aircraft carrier disambig ...   more details



  1. The Coral Sea (book)

    About the poem by Patti Smith the album The Coral Sea album Infobox Book name The Coral Sea image File The Coral Sea Patti Smith.jpg 200px author Patti Smith cover artist Robert Mapplethorpe country United States language English language English genre Prose poetry publisher W. W. Norton & Company Norton & Company pub date May 1996 media type Hardcover , Paperback pages 72 isbn 9780393039085 dewey 811 .54 20 congress PS3569.M53787 C67 1996 oclc 33009444 The Coral Sea is a book by Patti Smith , published in 1996. ref cite web url http www.oceanstar.com patti info books.htm title Patti Smith Bibliography accessdate 2008 03 19 ref In 2008 Smith released The Coral Sea album The Coral Sea as an album with musical accompaniment by Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine band My Bloody Valentine , recorded during two live performances of the duo. Contents Voyage The Passenger M The Throw Light Play Rank and File Music A Woman Staff of Life After Thoughts An Auctioned Heart A Bed of Roses Monkeyshines The Herculean Moth The Solomon Islands The Pedestal Litany Crux Magua Imago Notes reflist External links http www.wwnorton.com catalog spring97 coral.htm The Coral Sea at W. W. Norton & Company Google books 28lWi lKT oC The Coral Sea The Coral Sea album Live album with Kevin Shields Patti Smith DEFAULTSORT Coral Sea, The Category Poetry by Patti Smith Category 1996 books Category Books by Patti Smith poem stub ...   more details



  1. Coral Sea Ferry

    image Coral Sea Kai To.jpg right thumb 250px Coral Sea Ferry s kai to sailing into Kwun Tong Public Pier. Coral Sea Ferry Service Company Limited also known as Coral Sea Ferry is one of the ferry transport companies of Hong Kong . It was established in 1992 and took over the Sam Ka Tsuen Sai Wan Ho route from Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry . Coral Sea Ferry has been operating on a small budget and has since expanded its business to four routes. Routes Sai Wan Ho Lei Yue Mun Sam Ka Tsuen Sai Wan Ho Kwun Tong Peng Chau Hei Ling Chau Mui Wo Sam Ka Tsuen Joss House Bay Tung Lung Chau Fleet image HK Sai Wan Ho Ferry Piers Vehicle Coral Sea from Kwun Tong.JPG right thumb 250px Coral Sea Ferry s kai to parked at Sai Wan Ho Pier. image HK Sai Wan Ho Ferry Piers Vehicle Coral Sea 8A.JPG right thumb 250px Coral Sea Ferry s kai to parked at Sai Wan Ho Pier. M.V. Coral Sea 8 17.5M wooden kai to ferry, operates on Sam Ka Tsuen Tung Lung Chau route. M.V. Coral Sea 8A 17.5M wooden kai to ferry, operates on Sai Wan Hon Kwun Tong route. M.V. Coral Sea 18 17.5M wooden kai to ferry, operates on Ping Chau Hei Ling Chau Mui Wo route. M.V. Coral Sea 18A 17.5M wooden kai to ferry, operates on Sai Wan Ho Sam Ka Tsuen route. External links commons category Coral Sea Ferry http www.td.gov.hk en publications and press releases publications free publications annual transport digest 2000 licensed ferries Franchised and Licensed Ferry Services, Hong Kong Transport Department Victoria Harbour Category Ferry transport in Hong Kong Category Victoria Harbour Category Transport operators of Hong Kong zh ...   more details



  1. The Coral Sea (album)

    About the album by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields the poem by Smith The Coral Sea book Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Coral Sea Type live Artist Patti Smith and Kevin Shields Cover The Coral Sea Patti Smith and Kevin Shields.jpg Released Start date 2008 7 11 Recorded Queen Elizabeth ... Horses br 2005 This album The Coral Sea br 2008 Album ratings rev1 allmusic rev1score Rating 4.5 5 ... album patti smith and kevin shields the coral sea pask 859578.html The Independent review ref ... 6.8 10 ref http www.pitchforkmedia.com article record review 141956 patti smith kevin shields the coral sea Pitchfork Media review ref rev7 PopMatters rev7score Rating 8 10 ref http www.popmatters.com pm review 60615 patti smith kevin shields the coral sea PopMatters review ref rev8 Q magazine Q ... magazine Spin rev9score favorable ref http www.spin.com reviews patti smith and kevin shields coral sea pask Spin review ref rev10 The Village Voice rev10score favorable ref http www.villagevoice.com 2008 07 09 music patti smith amp kevin shields s the coral sea The Village Voice review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot The Coral Sea is a Live album live recording of two performances by Patti ... article news 50194 patti smith and kevin shields coral sea coming to cd title Patti Smith and Kevin Shields Coral Sea Coming to CD accessdate 2008 06 11 last Phillips first Amy date 2008 04 24 work ... Main The Coral Sea book width 200 Disc one class wikitable Title Length align center 1 Part One ... Sea http www.cargorecords.co.uk release 5388 The Coral Sea at Cargo Records Europe Cargo Records ... Valentine http www.xiaofeistudio.co.uk Artwork by Xiaofei Zhang Patti Smith DEFAULTSORT Coral Sea ... Category Double live albums Category 2008 live albums pl The Coral Sea ... and former lover Robert Mapplethorpe , and consists of the text of her epic 1996 poem of the The Coral Sea book same title . Shields accompanies in an improvisational manner on guitar. History The performances ...   more details



