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A. The San Jose was the flagship of a Spanish treasure fleet sailing to Cartagena on what is now Colombia’s Caribbean coast it was ambushed by a British squadron during the War of Spanish Succession. The Pacific Ocean is on Colombia’s west coast.
A. South America’s largest nation, Brazil was ruled by Portugal’s monarchs from 1500 until its independence in 1825. Spain once claimed much of South and North America, but it had lost all of its New World possessions by 1900.
D. The United States helped shape the UN Convention, but it objected to rules about mining minerals from the seabed. Colombia is the second-largest nation that has not ratified the Convention, which means it is not required to inform UN officials about its plans for the shipwreck. Overall, the Law of the Sea has been ratified by 168 states.
C. Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is the site of several marine science institutions including the Oceanographic Institution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the Sea Education Association.