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  1. Manta ray

    Manta disambiguation and Devil ray disambiguation . Taxobox name Manta ray fossil range Fossil range ... ref image Manta birostris Thailand4.jpg image width 240 px image caption Manta ray at Hin Daeng ... Manta contains two species of manta rays the Reef Manta Ray Manta alfredi and the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray Manta birostris , ref name MantaTrust cite web title Gentle Giants publisher The Manta Trust year ... manta rays a new species ref ref http www.bbc.co.uk nature species Manta ray p0052vwz ref ref name Manta Ray Research cite web title Manta Ray Research publisher Foundation for the Protection ... of Prince Alfred s manta ray in 1868. ref cite web url http www.flmnh.ufl.edu fish gallery Descript ... is often incorrectly ascribed to Walbaum 1792 . File Manta ray Bali.ogv thumb Video of a manta ray ... http www.elasmo research.org education topics lh manta faq.htm Manta Ray Manta birostris FAQ ref Life ... ray, Manta birostris , at the Ogasawara Islands, Japan journal Ichthyological Research volume 46 issue ... topics lh manta.htm Biology of the Manta Ray Manta birostris Biology of Sharks and Rays. Retrieved 24 August 2011. ref Behaviour Image Manta ray australia.jpg thumb left Underside of manta ray .... ref cite web title Pacific Manta Ray publisher theBIGzoo year 2010 url http www.thebigzoo.com ... publisher Georgia Aquarium accessdate 27 August 2008 ref One notable example is Nandi , a manta ray ... 2008, where she resides in its 6.2 million gallon Ocean Voyager exhibit. A second manta ray joined that aquarium s collection in September 2009, dubbed Tallulah. A third manta ray has recently been added to the Ocean Voyager exhibit. ref cite news first Bob last Andres title Second manta ray at Georgia ... largest aquarium tank in the world. On 16 June 2007, the first manta ray born in captivity was born ... ray, Manta birostris , from 2002 until releasing it in 2007. A devil ray, Mobula mobular , was introduced in 2003 and lives there still. Culture Image MantarayMocheLMC.jpg thumb Moche manta ray 200 ...   more details



  1. Manta ray night dive

    Orphan date January 2011 The Manta ray night dive is a scuba diving excursion to view manta ray s. File Two Manta Rays Feeding At Night.jpg thumb Two manta ray s feeding at night Description Depending on the amount of microscopic plankton present, the number of manta rays will vary. Some days no manta ... go cite web url http www.gohawaii.com big island guidebook topics manta ray diving title Manta Ray Night ... millions of minuscule plankton, which in turn attracts the manta rays. ref name MPRF cite web title Kona Manta Ray Night Dive work Manta Pacific Research Foundation web site url http www.mantapacific.org ... scuba divers for the abundance of manta ray s. Its official name is Ho okina ona Bay, at coord ... began occasionally taking scuba divers to areas such as Garden Eel Cove for manta ray encounters. ref ... Die Bot generated title ref ref http aquaviews.net must dive sites manta ray kona hawaii Must Dive Sites The Manta Ray Night Dive in Kailua Kona, Hawaii Bot generated title ref ref http www.islands.com ... rank Kona s manta ray night diving as one of the best things you can do underwater . ref cite ... diving Hawaii accessdate December 22, 2010 ref Conservation and the Manta Pacific Research Foundation File Manta birostris feeding.jpg thumb Manta birostris feeding With the increasing popularity of this dive, conservation and protection of manta rays has become a priority of dive operators and organizations. Manta rays in other parts of the Pacific Ocean have been hunted by fishermen as a result of the increasing demand for manta ray gill plates. ref http www.mantapacific.org mantapacific conservation ... global manta ray conservation . ref http www.mantapacific.org mantapacific Manta Pacific Research ... ref name autogenerated1 Manta ray diving tours on Hawaii occur year round they are not limited by seasons. ref name go References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Manta Ray Night Dive Category Articles created via ... ref History For decades travellers to Hawaii observed manta rays from restaurants and hotels along ...   more details