  1. Flora of the Coral Sea Islands

    The Flora of the Coral Sea Islands consists of 16 families, 24 genera and 26 species. Five of these species are introduced and naturalised. The vegetation is mostly herbfield s, although a few islands support shrubs and low forests.. The following plant taxa occur on the Coral Sea Islands class wikitable Taxon Common name Remarks Abutilon asiaticum var. australiense Abutilon asiaticum var. australiense Achranthes aspera Heliotropium foertherianum Boerhavia albiflora Boerhavia glabrata Calophyllum inophyllum Canavalia rosea Commicarpus insularum Recorded in 1979, but not in 1993 Cordia subcordata Tou Coronopus integrifolius Naturalised Cynodon dactylon Naturalised Digitaria ctenantha Euphorbia cyathophora Naturalised Ipomoea macrantha Ipomoea per caprae subsp. brasiliensis Ipomoea per caprae subsp. brasiliensis Lepturus repens Pisonia grandis Plumbago zeylanica Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane Naturalised Scaevola taccada Sporobulus virginicus Stenotaphrum micranthum Thuarea involuta Tribulus cistoides Tridax procumbens Naturalised Ximenia americana References cite book author Telford, I. R. H. year 1993 chapter Coral Sea Islands Territory pages 47 53 title Flora of Australia series Flora of Australia Volume 50 Oceanic Islands 2 location Canberra publisher AGPS Press isbn 0 644 14446 7 Australia topic title Flora of Australia prefix Flora of VI Victoria Category Flora of the Coral Sea Islands Territory ...   more details



  1. USS Coral Sea (CV-43)

    Other ships USS Coral Sea more footnotes date August 2009 Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image USS Coral Sea.jpg 300px USS Coral Sea CV 43 Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1990 Ship name USS Coral Sea Ship namesake Ship ordered ... Ship aircraft Up to 130 World War II br 45 55 1980s Ship boats USS Coral Sea CV CVB CVA 43 , a Sclass ... of the Coral Sea . She earned the affectionate nickname Ageless Warrior through her long career. Initially ... USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CV 42 CVB 42 had been known as USS Coral Sea after that date, CVB 42 was renamed in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt , the late President, and CVB 43 was named Coral Sea . Early ... carrier launchings of planes of this size and weight. Coral Sea sailed from Norfolk ... to Norfolk, Virginia 11 August. Image CVB 43 1947.jpg thumb left The USS Coral Sea on her maiden cruise in 1948 After an overhaul period, Coral Sea was again operating off the Virginia Capes ... . Following training in the Caribbean Sea , Coral Sea sailed 3 May 1949 for her first tour of duty ... was made from Coral Sea by Captain John T. Hayward of VC 5. The remainder of the pilots of the squadron completed carrier qualifications on board Coral Sea in this aircraft on 31 August, marking the introduction of this long range attack bomber to carrier operations. At this time, Coral Sea returned ... October. Coral Sea trained pilots in carrier operations off the Virginia Capes and Mayport, Florida ... thumb right Straight deck Coral Sea in 1955 Coral Sea returned to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 July ... 23 July 1956 for Mayport, Florida , to embark Carrier Air Group 10, Coral Sea continued on to the Mediterranean ... in October. During the Suez Crisis , Coral Sea evacuated American citizens from the troubled area ..., Panama Balboa, Canal Zone , before arriving at Bremerton, Washington , on 15 April. Coral Sea was decommissioned ... PLAT system was completed on Coral Sea on 14 December 1961. She was the first carrier to have this system ...   more details



