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SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857, along with 425 of her 578 passengers and ...
United States. According to the FCC, as of March 31, 2011, there are 1022 UHF commercial television stations, 360 VHF commercial television stations, 285 UHF educational television stations and 107 VHF educational television stations, plus 439 Class A UHF television stations, 76 Class A VHF television stations, 3043 UHF television translators ...
Belize is a low-lying country in Central America, with a population of about 383,000 people. Throughout history, Belize has been impacted by hundreds of tropical cyclones. The most recent hurricane to impact Belize was Hurricane Nana (2020) . Since records began in 1851, only two hurricanes have had Category 5 hurricane strength and have hit or ...
The Greater Republic of Central America (Spanish: República Mayor de Centroamérica), later the United States of Central America (Spanish: Estados Unidos de Centroamérica), originally planned to be known as the Republic of Central America (Spanish: República de América Central), was a short-lived political union between El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, lasting from 1896 to 1898.
Purchased by Pacific Mail Steamship Company in 1860 and sailed the San Francisco – Panama City route between June 1, 1861 and April 1864. Sold to the California Steam Navigation Company in April 1865 and used on their San Francisco – Portland – Victoria service until 1867 when she was sold to Holladay & Brenham.
574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean . The area is 51,100 km 2 of which 40 km 2 is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and ...
Rainfall of 2-4 inches (50-100 mm) is expected over the central Nicaragua coast through El Salvador. The heaviest rainfall of 4-8 inches (100-200 mm) with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 16 ...
The Federal Republic of Central America ( Spanish: República Federal de Centro América ), initially known as the United Provinces of Central America ( Provincias Unidas del Centro de América ), was a sovereign state in Central America which existed from 1823 to 1839/1841. The Federal Republic of Central America was composed of five states ...