  1. Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

    Taxobox name Giant Oceanic Manta Ray fossil range Fossil range 23 0 ref ref cite journal last Sepkoski first Jack authorlink coauthors title A compendium of fossil marine animal genera Chondrichthyes entry journal Bulletins of American Paleontology volume 364 issue pages 560 publisher location year 2002 url http strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu jack showgenera.php?taxon 575&rank class doi id accessdate 2008 01 09 ref small Early Miocene to Present small status VU status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2011.2 assessors Marshall, A., Bennett, M.B., Kodja, G., Hinojosa Alvarez, S., Galvan Magana, F., Harding, M., Stevens, G. & Kashiwagi, T. id 198921 title Manta birostris year 2011 downloaded 30 January 2011 ref image image width 240 px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes subclassis Elasmobranchii ordo Rajiformes subordo Myliobatidae familia Mobulidae genus Manta ray Manta species M. birostris binomial Manta birostris binomial authority Johann Julius Walbaum Walbaum , 1792 range map optional map, also range map2, 3 or 4 range map width range map alt range map caption The Giant Oceanic Manta Ray Manta birostris , is a species of batoidea ray in the family biology family Mobulidae , and the largest type of ray in the world. The largest recorded specimen was more than convert 7.6 m ft across, with a weight of about convert 2400 kg lb . They are circumglobal .... ref name MantaTrust cite web title Mantas at a Glance publisher The Manta Trust year 2011 url http ... reefs. Minimal concrete information exists on oceanic manta movements, but they are generally believed to be more transient and migratory than the smaller Reef Manta Ray , which tend to be resident to shallower coastal habitats. Manta rays have the largest brain to body ratio of the sharks, rays and skates .... ref name hamer05 cite web title Manta Rays publisher The Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research ... Rays manta rays.htm accessdate 2007 12 09 ref References Reflist fish stub ...   more details



  1. Manta Interactive Ray Tracer

    Multiple issues notability July 2009 primarysources July 2009 Manta is a highly portable interactive ray tracing graphics environment designed to be used on both workstations and super computers and is distributed under the MIT license. It was originally developed at the University of Utah . References Reflist refbegin http ieeexplore.ieee.org xpl freeabs all.jsp?arnumber 4061561 James Bigler, Abraham Stephens, and Steven G. Parker. 2006 Design for Parallel Interactive Ray Tracing Systems . In proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Interactive Ray Tracing. http www.cs.utah.edu boulos papers manta egpgv06.pdf Abraham Stephens, Solomon Boulos, James Bigler, Ingo Wald, and Steven G. Parker. 2006 An Application of Scalable Massive Model Interaction using Shared Memory Systems . In proceedings of the Eurographics Symposium on Parallel Graphics and Visualization. refend External links http mantawiki.sci.utah.edu manta index.php Main Page Official page of the Manta interactive ray tracer Category Graphics software ...   more details



  1. Reef Manta Ray

    Taxobox name Reef Manta Ray fossil range Fossil range 23 0 ref ref cite journal last Sepkoski first Jack authorlink coauthors title A compendium of fossil marine animal genera Chondrichthyes entry journal Bulletins of American Paleontology volume 364 issue pages 560 publisher location year 2002 url http strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu jack showgenera.php?taxon 575&rank class doi id accessdate 2008 01 09 ref small Early Miocene to Present small status VU status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2011.2 assessors Marshall, A., Bennett, M.B., Kodja, G., Hinojosa Alvarez, S., Galvan Magana, F., Harding, M., Stevens, G. & Kashiwagi, T. id 198921 title Manta birostris year 2011 downloaded 30 January 2011 ref image image width 240 px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes subclassis Elasmobranchii ordo Rajiformes subordo Myliobatidae familia Mobulidae genus Manta ray Manta species M. alfredi binomial Manta alfredi binomial authority Gerard Krefft J. L. G. Krefft , 1868 range map optional map, also range map2, 3 or 4 range map width range map alt range map caption The Reef Manta Ray Manta alfredi ref name MantaTrust cite web title Gentle Giants publisher The Manta Trust year 2011 url http www.mantatrust.org about mantas gentle giants accessdate 2012 4 04 ref is the second largest species of batoidea ray in the family biology family Mobulidae , the largest rays in the world. Reef Mantas are typically convert 3 m ft to convert 4 m ft in disc width, with a maximum possible size of about convert 4.5 m ft . Reef Manta Rays are circumglobal and are typically found in tropical and subtropical waters. ref name MantaTrust cite web title Mantas at a Glance publisher The Manta Trust year 2011 url http www.mantatrust.org about mantas mantas at a glance accessdate 2012 4 04 ref They tend to be resident to shallower coastal habitats. Habitat Reef Manta Ray s are most found in Coral reefs especially the Great Barrier Reef. References reflist ...   more details