  1. Coral sea gregory

    Taxobox name Coral Sea gregory image image caption regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Pomacentridae genus Stegastes species S. gascoynei binomial Stegastes gascoynei binomial authority Whitley, 1964 The Coral Sea gregory , Stegastes gascoynei , is a damselfish of the family biology family Pomacentridae in the western Pacific Ocean at depths of between 1 and 30 m. Its length is up to 15 cm. References FishBase species genus Stegastes species gascoynei month May year 2006 Category Stegastes ca Stegastes gascoynei es Stegastes gascoynei nl Stegastes gascoynei ...   more details



  1. Coral Sea Glacier

    Coral Sea Glacier Coord 72 33 S 168 27 E source GNIS display inline,title is a southern tributary of Trafalgar Glacier , which in turn is a tributary of Tucker Glacier in Victoria Land . It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition of 1957 58, for the Battle of the Coral Sea , a naval victory won by the United States and her allies in 1943, and because of the coralline appearance of the glacier due to an extremely broken icefall in its lower part. References usgs gazetteer id 3126 Category Glaciers of Victoria Land Category Borchgrevink Coast BorchgrevinkCoast geo stub ...   more details



  1. Battle of the Coral Sea (film)

    Infobox film name Battle of the Coral Sea image Batcorseapos.jpg image size caption Original film poster director Paul Wendkos writer Stephen Kandel br Daniel B. Ullman narrator starring Cliff Robertson music Ernest Gold composer Ernest Gold cinematography Wilfred Cline editing Chester W. Schaeffer studio distributor Columbia Pictures released November 1959 runtime 86 minutes country FilmUS language English budget gross preceded by followed by website amg id Battle of the Coral Sea is a 1959 film directed by Paul Wendkos . It stars Cliff Robertson and Gia Scala . ref http www.allmovie.com work battle of the coral sea 84498 ref Plot The crew of an American submarine are on a reconnaissance mission photographing Japanese installations through a periscope camera. When attacked by the Japanese with similarities to the USS Perch SS 176 USS Perch the submarine is scuttled and the crew is captured. Tortured by the Japanese, with the help of British and Australian prisoners the crew makes an escape bid to get their information to the Allies. The film ends with footage of the Battle of the Coral Sea that according to the film was made possible through the information brought back by the submariners. Cast Cliff Robertson as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway Gia Scala as Karen Philips Teru Shimada as Comm. Mori Patricia Cutts as Lt. Peg Whitcomb Gene Blakely as Lt. Len Ross L.Q. Jones ... Yeoman Halliday Robin Hughes ... Maj. Jammy Harris Tom Laughlin ... Ens. Franklin References reflist External links imdb title id 0052606 title Battle of the Coral Sea Paul Wendkos Category 1959 films Category American films Category Black and white films Category Columbia Pictures films Category Films set in 1942 Category Pacific War films Category World War II prisoner of war films Category World War II submarine films Category Films directed by Paul Wendkos ...   more details



  1. The Coral Sea (band)

    other uses Coral Sea disambiguation Unreferenced date November 2008 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Coral Sea image Coral sea group.jpg caption image size 180 background group or band alias origin California , United States genre Indie music Indie , Art rock years active 2004 present label Hidden Agenda Records, Red Clover Records associated acts website http www.thecoralsea.net www.thecoralsea.net current members Rey Villalobos, Eric Ahlgren, Bret Van Derhyden, James Van Arsdale, James Garza past members Duncan Wright, Matt Talmage, Austin Beede notable instruments The Coral Sea a California based independent music indie rock band led by Rey Villalobos. Their music is atmospheric and ambient. Their songs have been used on American TV shows Grey s Anatomy and Sleeper Cell television show Sleeper Cell . Their song Yesterday Tomorrow was used at the end of the Television pilot series pilot for Standoff . The five piece was formed in 2004 by the lead singer and songwriter Rey Villalobos. Their self produced first album Volcano and Heart was released in 2006. After their debut, they toured the US and the UK, sharing bills with artists such as The Walkmen, St. Vincent, The Silversun Pickups, and Frank Black. They have also been in rotation on numerous radio shows, including KCRW s Morning Becomes Eclectic. In 2006 Their title track song Look at Her Face from their first album Volcano and Heart caught the attention of ABC TV and was featured on Grey s Anatomy season finale, and again in 2009 their song Ah, Ah, Ah , off their second record Firelight was featured on Greys Anatomy. Discography Singles and EPs Look At Her Face 24 April 2006, Limited Edition Single on EXERCISE1 Records UK only Play Me EP 27 August 2010, Red Clover Records Albums Volcano and Heart 27 June 2006, Hidden Agenda Records Parasol Firelight 8 August 2008, Red Clover Records ... Planetary Group artist s page DEFAULTSORT Coral Sea Category Rock music groups from California ...   more details



