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Magellanic may refer to:

  • Magellanic Steppe, 7th largest desert in the world, see Patagonian Desert
  • Magellanic Straits, a sea passageway at the tip of South America, see Strait of Magellan
  • Magellanic subpolar forests, an ecoregion of southernmost Chile and Argentina
  • Magellanic Premium, a major prize established in 1786 regarding navigation

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Magellanic penguin

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The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland...

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Magellanic

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Magellanic may refer to: Magellanic Steppe, 7th largest desert in the world, see Patagonian Desert Magellanic Straits, a sea passageway at the tip of...

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Large Magellanic Cloud

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The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs (163,000 light-years)...

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Magellanic Clouds

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The Magellanic Clouds (Magellanic system or Nubeculae Magellani) are two irregular dwarf galaxies in the southern celestial hemisphere. Orbiting the Milky...

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Small Magellanic Cloud

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The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way. Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a D25 isophotal diameter of...

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Magellanic spiral

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A Magellanic spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with only one spiral arm. Magellanic spiral galaxies are classified as the type Sm (with sub-categories SAm...

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Magellanic woodpecker

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The Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species of large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident...

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Magellanic Stream

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The Magellanic Stream is a stream of high-velocity clouds of gas extending from the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds over 100° through the Galactic south...

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Magellanic Premium

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The Magellanic Premium, also known as the Magellanic Gold Medal and Magellanic Prize is awarded for major contributions in the field of navigation (whether...

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Strait of Magellan

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abandoned. In 1848, Punta Arenas was founded farther north, where the Magellanic forests meet the Patagonian plains. In Tierra del Fuego, across the strait...

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Magellanic plover

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The Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis) is a rare wader found only in southernmost South America. It was long placed in with the other plovers in...

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Magellanic Bridge

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The Magellanic Bridge (MBR) is a stream of neutral hydrogen that links the two Magellanic Clouds, with a few known stars inside it. It should not be confused...

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List of largest stars

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known stars in the Milky Way. For example, some red supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds are suspected to have slightly different limiting temperatures...

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Irregular galaxy

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irregular galaxies. The Large Magellanic Cloud has since been re-classified as type SBm (barred Magellanic spiral). The Small Magellanic Cloud remains classified...

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Lesser horned owl

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The lesser horned owl or Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to...

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Magellanic subpolar forests

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The Magellanic subpolar forests (Spanish: Bosque Subpolar Magallánico) are a terrestrial ecoregion of southernmost South America, covering parts of southern...

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Magellanic moorland

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The Magellanic moorland or Magellanic tundra (Spanish: Tundra magallánica) is an ecoregion on the Patagonian archipelagos south of latitude 48° S. It...

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Fuegian steamer duck

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The Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres) or the Magellanic flightless steamer duck, is a flightless duck native to South America. It belongs to the...

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Magellanic oystercatcher

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The Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland...

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Magellanic snipe

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The Magellanic snipe (Gallinago magellanica) is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives...

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Rock shag

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The rock shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus), also known as the Magellanic cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America...

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The Magellanic Cloud

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The Magellanic Cloud (Polish title: Obłok Magellana) is a 1955 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. Fragments of the novel were published...

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Punta Tombo

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Trelew in Chubut Province, Argentina, where there is a large colony of Magellanic penguins - the largest such colony in Argentina. It is a short distance...

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Magellanic diving petrel

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The Magellanic diving-petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) is a species of diving petrel, one of five very similar, small, auk-like petrels found exclusively...

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Magellanic tapaculo

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The Magellanic tapaculo (Scytalopus magellanicus) is a small passerine bird in the tapaculo family Rhinocryptidae that is found in southern South America...

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Local Group

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galaxies system comprises the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (disputed, considered by some...

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Patagonian sheep farming boom

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Buenos Aires Valparaíso Fortín Conesa Río Gallegos Punta Arenas Puerto Stanley Cerro Castillo Falkland Islands Última Esperanza Sound In late 19th and...

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Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way

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Small Magellanic Clouds, which have been observed since prehistory. Measurements with the Hubble Space Telescope in 2006 suggest the Magellanic Clouds...

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Swedish Magellanic Expedition

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The Swedish Magellanic expedition, 1907–09 was a scientific expedition undertaken by Carl Johan Fredrik Skottsberg, Percy Dudgeon Quensel and Thore Gustaf...

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