  1. Manta

    For the fish, see manta ray for other things of this name, see Manta disambiguation . Infobox settlement name Manta official name San Pablo de Manta settlement type City nickname Primer Puerto Maritimo ... caption A view of one of Manta s modern districts image flag Bandera de Manta.png flag size image seal ... Ecuador subdivision name1 Manab Province, Ecuador Manab subdivision name2 Manta canton Manta Politics ... W coordinates display title, inline elevation footnotes website http www.manta.gov.ec Manta is a mid ... of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas. According ... to oils and margarine. Manta possesses the largest seaport in Ecuador. The port was used by Charles ... the location of the equator in 1735. From Manta, Condamine started his trip inland towards Quito . Manta ... base known as Manta Air Base or Eloy Alfaro Air Base . Between 1999 2009 Manta Air Base was used by U.S. ... drug trafficking cartels. The lease was not renewed by the Ecuadorean government. Manta is recognized ... has two professional teams Delf n S.C. and Manta F.C. who used to be Manta S.C. and among others were ... of water sports is also very significant in the city. Water sports include surfing , Manta was the host ... . Nearby Manta, Salinas, Ecuador , was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009. Surfing in Ecuador is very popular because of the year round steady climate Manta has some of South ... in Manta. A number of ATP Challenger Series have been played in the city. Entertainment unsourced section date August 2009 Manta hosts an International Theater Festival in September. Sporting ... thumb Manta seaport Manta possesses one of the most solid city economies in Ecuador. The main ... factories in Manta. Other important products include vegetable oil. Large Ecuadorian corporations including La Fabril and Ales have their main factories in Manta. According to a recent survey by Vistazo important Ecuadorian magazine , Manta s metropolitan area possesses many of the largest by revenue ...   more details



  1. Manta (disambiguation)

    Wiktionary Manta manta Manta may refer to the manta ray , a large species of fish related to sharks that eats plankton its genus, Manta genus Places Benin Manta, Benin an arrondissement in Atakora Department Colombia Manta, Cundinamarca , a municipio in Almeidas Province Ecuador Manta, Ecuador , a city and a cant n in Manab Province Manta Air Base , an airport and military air base in Manta Cant n, Manab Italy Manta, Piedmont , a comune in the Province of Cuneo Moldova Manta, Cahul , a commune in Cahul district People Mantas , a Lithuanian given name Alexandru Manta , Romanian rugby union footballer Jeff Mantas Dunn , a British guitarist Entertainment Black Manta , a character in the American DC Comics publications Dancing the Manta Ray , a song by the American band Pixies Manta Code Lyoko , a monster in French TV series Code Lyoko Manta comics , a character in the American Marvel Comics publications Manta SeaWorld San Diego , a roller coaster at SeaWorld San Diego Manta SeaWorld Orlando , a roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando Manta Unreal Tournament , a hovercraft in the American computer game Unreal Tournament 2004 Manta Uridium , a spaceship in the British computer game Uridium Manta Force , a British toy Manta heavy fighter , a spaceship in the American computer game series Wing Commander Manta Oyamada , a character in the Japanese manga series Shaman King MantaRay , an album by English singer Siouxsie Sioux Mantas band , An American band Tau Manta , an aircraft in the British computer game Warhammer 40,000 Other uses M.A.N.T.A. , a fictional weapon in the G.I. Joe universe Manta dress , a traditional dress of indigenous peoples of the Americas Manta Mirage , an American automobile Manta ray , a species of fish Manta Ray car , an American concept car Manta Unmanned Underwater Vehicle , a proposed unmanned underwater vehicle Manta Visual PDM , a computer software used in engineering Citation needed date April 2010 Opel Manta , a German car Sevylor Manta Ray , a towable ...   more details



  1. Manta trawl

    A Manta Trawl is a net system for sampling the surface of the ocean. It resembles a manta ray , with metal wings and a broad mouth. The net it pulls is made of thin mesh, and the whole trawl is towed behind a scientific research vessel . ref Moore, Charles. http findarticles.com p articles mi m1134 is 9 112 ai 110737008 pg 3 Trashed across the Pacific Ocean, plastics, plastics, everywhere , Natural History , November, 2003 ref The manta trawl is useful for collecting samples from the surface of the ocean, such as sampling the plastic pieces making up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as well as the associated plankton . External links http www.flickr.com photos anniecrawley 3928981843 a Photo at Flickr http theplasticocean.blogspot.com 2009 07 preparing manta trawl.html The Plastic Ocean Project Preparing the Manta Trawl including video References references Category Planktology Category Aquatic ecology Category Biological oceanography ...   more details



