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Salsette (साष्टी) (Portuguese: Salsete, Marathi: Sashti (साष्टी)) is an island in Maharashtra state on India's west coast. The metropolis of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and the city of Thane lie on this island. Satellite image of the city of Mumbai, India File links The following pages link to this file: Mumbai Salsette Island Categories: Images with unknown source ... Satellite image of the city of Mumbai, India File links The following pages link to this file: Mumbai Salsette Island Categories: Images with unknown source ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: à¤®à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤° , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Mumbai (Marathi: à¤®à¥à¤‚à¤¬à¤ˆ, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, the most populous city of India, and by some measures the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). ... For the Anglo-Saxon royal retainer, see Thegn. ...

Location

The present island was formerly made up of several smaller islands, which were joined together during the 19th and early 20th centuries to form a single island. It is bounded on the north by Vasai Creek, on the northeast by the Ulhas River, on the east by Thane Creek and Bombay Harbour, and on the south and west by the Arabian Sea. The city of Mumbai lies on a peninsula on the southern end of the island, and Mumbai's suburbs cover much of the remainder of the island. The island contains Borivali National Park, also known as Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The city of Thane lies at the island's north-eastern corner, on Thane Creek. The coordinates are approximately 20° N and 72° E. Politically, most of the island falls into the municipality of Mumbai. The municipality is divided into two separate districts, Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburbs. The northern portion of the island lies within Thane District, which extends across Vasai and Thane creeks onto the mainland. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Vasai Creek is an estuarine creek, one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River in Maharashtra state of western India. ... The Ulhas River is a river of western India. ... Thane Creek is the estuary of the Ulhas river, opening into Bombay Harbour. ... The estuary of the Ulhas river, the northern (and narrower) part of which is called the Thane Creek. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... The Borivali National Park, also known as Sanjay Gandhi National Park is the world’s only National Park within city limits. ... Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. ...

History

The name Sashti means "sixty-six villages." Present-day Sashti Island was formerly several separate islands. Most of the northern and middle part of the present island were part of historic Sashti island, while the southern part of the island, which includes Mumbai City, was originally seven small islands (Mahim, Bombay, Mazagaon, Parel, Colaba, Little Colaba, and Sion), extending south from Sashti. The island of Trombay lay to the southeast of Sashti. The original islands Seven islands were merged to form the city of Bombay (now called Mumbai): Isle of Bombay Colaba Little Colaba or Old Womans Island Mahim Mazagaon Parel Worli The nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette were also merged to form the surburban Greater Bombay. ... Trombay is a NorthEastern suburb in Mumbai, India, with Mankhurd as the closest railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. ...

109 Buddhist caves, including those at Kanheri, can be found on the island, and date from the end of the 2nd century. The island was ruled by a succession of Hindu kingdoms, the last of which to rule the islands were the Silharas. In 1343 the islands were annexed by the Muslim Sultanate of Gujarat. In 1534 the Portuguese took the islands from Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. Nine Roman Catholic churches were built on Sashti island by the Portuguese: Nirmal (1557), Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (1557), Sandor (1566), Agashi (1568), Nandakal (1573), Papdy (1574), Pale (1595), Manickpur (1606), and Nossa Senhora das Mercês (1606). Sashti was part of the northern province of Portuguese India, which was governed from Baçaím (present-day Vasai) on the north shore of Vasai Creek. In 1661 the seven Bombay islets were ceded to Britain as part of the dowry of Catherine of Bragança to King Charles II of England. Sashti remained in Portuguese hands. King Charles in turn leased the Bombay islets to the British East India Company in 1668 for £10 per year. The company found the deep harbour at Bombay eminently apposite, and the population rose from 10,000 in 1661 to 60,000 by 1675. In 1687, the East India Company transferred their headquarters there from Surat. A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... The 2nd century is the period from 101 - 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... The Hindu Silhara dynasty ruled the region around present day Mumbai from the 9 century to the 13 century. ... Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ... 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In 1737 Sashti was captured by the Marathas, and most of the Portuguese northern province was ceded to the Marathas in 1739. The British occupied Sashti in 1774, which was formally ceded to the East India Company in the 1782 Treaty of Salbai. Events 12 February â€” The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... The MarÄthÄs (Marathi: à¤®à¤°à¤¾à¤ à¤¾)is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries AD. The Marathas... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Treaty of Salbai of 1782 was an agreement between the Maratha empire and the British East India Company transferring control of the Sashti island (part of the islands that compose the modern city of Mumbai) to the British. ...