  1. Coral Sea Islands

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Use Australian English date May 2011 Image Coral Sea Islands.gif thumb right 300px Map of the Coral Sea Islands Image Wyspy Morza Koralowego.png thumb right 300px Map of the Coral Sea Islands Territory The Coral Sea Islands Territory includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea , northeast of Queensland , Australia . The only inhabited island is Willis Island Coral Sea Willis Island . The territory covers 780,000  km ... Sea Islands ref History The Coral Sea Islands were first charted in 1803 in the 1870 and 1880s the islands ... term habitation. ref name Geosci The territory was created in 1969 by the Coral Sea Islands Act before ... of the Great Barrier Reef is the boundary between Queensland and the Coral Sea Islands Territory. The territory ..., the Cocos Keeling Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, and Norfolk Island as Territories ... station on Willis Island Coral Sea Willis Island South Islet , established in 1921 ... 989842 km2 sqmi 0 protected area was planned in the Coral Sea. ref cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news world asia 15889194 title Australia plans huge marine reserve in Coral Sea publisher BBC News ... , some of which are vegetated. The coral Sea is convert 3.9 mi km deep The atolls exhibit a wide range ... reef 5  km South of North Moore Reef Willis Island Coral Sea Willis Islets sunken atoll, bank ... Reef in the South, are located on the Coral Sea Plateau Queensland Plateau , a contiguous ... to protect wildlife in the respective areas of the territory together they form the Coral Sea ... Saumarez Reefs , southernmost reefs to be located on the Coral Sea Shelf three main reefs and numerous ... Howe Rise in the Tasman Sea which joins the Coral Sea in the South. Already on 23 December 1987 ... of islands of Australia Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands , an unrecognised micronation ... Sea Islands Category Coral Sea Category Islands of Australia Category States and territories of Australia ...   more details



  1. King of the Coral Sea

    Infobox film name King of the Coral Sea image image size caption director Lee Robinson director Lee Robinson producer Lee Robinson director Lee Robinson br Chips Rafferty writer Lee Robinson director Lee Robinson br Chips Rafferty narrator starring Chips Rafferty br Charles Tingwell br Rod Taylor music cinematography Ross Wood br Noel Monkman underwater photography editing Alex Ezard studio Southern International released 1954 runtime budget 23,862 ref Lee Robinson papers at the National Film and Sound Archive ref gross 34,000 England br 26,000 Australia ref http wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au ReadingRoom 1.1 Robinson.html Lee Robinson interview with Albert Moran, Continuum The Australian Journal of Media & Culture vol. 1 no 1 1987 ref country Film Australia language English King of the Coral Sea is a 1954 film starring Chips Rafferty and Charles Tingwell , directed by Lee Robinson and shot on location ... Stephen Vagg, King of the Coral Sea A Royal Achievement , Metro Magazine 158 Sept 2008 p88 ref ... ref but was retitled King of the Coral Sea as it felt the Coral Sea was a better known sea than the Arafura Sea Arafura . The world premiere was held on Thursday Island on 17 July 1954, with a simultaneous ... A Queen of the Coral Sea competition was held to promote the movie. ref http nla.gov.au nla.news article42844669 QUEEN OF THE CORAL SEA Cairns Post 30 Oct 1954 7 accessed 16 Dec 2011 ref ref cite news ... King of the Coral Sea . There was a resulting car chase and shoot out before Brown was apprehended. ref ... title tt0049409 King of the Coral Sea in the Internet Movie Database http www.youtube.com watch?v I1B Y FB3Es Clip from film at YouTube http rodtaylorsite.com kingofthecoralsea.shtml King of the Coral Sea at the Rod Taylor Site Category 1954 films Category Australian films Category Films directed ...... Film Cast s Peril On Sea Bed. The Sun Herald Sydney 11 Apr 1954 26 accessed 16 Dec 2011 ref Underwater ... Looked On When Australians Took Their Camera Underwater... Film Cast s Peril On Sea Bed. newspaper ...   more details