  1. Manta Trust

    Infobox Non profit Non profit name Manta Trust Non profit logo File Manta Trust Logo.jpg right Manta Trust Conservation through Research, Awareness and Education. Copyright 2012 Manta Trust Non profit type founded date 2011 founder Guy Stevens location key people area served focus method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members Non profit slogan homepage http www.mantatrust.org mantatrust.org The Manta Trust is a UK based charity that was formed in 2011 to co ordinate global research and conservation efforts for manta rays, their close relatives and their habitat. As charismatic megafauna , manta rays act as a flagship species , helping to promote and engage the general public in the wider message of marine ecosystem conservation. Through this top down approach to conservation the manta ray becomes the catalyst for change, engaging and motivating the general public, governments and local communities alike. A UK Registered Charity, the Trust brings together a number of projects from around the globe, both new and long standing, including the Republic of Maldives , Sri Lanka , Mexico and Indonesia . By conducting long term, robust studies into manta populations in these locations, the trust aims to build the solid foundations upon which Governments, NGOs and conservationists can make informed and effective decisions to ensure the long term survival of these animals and their habitat. The BBC News program Protecting the fragile manta rays of the Maldives ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi programmes fast track 9700541.stm title Protecting the fragile manta rays of the Maldives accessdate 8 March 2012 publisher BBC News ref profiles Manta Trust s conservation efforts in the Maldives. External links http www.mantatrust.org Manta Trust homepage References Reflist Category International environmental organizations ...   more details



  1. Black Manta

    a high tech submersible inspired by manta ray s. Taking the name Black Manta, he and his ..., Manta Ray shaped submarine for traveling. At some point Black Manta was transformed ... Society based on the Legion of Doom . Devil Ray is closely based on Black Manta, right down to helmet ..., and is corrected ...wasn t he called Devil Ray? Image manta batman.gif 180px right thumb Black ... 2011 05 30 black manta david ray 2 World of Black Heroes Black Manta Biography http ...Dablink For the black project spyplane, see TR 3A Black Manta Superherobox Wikipedia WikiProject Comics image Image BlackManta.jpg 250px caption Black Manta br Art by David Finch comics David Finch character name Black Manta alter ego David last name unknown ref name bd9 Brightest Day 9 September 2010 ... gills high tech equipment, Laser beams Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics , primarily ... contribution Black Manta editor last Dougall editor first Alastair title The DC Comics Encyclopedia ... biography For most of his publishing history, Black Manta had no definitive origin story. The first was given in 6 of the 1993 Aquaman series. In this origin, the boy who would become Black Manta grew ... in 8 of the 2003 Aquaman series. In this origin, the boy who would become Black Manta was an orphan ... Comics, writer Rick Veitch ref Image Blackmantaunmasked.PNG Black Manta, without his mask. Art by Jim Aparo . thumb 180px left As an adult, the man who would become Black Manta designed a costume primarily ... Manta and Aquaman battled repeatedly over the next several years. During one of these clashes, ref name Adventure Comics 452, 1977 Adventure Comics 452, 1977 ref it was revealed that Black Manta was actually ..., Manta kills Arthur Curry, Jr., Aquaman s son, which left Aquaman obsessed with revenge. ref name dc ency ref name Adventure Comics 452, 1977 Black Manta was later transformed into a manta man ... of the Lake s Healing Hand, reverses the alterations to Black Manta, and rewired Manta s afflicted ...   more details



  1. Manta, Piedmont

    Infobox Italian comune name Manta official name Comune di Manta native name image skyline Manta CN IMG 1180.JPG imagesize image alt image caption image shield Manta CN Stemma.png shield alt image map map alt map caption pushpin label position pushpin map alt latd 44 latm 37 lats latNS N longd 7 longm 29 longs longEW E coordinates type type city 3,392 region IT coordinates display coordinates footnotes region Piedmont province Province of Cuneo Cuneo CN frazioni Gerbola mayor party mayor Mario Guasti area footnotes area total km2 11.8 population footnotes population total 3573 population as of 31 December 2008 ref Data from Istat . ref pop density footnotes population demonym Mantesi elevation footnotes elevation m twin1 twin1 country saint day postal code 12030 area code 0175 website official http www.comunemanta.it footnotes Manta is a comune municipality in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy Italian region Piedmont , located about 50  km southwest of Turin and about 25  km north of Cuneo . The main attraction is the Castello della Manta , housing a series of precious 15th century paintings. Manta borders the following municipalities Lagnasco , Pagno , Saluzzo , and Verzuolo . References reflist External links http www.comunemanta.it Official website br Cuneo geo stub br clear all Province of Cuneo DEFAULTSORT Manta Cn Category Cities and towns in Piedmont de Manta Piemont es Manta Italia eo Manta fr Manta Italie id Manta CN it Manta Italia lmo Manta CN nl Manta Itali ja nap Manta CN pms La Manta pl Manta W ochy pt Manta It lia ru tl Manta, Piedmont uk vi Manta, Cuneo vo Manta Litaliy n war Manta, Cuneo ...   more details



