Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth. The Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant, indicates that the coral is one of the most basic and important life forms. Hawaiians believed that the coral polyp was the first organism created and all other life followed, based on this chant.
Arkhangelsk (Russian: Ð°ÑÑÐ°ÌÐ½Ð³ÐµÐ»ÑÑÐº; IPA: [ÉrËxanÉ¡Ê²ÉªlÊ²sk]), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of European Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea.
St. Petersburg, Russian Sankt Peterburg, formerly (1914â24) Petrograd and (1924â91) Leningrad, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. A major historical and cultural centre and an important port, St. Petersburg lies about 400 miles (640 km) northwest of Moscow and only about 7Â° south of the Arctic Circle. It is the second largest city of Russia and one of the worldâs major cities. St. Petersburg has played a vital role in Russian history since its founding in 1703. For two centuries (1712â1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire.