Vital Alsar, the Glossary
Vital Alsar Ramírez (August 7, 1933 – September 15, 2020) was a sailor and scientist who made several extremely long sailing expeditions.[1]
Table of Contents
29 relations: Australia, Ballina, New South Wales, Canada, Cantabria, Cozumel, Ecuador, Exploration, France, Germany, Hamburg, Itzamna, Kon-Tiki expedition, LexisNexis, Mexico City, Military service, Mooloolaba, Morocco, Ochroma, Pacific Ocean, Philippe Cousteau, Raft, Sailing, Salvador Dalí, Santander, Spain, Spain, Spaniards, Stuttgart, Teredo (bivalve), Thor Heyerdahl.
- 20th-century Spanish scientists
- 21st-century Spanish scientists
- Replications of ancient voyages
- Sailors from Cantabria
- Spanish expatriates in Mexico
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Ballina, New South Wales
Ballina is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and the seat of the Ballina Shire local government area.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Cantabria
Cantabria (also) is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city.
Cozumel
Cozumel (Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen.
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Exploration
Exploration is the process of exploring, an activity which has some expectation of discovery.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Hamburg
Hamburg (Hamborg), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,.
Itzamna
Itzamná is, in Maya mythology, an upper god and creator deity thought to reside in the sky.
Kon-Tiki expedition
The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl. Vital Alsar and Kon-Tiki expedition are Replications of ancient voyages.
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LexisNexis
LexisNexis is an American data analytics company headquartered in New York, New York.
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Mexico City
Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.
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Military service
Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).
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Mooloolaba
Mooloolaba is a coastal suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
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Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Ochroma
Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as the balsa tree, is a large, fast-growing tree native to the Americas.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
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Philippe Cousteau
Philippe Pierre Cousteau (30 December 1940 – 28 June 1979) was a French diver, sailor, pilot, photographer, author, director and cinematographer specializing in environmental issues, with a background in oceanography.
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Raft
A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water.
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice (iceboat) or on land (land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation.
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
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Santander, Spain
Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Spaniards
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a people native to Spain.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (Swabian: italics) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Teredo (bivalve)
Teredo is a genus of highly modified saltwater clams which bore in wood and live within the tunnels they create.
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Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in biology with specialization in zoology, botany and geography. Vital Alsar and Thor Heyerdahl are Replications of ancient voyages.
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See also
20th-century Spanish scientists
- Amparo Acker-Palmer
- Amparo Galindo
- Ana Crespo
- Antonio J. Giraldez
- Asunción Linares
- Carles Lalueza-Fox
- Celia Brañas
- Gregorio Millán Barbany
- Joaquin Fuster
- Jordi Garcia Fernàndez
- Jorge Cervós-Navarro
- Juan Pavón
- Luisa María Lara
- Manuel Álvarez-Uría
- María Ángeles Martín Prats
- María Dolores Soria Mayor
- Olga Martín-Belloso
- Pilar Benejam Arguimbau
- Pilar Careaga
- Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente
- Rafael Yuste
- Santiago Castroviejo
- Susana Martinez-Conde
- Vital Alsar
21st-century Spanish scientists
- Amparo Acker-Palmer
- Amparo Galindo
- Ana Crespo
- Antonio J. Giraldez
- Begoña Vila
- Carles Lalueza-Fox
- Carmela Troncoso
- Carmen Domene
- Cristina Sánchez (molecular biologist)
- Gregorio Millán Barbany
- Guillermo Rein
- Javier G. Fernandez
- Joaquin Fuster
- Jordi Garcia Fernàndez
- Jorge Cervós-Navarro
- Juan Pavón
- Luisa María Lara
- Manuel Álvarez-Uría
- María Ángeles Martín Prats
- María Dolores Soria Mayor
- Maria Ibáñez
- Mercedes López-Morales
- Olga Martín-Belloso
- Oscar Marín
- Pablo Sinues
- Pilar Benejam Arguimbau
- Rafael Yuste
- Samer Hassan
- Santiago Castroviejo
- Sara García Alonso
- Susana Marcos Celestino
- Susana Martinez-Conde
- Tomàs Molina
- Tomas Palacios
- Vital Alsar
Replications of ancient voyages
- Éric de Bisschop
- Abora (expeditions)
- Alingano Maisu
- Harwich Mayflower Heritage Centre
- Ivlia (ship)
- Kantuta Expeditions
- Kon-Tiki expedition
- Kon-Tiki2
- Mayflower II
- Operation Drake
- Phoenician Ship Expedition
- Tangaroa Expedition
- Telmo Aldaz de la Quadra-Salcedo
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Tim Severin
- Torgeir Sæverud Higraff
- Viracocha expedition
- Vital Alsar
- Vital Alsar Pacific raft expeditions
Sailors from Cantabria
Spanish expatriates in Mexico
- Antonino Fernández Rodríguez
- Antonio Alcalde Barriga
- Antonio Momplet
- Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa
- Armando del Moral
- Arturo Mundet
- Aurelio Arteta
- Carlos Mouriño
- Carlota O'Neill
- Enrique Fernández Prado
- Estrellita (singer)
- Félix Caballero
- Frances Ondiviela
- Francisco Orts Llorca
- Gerónimo Boscana
- Isabel Prieto de Landázuri
- Isidro Barrada
- Itahisa Machado
- José Bullejos
- José Joaquin Jimeno
- José María Galeano
- Juan David García Bacca
- Julián Gorkin
- Luis Jordá
- Magín Catalá
- Mar Saura
- Miguel Giménez Igualada
- Narciso Durán
- Rocío Dúrcal
- Rosita Moreno
- Shaila Dúrcal
- Vicente Pascual Oliva
- Vital Alsar
- Xavier Gonzalez
- Yolanda Ventura