  1. Manta, Cundinamarca

    other uses Manta disambiguation Image MunsCundinamarca Manta.png thumb right 250px Location of the town and municipality of Manta in Cundinamarca Department . Manta is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Departments of Colombia department of Cundinamarca Department Cundinamarca . Municipalities cundinamarca department coord 5 05 N 73 35 W display title region CO type adm2nd source GNS enwiki Category Municipalities of Cundinamarca Category Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department Cundinamarca geo stub es Manta Cundinamarca fr Manta Cundinamarca it Manta Colombia nl Manta Colombia pt Manta Col mbia war Manta, Cundinamarca ...   more details



  1. USS Manta

    USS Manta may refer to USS Manta ID 2036 , was acquired and commissioned by the US Navy 8 December 1917 and decommissioned 13 March 1919 and returned to her owner USS Manta SS 299 , was launched 7 November 1943 and scrapped in September 1967 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Manta Category United States Navy ship names ...   more details



  1. Manta, Cahul

    Manta is a commune in Cahul district , Moldova . It is composed of two villages, Manta and Pa cani. Cahul geo stub coord 45 48 N 28 11 E display title region MD type city source GNS enwiki Category Communes of Cahul district it Manta Cahul ro Manta, Cahul uk ...   more details



  1. Manta Rota

    File Pra a da Manta Rota 3.JPG thumb 250px Manta Rota Manta Rota is a small town in the freguesia civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela , List of Portuguese municipalities municipality of Vila Real de Santo Ant nio Municipality Vila Real de Santo Ant nio , in the Algarve , Portugal . Manta Rota is an important tourist destination due to its sandy beaches by the Atlantic Ocean . Location Manta Rota beach is located 10 km west of Vila Real de Santo Antonio, 10 km East of Tavira, and about 40km East of the city of Faro. Points of Interest File Praia da Manta Rota 2.JPG thumb 250px Praia da Manta Rota. Manta Rota Beach is located at the very edge of Ria Formosa Natural Park, an important wetland where migratory birds can be observed in abundance. commonscat Manta Rota coord 37.168 7.519 type city region PT display title Category Seaside resorts in Portugal Category Beaches of Algarve VilaReal geo stub pt Manta Rota ...   more details



  1. Manta language

    Infobox language name Manta nativename Anta states Cameroon speakers 5,300 date 2001 ethnicity familycolor Niger Congo fam2 Atlantic Congo fam3 Benue Congo fam4 Bantoid fam5 Southern Bantoid fam6 Grassfields languages Grassfields fam7 Southwest Grassfields languages Southwest iso3 myg dia1 Manta dia2 Tanka dia3 Batakpa Manta Anta, Banta is a Grassfields language of Cameroon . Category Grassfields Bantu languages nc lang stub de Manta Sprache sw Kimanta pms Lenga Manta ...   more details



  1. Lorenzo Manta

    Lorenzo Manta born September 17, 1974 in Winterthur is a former tennis player from Switzerland , who turned professional in 1992. The right hander reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals ATP ranking on June 12, 2000, when he became the number 103 of the world. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at 1999 Wimbledon Championships Men s Singles Wimbledon in 1999. There, he had a big upset win over the 1996 Wimbledon Championships Men s Singles 1996 Wimbledon champion, Richard Krajicek , in the third round in five sets. Manta was then defeated by Brazil s Gustavo Kuerten in the fourth round. External links http www.atpworldtour.com Tennis Players Ma L Lorenzo Manta.aspx Profile on ATP site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Manta, Lorenzo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Manta, Lorenzo Category 1974 births Category Living people Category Swiss male tennis players Category People from Winterthur de Lorenzo Manta fr Lorenzo Manta pt Lorenzo Manta sk Lorenzo Manta ...   more details



