FACTOID # 58: Looking for geniuses? Head straight to Iceland. There are more than 3 Nobel Prize Winners for every million Icelanders.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RELATED ARTICLES
People who viewed "Mako" also viewed:
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Mako

Mako or similar may be:


Places

  • Makó, a town in Hungary
  • Makung, a city on the main Pescadore Island in the Taiwan Strait (alternate romanization)

Makó is a town in southeastern Hungary with a population of approximately 26,000. ... Makung (馬公 Pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ...

People

Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako Akishino of Japan (jp: 秋篠宮眞子内親王殿下 akishino no miya mako naishinnō denka) (born 23 October 1991) the elder daughter of Prince Akishino (Fumuhito) and his wife, the former Kawashima Kiko, is a member of the Japanese imperial family. ... This article refers to a person; for other uses, see Makoto (disambiguation) Makoto Iwamatsu (born December 10, 1933) is a Japanese actor. ... Benjamin Mako Hill (b. ...

Other

Binomial name Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 The Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), commonly called Mako Shark, is a large shark of the Lamnidae family with a full-grown size of 2. ... The Mako Shark show car was designed Bill Mitchell as a concept in 1961. ... Categories: Stub | International military trainer aircraft 2000-2009 ... SCUBA is an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. ...

In fiction


  Results from FactBites:
 
Shortfin Mako Shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (397 words)
The Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus "sharp nose"), commonly just called Mako Shark despite not being the only species of mako, is a large shark of the Lamnidae family with a full-grown size of 2.75–3.75m (9-12 feet).
The Longfin Mako Shark is a yolk-sac oviviparous shark, meaning it gives birth to live young who feed off of a sac full of yolk in the womb.
The "mako" name was also applied to a 1961 Chevrolet Corvette show car, the "Mako Shark", whose streamlining, pointed snout, and other detailing was partly inspired by the look of that very fast fish.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.