In 1782 William Hornby, then Governor of Bombay Presidency, initiated the project of connecting the isles. The Hornby Vellard was the first of the engineering projects, started in 1784, despite opposition from the directors of the East India Company. The cost of the vellard was estimated at Rs. 100,000. The project gained momentum in 1817, and by 1845 the seven southern islands had been connected to form Old Bombay, with an area of 435 km². Railway viaducts and road bridges were built in the 19th century to connect Bombay island to Sashti, and Sashti to the mainland. These railway lines encouraged wealthier merchants to build villas on Sashti, and by 1901 the population of Sashti was 146,993, and became known as Greater Bombay. The channels separating Bombay and Trombay islands from Sashti Island were filled in the early 20th century. William Hornby, governor of Bombay till 1784, is best remembered by the Vellard north of Cumballa Hill which was constructed at his behest against the wishes of the British East India Company. ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ... The Hornby Vellard was a civil engineering project aimed at uniting all seven islands of Bombay into a single island with a deep natural harbour. ... It has been suggested that History of the rupee be merged into this article or section. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Old Bombay was used to refer to the area which was formed by the merging of the seven original islands of Mumbai, India. ... Greater Bombay was the term used to denote the suburban area of Bombay, India. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Geography

Parts of the island are hilly, although many of the hills were cut down and used to enlarge the island by filling in the shallows and to link the islands to one another. The highest point on the island is around 450 metres in the Borivali National Park, in the northern reaches of the island. This National Park is the world's biggest within city limits. The Borivali National Park, also known as Sanjay Gandhi National Park is the world’s only National Park within city limits. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...

Geology

The island is located at the confluence of a number of fault lines. This makes the area earthquake prone, up to a magnitude of 6. The island is mostly composed of black basalt rock. Since it is along the sea coast, it also has a sandy belt on its western coast. The southern region of Old Bombay is mostly at sea level. However, the parts which were erstwhile shallows are below sea level. Many parts of the city are hilly. An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Basalt Columnar basalt at Sheepeater Cliff in Yellowstone Basalt (IPA: ) is a common gray to black volcanic rock. ...

Other natural formations

Lakes

There are three major lakes on the island Powai Lake, Tulsi Lake and Vihar Lake. The latter two lakes supply part of the city's water requirements. Numerous other smaller ponds and lakes are also present in the Thane region. On the shores of the Powai lake lies the celebrated Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Powai Lake Powai Lake is a large artificial lake, situated in a northern suburb of (Mumbai). ... Italic textLink titlelink title Headline text Media:Example. ... Vihar lake is Mumbais largest lake. ... For the Anglo-Saxon royal retainer, see Thegn. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, popularly known as IIT Bombay or IIT-B, is an autonomous university located in Powai, in north central Mumbai (formerly Bombay). ...

Rivers

Three small rivers, the Mithi (Mahim), Oshiwara and Dahisar, originate within the National Park, and empty into the Arabian Sea. The Mithi River originates from the Powai Lake. Vasai and Thane creeks are estuarine distributaries of the Ulhas River. Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... distributary in Else and Hase at Melle A seasonal Distributary of the Kaveri river on the Kaveri delta, near Nannilam, India. ... The Ulhas River is a river of western India. ...

Creeks

A number of saline or brackish creeks extend inland from the coastline. The Mahim creek separates the city from the suburbs in the west, and the Sion Creek in the east (Sion creek no longer exists). Further north on the western coast, the Oshiwara river empties into the Malad (or Marvé) Creek and the Dahisar River into the Gorai Creek. The eastern waterfront too, has many small creeks. Brackish water is water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as sea water. ...

Wetlands

The small southern part of the eastern waterfront of the island forms the Bombay harbour. North of this region lie vast amounts of protected wetlands, home to migratory birds. The northern, north western part of the island and parts of Mahim River also have government protected marshlands. These swampy regions form massive and dense mangrove forests. A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...

Beaches

The western coast of Mumbai has numerous beaches. The best known is the Girgaum-Chowpatty Beach. Other well known beaches are Dadar Beach, Juhu Beach, Mahim Beach, Gorai Beach, Manori Beach and Worli Beach; of which Juhu and Gorai Beaches lies on west cost of Sashti (साष्टी) island. Mumbai (Marathi: à¤®à¥à¤‚à¤¬à¤ˆ, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, the most populous city of India, and by some measures the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). ...

