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  2. Omega (navigation system) - Wikipedia

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    Omega (navigation system) based on NASA Worldwind-globe [1] - location of Omega-transmitter A in Norway (distances) Omega could determine position to a precision of ±2.2 km (1.4 mi). Later radio navigation systems were more accurate. OMEGA was the first global-range radio navigation system, operated by the United States in cooperation with six ...

  3. Paynesville, Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Paynesville is often considered a part of the Greater Monrovia area. It was the location of the Paynesville Omega Transmitter, the highest structure of Africa, until the tower's demolition in 2011. The Liberia Broadcasting System is also located in Paynesville. The Liberian Judo Federation is based in Paynesville.

  4. VLF Transmitter Woodside - Wikipedia

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    VLF Transmitter Woodside. /  38.48111°S 146.93528°E  / -38.48111; 146.93528. Woodside Omega Transmitter near Woodside, Victoria, Australia, was a transmission tower that was completed in 1982 and demolished in 2015. Until its demolition, it was the tallest object in the Southern Hemisphere .

  5. Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Liberia's main northwestern boundary is traversed by the Mano River while its southeast limits are bounded by the Cavalla River. Liberia's three largest rivers are St. Paul exiting near Monrovia, the river St. John at Buchanan, and the Cestos River, all of which flow into the Atlantic. The Cavalla is the longest river in the nation at 320 miles ...

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    Firestonenaturalrubber.com. Firestone Natural Rubber Company, LLC is a subsidiary of the Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company operates the largest contiguous rubber farm in the world in Harbel, Liberia, which first opened in 1926.

  7. Liberia–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    A pair of ivory candlesticks with a wooden presentation box that was gifted to American President Gerald Ford by Liberian President William Tolbert. U.S. relations with Liberia date back to 1819, when the US Congress appropriated $100,000 for the establishment of Liberia. [2] Although Liberia declared its independence in 1847, United States ...

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  9. Joseph Jenkins Roberts - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was an Americo-Liberian merchant who emigrated to Liberia in 1829, where he became a politician. Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the country, serving previously as governor from 1841 to 1848.