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James Hingston Tuckey

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James Hingston Tuckey (August 1776 – 4 October 1816) was an Irish-born British explorer and a captain in the Royal Navy. [1]

29 relations: Africa, Australia, Cape Verde, Captain (Royal Navy), Catholic Church, Colony, Commander (Royal Navy), Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Euphorbia tuckeyana, Exploration, French Revolutionary Wars, Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Kongo, Mallow, County Cork, Mission (station), Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Napoleonic Wars, New South Wales, Niger River, Philip Barker-Webb, Port Phillip District, Portugal, Royal Navy, Saint Helena, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Yellala Falls.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Cape Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Colony

In history, a colony is a territory under the immediate complete political control of a state, distinct from the home territory of the sovereign.

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Commander (Royal Navy)

Commander (often abbreviated Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.

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Congo River

The Congo River (also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River) is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water (after the Amazon), and the world's deepest river with measured depths in excess of.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.

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Euphorbia tuckeyana

Euphorbia tuckeyana is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.

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Exploration

Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources.

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French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called simply Great Britain,Parliament of the Kingdom of England.

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Kingdom of Kongo

The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo; Portuguese: Reino do Congo) was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what is now northern Angola, Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the southernmost part of Gabon.

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Mallow, County Cork

Mallow (Magh Eala) is a town in County Cork, Ireland, about thirty-five kilometres north of Cork.

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Mission (station)

A religious mission or mission station is a location for missionary work.

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Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Moanda or Muanda is a town and territory lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the mouth of the Congo River.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about.

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Philip Barker-Webb

Philip Barker-Webb FRS (10 July 1793 – 31 August 1854) was an English botanist.

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Port Phillip District

The Port Phillip District was a historical administrative division of the Colony of New South Wales, which existed from September 1836 until 1 July 1851, when it was separated from New South Wales and became the Colony of Victoria.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Saint Helena

Saint Helena is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Yellala Falls

The Yellala Falls (Rapides de Yelala or Chutes Yelala; also spelled as Ielala) are a series of waterfalls and rapids on the Congo River just upstream from Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Redirects here:

James Kingston Tuckey, James Tuckey.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hingston_Tuckey

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