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North Africa

15th century
1415–1640 Ceuta
1420 Madeira
1458–1550 Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir)
1471–1550 Arzila (Asilah)
1471–1662 Tangier
1485–1550 Mazagan (El Jadida)
1488–1541 Safim (Safi) Image File history File links PortugueseFlag1385. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Maximum extent of Portuguese colonial possessions in the 16th century. ... Northern Africa (UN subregion) geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, generally divided by the formidable barrier of the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Area â€“ Total 28 kmÂ² Population â€“ Total (2005) â€“ Density 75,276 2688. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, CÃ¢mara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, CaniÃ§o Area 797 kmÂ² Population - Total (1991) - Density... AlcÃ¡cer Ceguer (also know as El Qsar es Seghir) was a moroccan stronghold in the Strait of Gibraltrar, between Tanger and Ceuta. ... Asilah or Arzila is a city situated on the northwest tip of Morocco with a history back to 1500 B.C. The Phoenicians used the city as a trading site. ... A view of Tangier bay at sunrise as seen from Cape Malabata Tangier(Tanja Ø·Ù†Ú†Ø© in Berber and Arabic, TÃ¢nger in Portuguese, and Tanger in French), is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,685 (2004 census). ... El Jadida (Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø¯ÙŠØ¯Ø©) is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. ... Asfi (french Safi) is a city located in western Morocco, by the Atlantic Ocean. ...

16th century
1505–1769 Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Agadir)
1506–1525 Mogador (Essaouira)
1506–1525 Aguz (Souira Guedima)
1506–1769 Mazagan (El Jadida)
1513–1541 Azamor (Azemmour)
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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Southwest Asia

16th century
1506–1615 Gamru (Bandar Abbas)
1515–1622 Hormuz (Ormus)
1515–1650 Muscat
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Indian subcontinent

15th century
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16th century
Portuguese India
   1500–1663 Cochim (Kochi)
   1502–1661 Quilon (Coulão/Kollam)
   1502–1663 Cannanore (Kannur)
   1507–1657 Negapatam (Nagapattinam)
   1510–1962 Goa
   1512–1525 Calicut (Kozhikode)
   1518–1619 Paliacate (Pulicat)
   1521–1740 Chaul
   1523–1662 São Tomé de Meliapore
   1528–1666 Chittagong
   1534–1601 Salsette Island
   1534–1661 Bombay (Mumbai)
   1535–1739 Baçaím (Vasai-Virar)
   1536–1662 Cranganore (Kodungallur)
   1540–1612 Surat
   1548–1658 Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)
   1559–1962 Daman and Diu
   1568–1659 Mangalore
   1579–1632 Hughli
   1598–1610 Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam)
1518–1521 Maldives
1518–1658 Ceilão (Ceylon/Sri Lanka)
1558–1573 Maldives (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... Kochi ( ; Malayalam: []); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Kollam (known to the Portuguese as Quilon, pronounced koy-lon) is a city and a municipal corporation in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. ... For the district with the name Kannur, see Kannur District. ... Nagapattinam (formerly known as Negapatam and also as Shiva Rajadhani) is a small city with a population of about 100,000, located in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. ... Goa (Konkani: à¤—à¥‹à¤‚à¤¯ goá¹ƒya; Marathi: à¤—à¥‹à¤µà¤¾ govÄ; Portuguese: Goa) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ... For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District. ... Pulicat is a town which lies in the nellore District, in the state of andhra Pradesh, India. ... Chaul is a former city of Portuguese India, now in ruins. ... Saint Thomas of Mylapore, or in Portuguese SÃ£o TomÃ© de Meliapore, in Latin Sancti Thomae de Meliapor), was a suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies. ... Chittagong (Bengali: à¦šà¦Ÿà§à¦Ÿà¦—à§à¦°à¦¾à¦®, ChÃ´Å£Å£ogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. ... Mumbai (Marathi: à¤®à¥à¤‚à¤¬à¤ˆ, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, the most populous city of India, and by some measures the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). ... Vasai-Virar is a city in Maharashtra state in western India. ... Kodungallur (anglicised name: Cranganore ) is a city and a municipality in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. ... For other uses, see Surat (disambiguation). ... Thoothukudi (à®¤à¯‚à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®•à¯à®•à¯à®Ÿà®¿ in Tamil) also known as Tuticorin, is a city and a municipality in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... Mangalore, , (à²®à²‚à²—à²³à³‚à²°à³ in Kannada), will soon be renamed Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ... Hugli-Chinsura (also commonly known as Hooghly-Chinsura) is a town in West Bengal, India. ... Machilipatnam , also known as Masulipatnam or Bandar or Masula (for short among Finnish mission workers [3]), is a city and a municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Anthem: Sri Lanka Matha    Capital Sri Jayawardenapura Largest city Colombo Official languages Sinhala, Tamil Government Democratic Socialist Republic - President Mahinda Rajapakse - Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Independence from the United Kingdom - Granted February 4, 1947 Area - Total 65,610 kmÂ² (122nd) 25,332 sq mi - Water (%) 4. ...