  1. Manta Mirage

    Infobox Automobile image Commented out Image Manta Mirage.png thumb 250px Manta Mirage Manta Mirage name Manta Mirage manufacturer Manta Cars production 1974 1986 class Sports car platform layout RMR layout engine Chevrolet Small Block engine Chevrolet Small Block V8 transmission Chevrolet Corvair Transaxle suspension Pre 1966 VW or Mustang II front and Corvair rear with adjustable air shock absorbers wheelbase length convert 160 in mm 0 abbr on width convert 75 in mm 0 abbr on height convert 39 in mm 0 abbr on weight From convert 1900 lb kg 0 abbr on with engine related similar designer Brad LoVette The Manta Mirage was a mid engined vehicle produced by Manta Cars, owned by brothers Brad and Tim ... the Manta , or the Manta Can Am , was a light weight road legal car, based loosely on the McLaren ... could be built by the factory or their owners to be extremely fast. Manta Cars later produced other component kit car s, including the rear engined Volkswagen Beetle based Manta Montage and the mid ..., Manta Cars ceased production in 1986, having sold somewhere in the vicinity of 1,000 factory built and component cars. Manta Cars moved their production facility and showroom to 2914 Halladay Avenue, Santa Ana, California around 1980. Media Appearances Deleted image removed Image Manta gone 60.png thumb left 200px Manta Mirage The Mirage was one of the 48 cars stolen in the original 1974 movie version of Gone in 60 Seconds 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds . br Commented out Image Manta mirage side.png thumb left 200px Manta Mirage External links http www.priceofhistoys.com category manta mirage Mirage gallery at priceofhistoys.com References cite web url http www.mantacars.com title Manta Cars accessdate August 14, 2006 cite web url http autos.groups.yahoo.com group Mantacars title Manta ... Manta Info accessdate August 14, 2006 cite web url http www.mantacars.org title Manta Mirage, Montage ... and First Manta Website On The Net accessdate February 2, 1994 Category Sports cars Category ...   more details



  1. Manta (dress)

    File Manta 1860.jpg thumb Navajo people Navajo woman s fancy manta, wool, ca. 1850 1865, collection of the Arizona State Museum ref http www.statemuseum.arizona.edu exhibits navajoweave historic blankets e 2859 dtl.shtml Blanket Details. Navajo Weaving at Arizona State Museum. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2012. ref A manta is a rectangular textile that was be worn as a blanket or as a wrap around dress. ref name dine Sublette, Mark. http www.navajotextiles.com history.htm A History of Navajo Rugs and Navajo Blankets . Navajo Textiles. Retrieved 20 March 2012. ref When worn as a dress, the manta is held together by a woven sash. Mantas are worn by such indigenous peoples of the Americas indigenous peoples as the Navajo people Navajo , ref name dine Hopi people Hopi , and Pueblo people s. Today they are worn during important ceremonies, such as weddings, ref http exhibit.juncanoo.com p highlights of the galleries hopi 20wedding 20manta Hopi Wedding Manta. Penn Museum Juncanoo Exhibit. Retrieved 20 March 2012. ref dances, and feast days See also Navajo weaving Serape Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT Manta Dress Category Indigenous textile art of the Americas Category Hopi tribe Category Navajo culture Category Native American clothing Category Pueblo culture ...   more details



  1. Manta District

    Infobox district See Template Infobox district for additional fields and descriptions name Manta native name native name lang es ISO 639 2 code e.g. es for Spanish settlement type Districts of Peru District image skyline image alt image caption image flag flag alt image shield shield alt nickname image map mapsize frameless map alt map caption Location of Manta in the Huancavelica Province Huancavelica province latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW coor pinpoint coordinates type region PE type adm3rd coordinates display inline,title coordinates footnotes coordinates region PE subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Peru subdivision type1 Regions of Peru Region subdivision name1 Huancavelica Region Huancavelica subdivision type2 Provinces of Peru Province subdivision name2 Huancavelica Province Huancavelica parts type Subnational entity Subdivisions parts style para p1 established title Founded established date June 1, 1940 seat type Capital political Capital seat Manta, Peru Manta leader party leader title Mayor leader name Cirilo Araujo Matos unit pref Metric or US or UK area footnotes area total km2 154.14 area note elevation footnotes elevation m 3727 population footnotes population total 1244 population as of Peru 2005 Census 2005 census population density km2 auto population note timezone1 Time in Peru PET utc offset1 5 blank name sec1 UBIGEO blank info sec1 090110 website footnotes Manta District is one of nineteen Districts of Peru districts of the province Huancavelica Province Huancavelica in Peru . ref es icon Instituto Nacional de Estad stica e Inform tica . http desa.inei.gob.pe mapas bid Banco de Informaci n Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008. ref References Reflist Districts of Huancavelica Province coord missing Peru Huancavelica geo stub es Distrito de Manta pt Manta distrito qu Manta distritu ...   more details



