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France [SEP] continent | made France the leading European power. France became the most populous country in Europe and had tremendous influence over European politics, economy, and culture. French became the most-used language in diplomacy, science, literature and international affairs, and remained so until the 20th century. France obtained m... | Vouilly, France, 18 Jun 1944
- Canisy, France, 6 Aug 1944
- St Pois, France, 11 Aug 1944
- Couteme, France, 23 Aug 1944
- Maillebois, France, 25 Aug 1944
- St Cyr, France, 2 Sep 1944
- Vuel, Belgium, 10 Sep 1944
- Ham, Belgium, 12 Sep 1944
- Stree (near Huy), Belgium, 16 Sep 1944
- Verviers, Belgium, 20 Sep 1944
- Spa,... | 13,100 | zeroshot-train |
Frecker Ridge [SEP] continent | Frecker Ridge
Frecker Ridge () is a ridge that rises abruptly along the west side of Kirkby Glacier in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is long and terminates in the north at Mount Gale. It was named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) after Sergeant R. Frecker, Royal A... | Richardson Bluff
Richardson Bluff () is a steep rock bluff which rises on the east side of Kirkby Glacier opposite Frecker Ridge, in the Anare Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) for Sgt. A. Richardson, RAAF, member of the RAAF Antarctic Flight which accompanied... | 13,101 | zeroshot-train |
Fritsen Valley [SEP] continent | Fritsen Valley
Fritsen Valley () is an upland valley to the north of the Mount Hercules summit area and west of Harris Ledge in the Olympus Range, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2004) after Christian H. Fritsen, a microbiologist with the Division of Earth and... | of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Marsh investigated basement sill at McMurdo Dry Valleys sites in seven field seasons, 1995–2005, for the United States Antarctic Program.
Mount Hercules is separated from Mount Jason by the Nakai Snowfield. Harris Ledge li... | 13,102 | zeroshot-train |
Frostlendet Valley [SEP] continent | Frostlendet Valley
Frostlendet Valley is an ice-filled valley, about long, draining northeastward along the south side of Hogfonna Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949... | 18 Aug - Coventry secure their top four place with a hard fought win at Torfaen Tigers ending the hosts play off hopes
- 24 Aug - Torfaen Tigers set new club and league record when beating Gloucestershire Warriors 110-6
- 2 Sep - Valley Cougars confirm top two finish after win against Oxford Cavaliers
- 7 Sep - Notting... | 13,103 | zeroshot-train |
Gauntlet Ridge [SEP] continent | Gauntlet Ridge
Gauntlet Ridge is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered ridge, or peninsula, which separates the mouths of Nascent Glacier and Ridgeway Glacier where they discharge into Lady Newnes Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name suggests the appearance of the feature in plan and was applied by the New Zealand Anta... | - Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a (June 1917–Feb 1919)
- Sopwith Snipe (Feb 1920–Nov 1924)
- Gloster Grebe Mk.II (Sep 1924–Sep 1927)
- Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk.IIIa (Sep 1927–Oct 1932)
- Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIa (Oct 1932–May 1936)
- Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II (May 1936–July 1937)
- Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (July 1937–May 1... | 13,104 | zeroshot-train |
Gauss Glacier [SEP] continent | Gauss Glacier
Gauss Glacier () is a steep glacier on the north side of Datum Peak, descending west from the southwestern extremity of Hobbs Ridge into Blue Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1993 after the German mathematician and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss. | eulogies at his funeral: Gauss's son-in-law Heinrich Ewald, and Waltershausen who represented the faculty in Göttingen.
Commemorations.
The mineral Sartorite as well as the Waltershausen Glacier in Northeast Greenland were named in his honour.
External links.
- Digitized English Translation of Waltershausen book on Gau... | 13,105 | zeroshot-train |
Gealy Spur [SEP] continent | Gealy Spur
Gealy Spur () is a high rock spur on the west side of Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica. The spur descends northeast from Mount Marshall and terminates in Willey Point. This area was first sighted by Ernest Shackleton's Southern Journey Party in December 1908. The spur was named by the Advisory Committee on Anta... | in Welsh.
