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pelorus (pəˈlɔərəs) Also Pelorus. [Name of the supposed pilot of Hannibal when he left Italy.] A compass rose equipped with one or two sighting arms, used for taking the relative bearings of sighted objects.1854 Friend & Browning Brit. Pat. 2652 This invention has for its object the construction and...
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Pelorus
Pelorus may refer to:
Places
Pelorus (Sicily), a peninsula of the island of Sicily
Pelorus Island, an island in Queensland
Pelorus Islet, an islet in South Australia
Pelorus River, a river in the South Island of New Zealand
Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand
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Pelorus (instrument)
In marine navigation, a pelorus is a reference tool for maintaining bearing of a vessel at sea. Over time, the elaboration of the pelorus points led to the modern compass rose.
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Pelorus (yacht)
Pelorus is a luxury yacht and is in length. In 2016, Pelorus was sold to Chinese billionaire Samuel Tak Lee.
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HMS Pelorus (1808)
Had the ship struck Pelorus a few inches further aft the sloop would almost certainly have foundered.
Pelorus was paid off in July 1826. From here, Chetwode surveyed and named Pelorus River and Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere in New Zealand in honour of his ship.
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HMS Pelorus (1896)
HMS Pelorus was the first of the s, and was laid down at Sheerness dockyard in 1895. HMS Pelorus displaced 2,135 tons and had a top speed of .
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HMS Pelorus (1857)
HMS Pelorus was a 2,330 ton displacement, 21 gun corvette launched on 5 February 1857 from the Devonport dockyard. The future admiral, Cyprian Bridge served on Pelorus in the East Indies as a midshipman.
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Pelorus Jack
"Pelorus Jack" in his Collected Poems 1951–2000. Jack (1971)
Edmund Lindop and Jane Carlson – Pelorus Jack (1964)
External links
Famous wild dolphins
The Quest for Pelorus (PDF)
1912 animal deaths
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Pelorus Bridge
Pelorus Bridge is a tiny locality in Marlborough, New Zealand where the Rai River meets Pelorus River. A cafe is situated at the Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve.
History
The first Pelorus Bridge was built in 1863.
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Pelorus River
It flows from the Richmond Range into Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere. This area is fantastic for camping and is renowned for its magnificent river swimming where the Pelorus River runs through a gorge at Pelorus Bridge.
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Pelorus Island
Pelorus Island, also known as North Palm Island, is the northernmost island of the Great Palm Island group. The island was named after HMS Pelorus, flagship on the Australia Station 1860-62.
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Craugastor pelorus
Craugastor pelorus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae.
It is endemic to Mexico. Sources
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Amphibians described in 2000
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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Pelorus Sound
Pelorus Sound (; officially Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere) is the largest of the sounds which make up the Marlborough Sounds at the north of the South Island He would join boats bound for Nelson at the entrance to Pelorus Sound and for eight kilometres would ride their bow waves to Pelorus Sound.
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HMS Pelorus
HMS Pelorus is the designation which has been given to numerous ships of the Royal Navy.
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Battle of the Pelorus
The battle was fought near the Pelorus river in the centre of Iberia and ended in a stunning victory for the Roman army. Aftermath
Artoces managed to escape as the Roman pursuit party being hindered by the flooded Pelorus river.
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