  1. Abel Manta

    Abel Manta Gouveia , 12 October 1888 Lisbon , August 9, 1982 was an architect, painter, designer, and Portuguese cartoonist. ref name Hole2005 citation last1 Hole first1 Abigail year 2005 title Portugal last2 Beech first2 Charlotte edition 5 publisher Lonely Planet isbn 9781740596824 page 328 url http books.google.co.uk books?id GCPkxTOPKhoC ref ref name JooBSerra1998 citation first Jo o B. last Serra year 1998 title Modern art in Portugal 1910 1940 the artist contemporaries of Fernando Pessoa publisher Edition Stemmle page 188 url http books.google.co.uk books?id j1PqAAAAMAAJ&ved 0CE4Q6AEwBw ref File Abel Manta e Clementina Carneiro de Moura, Lisboa, 1973.jpg thumb Abel Manta and his wife, Clementina Carneiro de Moura, Lisbon, 1973 Between 1904 and 1916 attended the school of Fine Arts, completed the course in painting, having won the third Prize of the National Society of Fine Arts. In 1919 he went to Paris participating in the Salon de la Soci t Nationale among other galleries, having also attended the course of engraving with William Schlumberger . He made several trips to study in Europe. References reflist External links http www.ci.uc.pt artes manta hall.htm Abel Manta work Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Manta, Abel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 12 October 1888 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1982 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Manta, Abel Category Portuguese architects Category 1888 births Category 1982 deaths Portugal architect stub pt Abel Manta ...   more details



  1. Manta (comics)

    Superherobox Wikipedia WikiProject Comics image Image Mantawiki.jpg caption Manta, by Dave Cockrum comic color background ff8080 character name Manta publisher Marvel Comics debut Uncanny X Men 137 Sep 1980 creators Chris Claremont and John Byrne comics John Byrne alliance color background c0c0ff alliances Imperial Guard comics Imperial Guard powers Flight, infrared vision, generates flashes of blinding light Manta is a fictional character in Marvel Comics . Publication history Manta first appeared in Uncanny X Men 137 September 1980 , and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne comics John Byrne . The character subsequently appears in Phoenix The Untold Story 1 April 1984 , Rom Annual 4 December 1985 , Classic X Men 43 January 1990 , X Men Spotlight on Starjammers 2 June 1990 , Quasar 32 33 March April 1992 , Starblast 2 February 1994 , Quasar 55 February 1994 , New X Men 124 126 May July 2002 , Marvel Universe The End 5 6 August September 2003 , JLA Avengers 1 September 2003 , and Uncanny ... March 2008 . Manta appeared as part of the Imperial Guard entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel ... Manta is a member of the Shi ar Imperial Guard comics Imperial Guard . She has fought the X Men on multiple ... of Cassandra Nova. In the latter, Manta seeks out Jean Grey, confident she could defeat Phoenix while ... Powers and abilities Manta possesses the power of flight . Manta s eyes only perceive heat as in infrared ... team Legion of Super Heroes . Manta is based on LSH member Lightning Lass . ref Moreels, Eric J. http www.marvunapp.com Appendix4 mantaimpguard.htm Manta, Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Accessed Apr. 22, 2009. ref Other versions Exlies At least two alternate versions of Manta have ... Guard save Manta while trying to kill that reality s Galactus . In other media Television Manta ... mantaimpguard.htm Manta Category Comics characters introduced in 1980 Category Characters created ... fr Manta comics ...   more details



  1. Paul Manta

    Infobox football biography name Paul Manta image fullname Paul Virgil Manta birth date Birth date and age df yes 1943 6 2 birth place Bucharest , Romania currentclub retired position Goalkeeper association football Goalkeeper years1 1961 1967 years2 1967 1972 years3 1972 1974 clubs1 Sportul Studen esc clubs2 AFC Progresul Bucure ti Progresul Bucure ti clubs3 FC Universitatea Craiova Universitatea Craiova caps1 goals1 0 caps2 goals2 0 caps3 goals3 0 Paul Manta , born in Bucharest , 2 June 1943 , is a Romania n former Association football football Goalkeeper association football goalkeeper , who played for Sportul Studen esc , FC Universitatea Craiova Universitatea Craiova and AFC Progresul Bucure ti Progresul Bucure ti . Football career Early career Manta was born in the Cotroceni residential area of Bucharest. Firstly he was interested in athletics high jump and pole vault and he trained in the stadium located in Dr. Staicovici Street. One day, the students from the Institute of Physical ... Studen esc As Manta left high school to enter the Polytechnic University Faculty of Material Science .... Maksay and also alongside Mircea Lucescu . Progresul Bucure ti Manta made his debut with Progresul ..., Florin Stirbei and Cornel Dragusin. During the period spent in the Cotroceni team, Manta played ... Otet wanted him in Universitatea Craiova team where Manta played for two years, winning second ... of 1974, Manta returned to Progresul Bucure ti, under the coaching of Viorel Mateianu and Dumitru Baboia. Tehnometal Bucure ti In 1975&ndash 77, Manta joined Tehnometal Bucure ti , the team ... his playing career, Manta started his career as a metallurgic engineer at Tehnometal Bucharest factory. Education Manta graduated from Polytechnic University Faculty of Material Science and Engineering ... football Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Manta, Paul ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... PLACE OF DEATH Use dmy dates date July 2011 DEFAULTSORT Manta, Paul Category 1943 births Category ...   more details