  1. Coral Sea stingaree

    Taxobox name Coral Sea stingaree status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2010 assessors Last, P.R. and L.J. Marshall year 2006 id 60103 title Urolophus piperatus version 2010.2 downloaded September 7, 2010 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes subclassis Elasmobranchii ordo Myliobatiformes familia Urolophidae genus Urolophus species U. piperatus binomial Urolophus piperatus binomial authority Bernard S ret S ret & Peter R. Last Last , 2003 The Coral Sea stingaree Urolophus piperatus is a little known species of Myliobatiformes stingray in the family biology family Urolophidae , found at a depth of convert 171 310 m ft abbr on around the edge of the continental shelf off northern Queensland . Growing to a length of convert 48 cm in abbr on , this species has a diamond shaped pectoral fin disc with a protruding snout and a skirt shaped flap of skin between the nostrils. Its tail bears a low dorsal fin before the stinging spine and terminates in a short .... The Coral Sea stingaree may represent two closely similar species, one large and one small. There is very ... Urolophidae from the Coral Sea, south west Pacific journal Cybium volume 27 issue 4 pages 307&ndash ... to northern Queensland , the range of the Coral Sea stingaree extends from Moreton Island northward ... 370 m ft abbr on . ref name iucn Description The Coral Sea stingaree has a diamond shaped pectoral ... in the Coral Sea are generally light gray or brown above with tiny dark dots, while those off Queensland ... history of the Coral Sea stingaree. It is presumably aplacental viviparous like other stingrays ... identified as the Coral Sea stingaree actually represent distinct species, one large and one small. However ... within the range of the Coral Sea stingaree, it has been listed under Least Concern by the International ... by the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN . Taxonomy The first known specimens of the Coral Sea stingaree were collected during a series of exploratory research cruises conducted by France ...   more details



  1. Willis Island (Coral Sea)

    sub1.pdf REDEVELOPMENT OF WILLIS ISLAND METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, CORAL SEA, Bureau of Meteorology, June ... Further reading cite journal title Redevelopment of Willis Island Meteorological Office, Coral Sea journal ... coral sea islands.html Coral Sea Islands http www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au fam 0601.html Federation ... Island Category Protected areas of Australia Category Coral Sea Islands es Isla Willis fr le Willis ... areas such as the coral cays and sand dunes. All rubbish generated on the island now is placed ...   more details



  1. Battle of the Coral Sea

    Use dmy dates date June 2011 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the Coral Sea partof the Pacific ... carrier air attack. date 4 8 May 1942 place Coral Sea , between Australia, New Guinea , and the Solomon ... Campaignbox New Guinea The Battle of the Coral Sea , fought from 4 8 May 1942, was a major naval ... entered the Coral Sea with the intention of finding and destroying the Allied naval forces. Beginning ... operation by sending all four of the Pacific fleet s available aircraft carriers to the Coral Sea ... his four carriers and their supporting warships towards the Coral Sea. Task Force 17 TF  17 .... 15. Lexington returned to Pearl Harbor on 26 March 1942 after operating in the Coral Sea with Yorktown ... arrived in the Coral Sea area Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway , p. 167 . TF  17 consisted of Yorktown ... the Coral Sea area was under MacArthur s command, Fletcher and Halsey were directed to continue to report to Nimitz while in the Coral Sea area, not to MacArthur. ref Willmott 1983 , pp. 185 186 ..., p. 157. ref clr Battle Prelude Details Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle During late April ... Sea south of Guadalcanal. Once in the Coral Sea, the carriers were to provide air cover for the invasion ... forces which entered the Coral Sea in response. ref Tully, IJN Shokaku Gill, pp. 40 41 Dull, pp. 124 ... s forces, however, passed into the Coral Sea area before the submarines took station, and the Japanese ... of the Coral Sea, April 1942.jpg thumb right Yorktown conducts aircraft operations in the Pacific ... refueling TF  11, Tippecanoe departed the Coral Sea to deliver its remaining fuel to Allied ... on 5 May, turned west to pass south of Makira San Cristobal Makira , and entered the Coral Sea .... 29 . Also this day, Inoue shifted the four I class submarines deployed in the Coral Sea to a point ... 2006, p. 159 . ref File Coral Sea Japanese Type 99.jpg thumb right Japanese carrier dive bombers head ..., was already in the South Pacific, having departed Tongatabu on 27 April en route to the Coral ...   more details