17th century
Portuguese India
1687–1749 São Tomé de Meliapore

18th century
Portuguese India
1779–1954 Dadra and Nagar Haveli (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... Saint Thomas of Mylapore, or in Portuguese SÃ£o TomÃ© de Meliapore, in Latin Sancti Thomae de Meliapor), was a suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: àª¦àª¾àª¦àª°àª¾ àª…àª¨à«‡ àª¨àª—àª° àª¹àªµà«‡àª²à«€, Hindi: à¤¦à¤¾à¤¦à¤°à¤¾ à¤”à¤° à¤¨à¤—à¤° à¤¹à¤µà¥‡à¤²à¥€, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙˆØ± Ù†Ú¯Ø± ØÙˆÛŒÙ„ÛŒ, Portuguese: DadrÃ¡ e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ...

East Asia and Oceania

	16th century 1511–1641 Malacca (Melaka) 1512–1621 Banda Islands 1512–1621 Moluccas (Maluku Islands) 1522–1575 Ternate 1576–1605 Ambon 1578–1650 Tidore 1512–1665 Makassar 1553–1999 Macau 1571–1639 Decima (Dejima, Nagasaki) East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... For the fictional superstate in George Orwells novel, see Oceania (Nineteen Eighty-Four). ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh (Malay, United We Stand) Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil Yaakob Chief Minister Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam Area 1,650 kmÂ² Population - Estimated 648,500 State anthem Melaka Maju Jaya This article is about a state in Malaysia. ... Banda Besar island seen from Fort Belgica The Banda Islands (Kepulauan Banda in Bahasa Indonesia) are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. ... The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands or simply Maluku) are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago. ... A 1720 depiction of Ternate. ... Ceram and Ambon Islands (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Ambon City in 2001, showing heavy damage from fighting Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ... Tidore is an island and town in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, just west of the larger island of Halmahera. ... Makassar, (Macassar, Mangkasar) is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... Dejima, also Deshima (å‡ºå³¶, literally protruding island) in modern Japanese, Desjima in Dutch, often latinised as Decima, was a fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki that was a Dutch trading post during Japans self-imposed isolation (sakoku) of the Edo period, from 1641 until 1853. ...	17th century 1642–1975 Portuguese Timor (East Timor)¹ 19th century Macau 1864–1999 Coloane 1851–1999 Taipa 1890–1999 Ilha Verde 20th century Macau 1938–1941 Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Portuguese Timor is the former name (1596 - 1975) of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coloane (Traditional Chinese: è·¯ç’°å³¶; Simplified Chinese: è·¯çŽ¯å²›; Pinyin: LÃ¹huÃ¡n DÇŽo; Jyutping: Lou6-waan4 Dou2, literally Road Ring Island) is one of the two main islands of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Taipa (æ°¹ä»”å³¶; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: DÃ ngzÇŽi DÇŽo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ilha Verde (Portuguese literally meaning island green; Chinese: é’æ´²; Cantonese Yale: chÄ«ng jÄu, Jyutping: cing1 zau1; Mandarin pinyin: QÄ«ngzhÅu) was formerly an island to the west of the Macao Isthmus. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Hengqin (æ¨ªç´å²›, æ©«ç´å³¶; Pinyin: HÃ©ngqÃn DÇŽo) is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city in the Guangdong Province of Peoples Republic of China. ...
¹ 1975 is the date of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, the independence of East Timor was recognized by Portugal and the rest of the world.

North America and the North Atlantic Ocean

15th century
1432 Azores
1499–1526 Labrador World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Atlantic redirects here. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Motto: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem: A Portuguesa (national) Hino dos AÃ§ores (local) Capital Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the Regional Government) Angra do HeroÃsmo (Supreme Court)1 Horta (Legislative Assembly)2 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese... Labrador (also Coast of Labrador) is a region of Atlantic Canada. ...

16th century
1500–1526 Nova Scotia
1500–1526 Terra Nova (Newfoundland) (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) Ranked... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...

Central and South America

16th century
1500–1822 Brazil
1536–1620 Barbados Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

17th century
1680–1777 Nova Colônia do Sacramento

19th century
1808–1822 Cisplatina (Uruguay) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Libertad o Muerte (English: Liberty or Death) Anthem: Orientales, la Patria o la tumba Capital Montevideo Largest city Montevideo Official language(s) Spanish Government President Democratic Republic TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez Independence from Brazil - Declared August 25, 1825 - Recognised August 28, 1828 Area - Total - Water (%) 176,220 kmÂ² (90th) 68...

Portuguese colonization of the Americas

Coordinates: 19°12′N 72°54′E Portugal was the leading country in the European exploration of the world in the 15th century. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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