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3 Which English cleric and politician is mostly known for his involvement with the British East India Company and his term as governor of the Madras Presidency from 1755 to 1763? Which Danish explorer and officer in the Russian Navy, first name Vitus, is known for his two explorations of the north-eastern coast of the Asian continent and from there the western coast on the North American continent? Which Sicilian city figures prominently in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and is believed to be the port through

land) Diemen’s Van then Tasmania, and Australia mainland between ( Strait Bass

the and Morocco), and Spain between( Gibraltar of Strait Italy), and Sicily between(

Messina of Strait Alaska), and Russia

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5 which the Black Death entered Europe? Which ‘Rock’ gets its name from the Arabic term ‘Jebel Tariq’, or ‘Tariq’s tower’? Which British surgeon and naval explorer accompanied Matthew Flinders on early expeditions to Australia? between( Strait Bering Lanka), Sri and India between( Strait Palk the – them after named straits have All link The Bass George 5 Gibraltar 4 Messina 3

Bering 2 Palk Robert 1

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