  1. Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands

    font size 95 style font size 160 margin left inherit Gay & Lesbian Kingdom br of the Coral Sea ... align center font size 95 Anthem I Am What I Am Type of entity Micronation Location Coral Sea Islands Area claimed Coral Sea Island Territory Membership LGTB people Date of foundation 14 June 2004 Leadership ... . History Image Coral inset.jpg left thumb Map of the claimed kingdom Founded in June 2004, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands was created by a group of gay protesters against the refusal ... the Gayflower and chose the Coral Sea Islands as their location. The main island chosen for their new ... by the Australian, or any world, government. ref cite news title Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands Queensland, Australi url http www.columbusmagazine.nl special 2682 7 gay and lesbian kingdom of the coral sea islands queensland australie.html newspaper Columbus date 22 June 2010 accessdate ... date 22 July 2010 accessdate 11 August 2011 ref After spreading to a number of other Coral Sea Islands ...?id 5ZRrwrlIPSYC&pg PT23&lpg PT23&dq gay and lesbian kingdom of the coral sea islands&source bl&ots ... for citizenship in the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands simply by being gay or lesbian. There was no visa requirement to visit the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands, but there was a requirement ... 2007 Micronations Use dmy dates date April 2012 DEFAULTSORT Gay And Lesbian Kingdom Of The Coral Sea Islands Category Coral Sea Islands Category LGBT history in Australia Category LGBT rights organizations Category Micronations Coral Sea Islands Category Micronations in Australia Coral Sea Islands ... of the Coral Sea Islands el ... Sea Islands ru fi Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands ... Language English Purported currency The Pink Dollar ref name google1 The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands is a micronation established as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay ...   more details



  1. Coral Sea Reserves Ramsar Site

    File Coral Sea Islands.gif thumb right 475px The Coringa Islets and the Magdelaine and Herald Cays, as well as those of Lihou Reef, lie within the Coral Sea Reserves Ramsar Site The Coral Sea Reserves Ramsar Site comprises the 17,292 km sup 2 sup of oceanic island and reef habitats within the Coringa Herald National Nature Reserve and the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve in the Australia n Coral Sea Islands Territory . History The existence of the islands and cay s within the two reserves has been known to navigators since the early nineteenth century. Lihou Reef was named after Captain John Lihou of HMS Zenobia , who discovered the reef and its cays in 1823. The Coringa Islets were named after the cargo ship Coringa Packet , which foundered off Chilcott Islet in 1845. The Herald Cays were named after HMS Herald , which conducted hydrography hydrographic surveys in the Coral Sea , under the captaincy of Henry Mangles Denham , from 1849 to 1861. ref name CSRMP Anon 2001 . ref During the 1960s many of the islands and reefs in the Territory were visited by scientific survey parties. Following an assessment of the conservation status of the islands and reefs, and recommendations for the total protection of a sample of islands in the Coral Sea, eventually the two reserves were proclaimed on 16 August 1982. Since then many further surveys have been conducted, including a multi disciplinary scientific expedition by the Royal Geographic Society of Queensland which visited the Herald Cays and their surrounding reef in 1997. ref name CSRMP The site was designated as a wetland of international ... on the Coral Sea Plateau, about 440 km east of Cairns, Queensland , and east of the Great Barrier ... AU display title Category Ramsar sites in Australia Category Coral Sea Islands ... of open sea. ref name CSRMP The key conservation values of the site, as listed in the reserves management ... populations of tern s and other seabird s. Its coral reef s support a distinct community of marine ...   more details



  1. Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 File Coral Sea Explosion Lexington.jpg 250px thumb right An explosion on the US Navy aircraft carrier Lexington , damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack on 8 May, blows an aircraft off the deck into the sea. This is an order of battle for the Battle of the Coral Sea . The battle, fought during 4 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific War Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allies of World War II Allied naval and air forces from the United States U.S. and Australia. In an attempt to strengthen their defensive positioning for their empire in the South Pacific, Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese forces decided to invade and occupy Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the southeastern Solomon Islands . The plan to accomplish this, called Operation Mo Operation MO , involved several major units of Japan s Combined Fleet , including two fleet carrier s and a light aircraft carrier light carrier to provide air cover for the invasion fleets, under the overall command of Shigeyoshi Inoue . The U.S. learned of the Japanese plan through signals intelligence and sent two United States Navy carrier task forces and a joint ... oob References commons Battle of the Coral Sea Notes reflist 30em Printed sources cite book last ... title Blue Skies and Blood The Battle of the Coral Sea publisher I Books isbn 0 7434 5835 4 cite ... Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal publisher Naval Institute Press location Annapolis ... Samuel Eliot Morison year 1949 reissue 2001 chapter title Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions ... book last Gillison first Douglas year 1962 chapter Chapter 26 Coral Sea and Midway url http www.awm.gov.au ... accessdate 8 December 2006 DEFAULTSORT Coral Sea Order Of Battle Category World War II orders ... year 1943 url http www.ibiblio.org hyperwar USN USN CN Coral index.html title The Battle of the Coral Sea work Combat Narrative publisher Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence, United ...   more details