  1. Manta and Moray

    Manta and Moray are a pair of amphibious superheroes who first appeared in a segment of the omnibus animated TV series Tarzan and the Super 7 in the 1970s. Manta Monarch of the Deep is the last survivor of the ancient civilization of Mu lost continent Mu , which used to exist in the Pacific Ocean . Mu was destroyed by a terrible explosion, but Manta was engulfed by a wave of unknown radiation, and placed into a form of suspended animation deep beneath the waves. He was discovered and awoken by Moray, a human woman, whom he subsequently married. He is amphibious, but cannot be away from water for too long or he will weaken and die. He is able to communicate with the creatures of sea and land. Moray was raised by dolphin s after the plane her parents had been flying in crashed into the sea, she learned to live in the ocean. She discovered Manta, whom she managed to revive. They got married and pledged themselves to protecting the seaworld from any who would threaten it. She is an excellent swimmer, able to hold her breath for incredibly long periods. Secondary characters include Whiskers sea lion and Guppy gray whale . First appearance Manta and Moray, Monarch of the Deep a segment of The Super 7 Tarzan and the Super Seven Filmation for CBS , September 9 1979 Voices Moray was voiced by Joan van Ark . Manta was voiced by Joe Stern . Episodes The Waters of Doom The Whale Killers The Warmakers The Souvenir Hunters The Freedom Fighters The Sunken World Sea of Madness External link and source http www.internationalhero.co.uk m mantamor.htm International Hero Category Superhero teams Category Animated duos Category Television series by Filmation animation char stub ...   more details



  1. Opel Manta

    Infobox automobile name Opel Manta image File Opel Manta A first registered in England November 1971 1600ish cc.JPG 250px 1971 Opel Manta A manufacturer Opel production 1970 1988 predecessor Opel GT successor ... The Opel Manta is a rear wheel drive sports coup motor vehicle built by Opel, from 1970 to 1988. TOC 1970 75 Opel Manta A Infobox automobile name Opel Manta A aka image File Opel Manta Garmisch.jpg 250px Opel Manta A production 1970 1975 Other models Luxus, Berlinetta, Rallye, SR, GT E, TE2800 weight ... 0 abbr on transmission 3 speed automatic br 4 speed manual gearbox successor Opel Manta 1975 88 Opel Manta B Opel Manta B Germany Europe br Isuzu Gemini Opel Izuzu US ref name standard wheelbase convert ... Express Motor Show Review 1975 Cars volume authorlink Basil Cardew ed title pages Page 36 Opel Manta month October year 1974 ref fuel capacity Convert 45 L usgal impgal 0 abbr on related The Manta A was released ... final model year. In the UK market, the first Manta was sold only as an Opel there was no Vauxhall Motors Vauxhall branded Manta or Ascona until after the launch, in 1975, of the Manta B1 and Ascona B ... line in the U.S. Market was equally odd. The Manta A was one of only a few Opel models sold in the U.S. ... 71 , GT 1969 73 , Manta Ascona A 1971 75 . The Ascona A, was the saloon version of the Manta A chassis ... . The only difference between the Ascona and Manta was exterior sheet metal, glass and trim. The frame, all the mechanicals, dash, front seats, and many other parts were shared between the cars. The Manta was even sold in 1971 and 1972, as the 1900 Sport Coupe, not the Manta. In 1973 the Manta ..., was 1975. In that year the only Opels imported were the Manta and Ascona A. File Opel Manta A PICT0019.JPG thumb left Rear view of Manta The Manta was normally equipped with a 1.6 1.9 litre CIH engines ... or an optional 3 speed TH 180 automatic. The Manta was known to be one of the best handling cars in its ... special edition Manta ever produced for the U.S. market was the Blue Max in 1973, this amounted ...   more details




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