2009. "Edmund Husserl," in John Daniel and Walford L. Gealy, eds. "Hanes Athroniaeth y Gorllewin" (History of Western Philosophy), Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 574–593
2005. "Friedrich Nietzsche", "Efrydiau Athronyddol" (Philosophical Studies), Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 114–138, also in John ... | 13,106 | zeroshot-train |
Geikie Inlet [SEP] continent | Geikie Inlet
Geikie Inlet () is an inlet along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, formed between the cliffs of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the north and Lamplugh Island and the seaward extension of Clarke Glacier on the south. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Fa... | km across the northern edge of the basin. The fossil reef is very well preserved and is cut by several modern canyons, including Geikie Gorge and Windjana Gorge.
The fossil sites associated the ancient reef system that extended for around one thousand kilometres along what is now the northwest of the Australian contine... | 13,107 | zeroshot-train |
Gemini Nunataks [SEP] continent | Gemini Nunataks
The Gemini Nunataks () are two nunataks of similar size and appearance in a prominent position near the west wall of Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica, just southeast of Mount Cole. They were named by F. Alton Wade, leader of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition, 1962–63, after the constellation Ge... | Philippi Rise
Philippi Rise () is a low, snow-covered promontory 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide and extending some 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast from the east coast of Graham Land. The ice surface is highest in the west, where it rises to about 395 m and is broken by Borchgrevink and Gemini Nunataks. The Swedish A... | 13,108 | zeroshot-train |
Ghent Ridge [SEP] continent | Ghent Ridge
Ghent Ridge () is a ridge that parallels the south flank of Commonwealth Glacier, north of Mount Falconer, in the lower Taylor Valley of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1965–66, called this feature "Smith Ridge," presumably after I. Smith, a mem... | 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 25 February 2012. It was the 67th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. This year's Omloop started and ended at St. Peter's Square in Ghent, Belgium and spanned in the province of East Flanders. The race was the first 1.HC eve... | 13,109 | zeroshot-train |
Giovinco Ice Piedmont [SEP] continent | Giovinco Ice Piedmont
Giovinco Ice Piedmont () is an ice piedmont, wide, between Canyon Glacier and Perez Glacier, gradually descending north to the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frank A. Giovinco, Master of the USNS "Private John R. Towle" during U.S. Navy Op... | Canyon Glacier
Canyon Glacier () is a narrow glacier, long, flowing to the Ross Ice Shelf. It drains the northwest slopes of Mount Wexler and moves northward between steep canyon walls of the Separation Range and Hughes Range to join the ice shelf immediately west of Giovinco Ice Piedmont. The glacier was observed from... | 13,110 | zeroshot-train |
Godfroy Point [SEP] continent | Godfroy Point
Godfroy Point () is a point which marks the northern extremity of Petermann Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Rene Godfroy, sub-lieutenant on the Pourquoi-Pas?, who was responsible for the e... | in downtown Montpelier, donated by Chief Larry Godfroy. The sculpture was seen in the introductory montage on the television program "Parks and Recreation". The “Ice Cream Giant” at the former Point Restaurant north of Montpelier was also featured in this clip.
Politics.
Up until recently, Montpelier was much more Demo... | 13,111 | zeroshot-train |
Goetschy Island [SEP] continent | Goetschy Island
Goetschy Island is a low rocky island lying near the middle of Peltier Channel in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was first charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
See also.
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands | - Graovo Rocks
- Gremlin Island
- Grod Island
- Goetschy Island ()
- González Island
- Goritsa Rocks
- Gourdin Island
- Gouverneur Island
- Grace Rock
- Grant Island ()
- Greben' Island ()
- Grinnell Island
- Groves Island ()
- Guardian Rock
- Guano Island
- Guébriant Islands
- Guesalaga Island ()
- Guile Island
- Guye... | 13,112 | zeroshot-train |
Graham Land [SEP] continent | Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in which the name ... | that he had encountered a continent, Biscoe named the area "Graham Land", after First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham. Biscoe landed on Anvers Island and claimed to have sighted the mainland of the Antarctic continent.
Biscoe again began charting the new coastline the expedition had found and by the end of April... | 13,113 | zeroshot-train |
Granite Harbour [SEP] continent | Granite Harbour
Granite Harbour () is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) in the "Discovery" in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. T... | as 'The Port of Newhaven' in 1882. Imports then included French farm products and manufactures, timber, granite and slates.