  1. Coral

    The Greenpeace Book of Coral Reefs Ahermatypic corals, such as sea whip s, sea feather s, and sea ... to coral ecosystems. Broader threats are sea temperature rise, sea level rise and pH changes from ocean ... structure in deep sea bamboo coral Anthozoa Gorgonacea Isididae publisher www3.interscience.wiley.com ... research The annual growth bands in deep sea bamboo coral s Isididae and others may be among ... and Atmospheric Administration New Deep Sea Coral Discovered on NOAA Supported Mission publisher ... dermatitis Coral Triangle Organ pipe coral Sea Turtle Association of Japan, Kuroshima Research ...other uses pp protected expiry 2012 06 13T01 50 11Z small yes Taxobox name Coral image PillarCoral.jpg image width 200px image caption Pillar coral , Dendrogyra cylindricus regnum Animal ia phylum Cnidaria ... identical individual polyp s . The group includes the important Coral reef reef builders that inhabit tropical ocean s and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton. A coral head is a colony of myriad ... e that live within the coral s tissue. Such corals require sunlight and grow in clear, shallow ... structure of the coral reef s that develop in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the enormous ... as convert 3000 m . ref name Squires cite journal author Squires, D.F. year 1959 title Deep sea corals ... tentacle plate coral in Papua New Guinea thumb right main Anthozoa Alcyonaria Zoantharia Corals ... 5 issue 1 pages 15 28 pmid 8869515 url ref Common coral typing crosses suborder class boundaries. Hermatypic corals Further Scleractinia Millepora Tubipora Heliopora Hermatypic coral s in the subclass ... ns , sea anemones and zoanthid s. Hermatypic Genus genera include Scleractinia , Millepora , Tubipora and Heliopora . ref name The Greenpeace Book of Coral Reefs The Greenpeace Book of Coral Reefs ref In the Caribbean alone, at least 50 species of uniquely structured hard coral exist. Well known types include Brain coral s grow to convert 1.8 m ft sp us in width. Acropora and staghorn coral ...   more details



  1. The Coral

    Refimprove date February 2008 Hatnote For the group s self titled album, see The Coral album Infobox musical artist name The Coral image The Coral.jpg caption The Coral performing at the V festival V2003 ... Jones The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula in England . The band first emerged during the early 2000s decade and found success with their debut album The Coral album The Coral 2002 and follow up Magic and Medicine 2003 . The band continued to record and tour ... . In 2008, guitarist Bill Ryder Jones left the band however The Coral continued as a five piece. Their sixth .... The band briefly changed names to Oracle before settling on The Coral and the line up was completed with the addition of Nick Power who joined in 1998. ref http everything2.com title The Coral ref ... started to think about starting a label but yet to realise it, and The Coral gave Wills the impetus ... the Coral at that point. Wills also assumed responsibility for managing the band, albeit reluctantly ... members of the Liverpool music scene, playing many gigs around the city. The Coral s distinctive ... Key EP Skeleton Key in 2001. Their eponymous debut album The Coral album The Coral , released ... after its release. A successful UK tour and festival slots followed along with the singles Goodbye The Coral Goodbye reaching number twenty one in the UK Singles Chart and Dreaming of You The Coral Dreaming of You reaching number thirteen. The single Dreaming of You The Coral Dreaming of You was included in the United States sitcom Scrubs TV series Scrubs episode My Monster . The Coral also performed ... danced a Quickstep to Dreaming of You The Coral Dreaming of You as well. 2003 2005 Continued success ..., The Coral did UK, European, American and Japanese tours also releasing In the Morning The Coral ... on the UK Singles Chart . 2006 2008 Roots & Echoes The Coral toured with Arctic Monkeys during their 2007 ... flute on the album. They also released a 3LP & 2CD compilation album The Singles Collection The Coral ...   more details



