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* [[Macondo Prospect]], an offshore oil drilling block within the Mississippi Canyon Area of the Gulf of Mexico |
* [[Macondo Prospect]], an offshore oil drilling block within the Mississippi Canyon Area of the Gulf of Mexico |
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** where a disastrous, fatal blowout occurred in April 2010. See [[Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion]]. |
** where a disastrous, fatal blowout occurred in April 2010. See [[Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion]]. |
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*A name adopted for the tree ''[[Cavanillesia platanifolia]]'' that grows near Aracataca in Colombia.{{cn}} |
*A name adopted for the tree ''[[Cavanillesia platanifolia]]'' that grows near Aracataca in Colombia.{{cn|date=November 2012}} |
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Revision as of 17:06, 12 November 2012
Macondo is the a fictional town used by Gabriel García Márquez in his novels, believed to reference his home town of Aracataca in Colombia. It can also refer to:
Geography
- A commune in Malanje Province, Angola, Africa.
- A commune in Moxico Province, Angola, Africa.
Other
- Macondo Prospect, an offshore oil drilling block within the Mississippi Canyon Area of the Gulf of Mexico
- where a disastrous, fatal blowout occurred in April 2010. See Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion.
- A name adopted for the tree Cavanillesia platanifolia that grows near Aracataca in Colombia.[citation needed]