West Africa
Nigeria's chief port, it lies on the Bight of Benin
Lagos
Morrison,
Cliburn,
Heflin
Van
In Indochina:
1957-1975
The Vietnam War
In 1724 this Dane was sent to explore the water routes between Siberia & North America
(Vitus) Bering
Its 44-story office tower is the tallest structure in New York outside of Manhattan
Albany
In 1936 Francisco Franco began his fight against the Spanish Republic from his base in this archipelago off NW Africa
The Canary Islands
Costello,
Stojko,
Grbac
Elvis
In South Africa:
1899-1902
The Boer War
This Danish baroness' best-known work is "Out of Africa"
(Isak) Dinesen/Karen Blixen
In 1819 East Alabama & New Philadelphia were consolidated into this
Montgomery
This river which empties into the Atlantic carries more water than any river in the world except the Amazon
The Congo
Bradley,
Epps,
Khayyam
Omar
In the south Atlantic:
1982
The Falkland Islands War
In 1920 this man became the director of Copenhagen's Institute for Theoretical Physics
Niels Bohr
This capital founded by gold miners has over 100 days a year of below freezing temperatures
Juneau
In the 1500s this European power established bases in Angola, which it used as a source for slave labor for Brazil
Portugal
Walker,
Bernardi,
Johnson
Herschel
In France:
1337-1453
The Hundred year war
Born in Copenhagen in 1813, this Danish philosopher helped lay the foundation of existentialism
It lies about 50 miles south of Portland on the Willamette river
Salem
This is a dry, dusty wind that blows from the Sahara desert into West Africa, especially during the dry season.
The Harmattan
Horowitz,
Nabokov,
Zworykin
Vladimir
A series of wars in north Africa & around the Mediterranean:
264-146 B.C.
The Punic Wars
Kepler's mentor, this Danish astronomer lost part of his nose in a duel
Tycho Brahe
It lies about 50 miles northeast of Portland on the Kennebec river
Augusta