  1. Coral (name)

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox given name name Coral image imagesize caption pronunciation gender Female meaning region origin Indo European related names footnotes Coral is a female first name ... in 1991, and 988th in 1992. Notable people with this name include Coral Atkins , Coral Browne , Coral Smith and Coral Eugene Watts . Fictional characters The following characters are so named Coral in Finding Nemo Coral in Faerie Tale Theatre s List of Faerie Tale Theatre episodes The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid Coral in Saban s Adventures of the Little Mermaid Coral in Cocktail Coral in Losing Gemma Coral in South Sea Sinner Coral in Dead Ringers film Dead Ringers Coral in Turning to Stone Coral in Sea Wees Coral in Freedom to Die Coral in Business with Friends Coral in The Power and the Glory Coral in Permissive Coral in Studio One TV series Studio One Coral in Marvin s Room play Marvin s Room Coral in Taxi TV series Taxi Coral in Doogle Coral in Armchair Theatre Coral in Marshall Law Coral in Killer Net Coral in Strong Medicine Coral in My Favorite Martians Coral in Creature Unknown Coral in Sun Child Coral in The Magic Roundabout Coral in Water Rats TV series Water Rats Coral in Mercy Peak Coral in Blue Bayou Coral in Anchor Zone Coral in The Wedding Video Coral in Coral 1915 Coral in Within These Walls Coral in Quadroon Coral in Warm Hearts, Cold Feet Coral in Assault on Precinct 13 2005 film Assault on Precinct 13 Coral in Jonathan Creek Coral in Auntie Lee s Meat Pies Coral in La Mari e tait en noir Coral in L Amour film L Amour Coral in Pijamot, Ha Coral in Psicofonias Coral in Una Sirenetta innamorata Coral in Ay cosita linda mam Coral in Gotita de amor Coral in Abuela de verano Coral in El Deseo Coral in Duelo de pasionese Coral in El Jinete de acero Coral in Novela Coral in Heredia & asociados Coral in Corazones al l mite Coral in Os Cinco Avisos de Satan s Coral Fabre in Profundo carmes Coral Laicia Voltaire in La Canci n de Marta Coral Mermaid ...   more details



  1. Coral (disambiguation)

    Wiktionarypar coral Coral is a type of marine animal. Coral may also refer to Coral precious , a red or pink gem made from the skeleton of a coral species Coral color , several colors similar to that of the gem Coral name , a given name Coral snake , a type of a venomous snake found in the Americas CORALs, a Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere, Land Science, at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Institutes and departments IIT Kharagpur Places Australia Coral Sea , a region of the north east coast of Australia United States Coral, Illinois , an unincorporated community Coral City, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Entertainment and media The Coral , a British band Coral Pictures , a Radio Caracas Televisi n subsidiary based in Miami, Florida Coral Records , a Decca Records subsidiary Coral Segovia is a Spanish singer Coral Smith is an American reality television personality known as a cast member on MTV s The Real World Back to New York Computing Coral Content Distribution Network , a peer to peer webcaching system CORAL 66 programming language , a block structured programming language for real time systems Coral Consortium , a cross industry group to promote interoperability between digital rights management DRM technologies used in the consumer media market. Other uses Coral beer , a famous lager from Madeira, Portugal Korall , a Russian cheese Gala Coral Group s bookmaking arm, Coral Racing Limited Coral Reef Alliance , a non profit organization Coral, the unfertilized eggs of a female lobster , which turn a reddish color when cooked MV Coral MV Coral , a cruise ship operated by Louis Cruises See also Corral disambiguation disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages ar da Koral de Koralle Begriffskl rung es Coral fr Corail homonymie gl Coral nl Koraal pt Coral desambigua o zh ...   more details



  1. Coral island

    Unreferenced date February 2007 For the novel The Coral Island A coral island is the result of an atoll whose lagoon has dried up or been filled in with coral sand and detritus . This state is typically the last in the life cycle of an island, the first being volcanic and the second being an atoll. Most of the world s coral islands are in the Pacific Ocean . The American United States Minor Outlying Islands territories of Jarvis Island Jarvis , Baker Island Baker and Howland Island s are clear examples of coral islands. Also, some of the List of islands belonging to Kiribati islands belonging to Kiribati are considered coral islands. A coral island is an island that forms a ring and partially or totally encloses a shallow body of water,or lagoon. It is formed by a build up of depositing lava on top of lava from a volcano that rises up out of the sea. Living organisms begin living around the shores of the new islands. The volcano becomes inactive and sinks,the coral dies, the island forms. The formation is a hard rock like material formed by the skeleton of marine polyps and sand. Most of the coral islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, some of the islands have been designated as a National Monument. Their surrounding waters contain objects of historic or scientific interest. They consist of Wake, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands. A coral island is formed by small organisms called polyps pa lips . Polyps are the builders of coral. These tiny organisms protect themselves by building small walls of limestone around their bodies. These creatures live in small colonies, and over millions of years, these settlements become reefs, and then turn into islands. DEFAULTSORT Coral Island Category Atolls Geo term stub Ocean stub ca Makatea geologia de Gehobenes Atoll et Korallsaar es Makatea geolog a fr Atoll sur lev lv Kora u salas no Korall y pl Wyspa koralowa ru fi Korallisaari uk vi o san h ...   more details




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