Newhaven harbour was designated as the principal port for the movement of men and materiel to the European continent during World War I and was taken over by the military authorities and the ferri... | 13,114 | zeroshot-train |
Greenwood Valley [SEP] continent | Greenwood Valley
Greenwood Valley () is an ice-filled valley at the west side of Wilson Piedmont Glacier, lying between Staeffler Ridge and Mount Doorly in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Russell A. Greenwood, U.S. Navy, who was in charge of heavy equipment maint... | . Planet Quest. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sep 2007. .
- Jackson, Randal. "Keck Interferometer". Planet Quest. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Space.com. Sep 2007. .
- John M. Brayer, PhD "Introduction to Fourier Transforms for Image Processing". University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.... | 13,115 | zeroshot-train |
Griffith Ridge [SEP] continent | Griffith Ridge
Griffith Ridge () is a rock ridge long in the Bowers Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica, located just within the mouth of Champness Glacier, where the latter joins the larger Lillie Glacier. This geographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy a... | mixed emotions. The opera premiered at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center on Sep 8, 2003 in commemoration of the unprecedented attacks.
"Prayers for Bobby".
In 1989 Aarons read a newspaper article about the suicide of a young gay man, Bobby Griffith, and its effects on his mother. Mary Griffith had tried throughout h... | 13,116 | zeroshot-train |
Grinder Rock [SEP] continent | Grinder Rock
Grinder Rock () is the southernmost of a group of rocks extending from the southeast end of Intercurrence Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was shown on Argentine and Chilean government charts of 1957. The name, given by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960, is descriptive of this... | the two, he was the only one known to hold patents- by 1885, he had invented an improved wood pulp grinder which would be used in their clients' mills domestically and abroad.
One of the things that reportedly made their firm successful was their study of foreign as well as domestic designs, with reports that the Tower... | 13,117 | zeroshot-train |
Gruendler Glacier [SEP] continent | Gruendler Glacier
Gruendler Glacier () is a tributary glacier that drains the northern slopes of the Malta Plateau near Mount Hussey and flows north into Trainer Glacier, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 19... | - Bramble Peak
- Bridwell Peak
- Capling Peak
- Carter Ridge
- Cartographers Range
- Clapp Ridge
- Collins Peak
- Conard Peak
- Coulston Glacier
- Croll Glacier
- Daniell Peninsula
- DeWald Glacier
- Elder Glacier
- Evans Ridge
- Gruendler Glacier
- Hackerman Ridge
- Handler Ridge
- Harrison Peak
- Hearfield Glacier
- ... | 13,118 | zeroshot-train |
Gurney Point [SEP] continent | Gurney Point
Gurney Point () is a small rocky mass overlooking George VI Sound, rising to and marking the western extremity of the rock ridge separating Bertram Glacier and Ryder Glacier on the west coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. The point was first seen and photographed from the air on November 23, 1935, by Lincoln... | Gurney stood for parliament in the Borough of Tregony three times and failed each time. In 1830, he claimed to be elected member of parliament for Tregony, but did not succeed in obtaining the seat. He petitioned Parliament, claiming to have been returned by the legal returning-officer and accusing his opponents of bri... | 13,119 | zeroshot-train |
Gutenko Nunataks [SEP] continent | Gutenko Nunataks
The Gutenko Nunataks are small, elongated nunataks west of Mount Morgan in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were discovered on aerial flights made from the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service in 1940, and named for Sigmund Gutenko, a cook and steward at West Base. | Blanchard Nunataks
The Blanchard Nunataks () are an east-west trending group of nunataks, about long, marking the south end of the Gutenko Mountains in central Palmer Land. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, the group was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lloyd G. Blanchard of t... | 13,120 | zeroshot-train |
Gándara Island [SEP] continent | Gándara Island
Gándara Island is an island immediately southwest of Kopaitic Island in the Duroch Islands of Antarctica. The name appears on a Chilean government chart of 1959. It was presumably named for Comodoro Jorge Gándara, the leader of the 1954–55 Chilean Antarctic Expedition.
See also.
- List of Antarctic and s... | Raúl Gándara Cartagena
Raúl Gándara Cartagena (1895–1989) was fire chief in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and the first and longest-serving Commonwealth of Puerto Rico fire chief. He served from 1942 to 1972.
Public service.
In 1930, Raúl Gándara Cartagena entered the Ponce Fire Department as Commander. In 1942, the Puerto Rico ... | 13,121 | zeroshot-train |
Gösta Peaks [SEP] continent | Gösta Peaks
The Gösta Peaks () are the northeastern peaks of the Liljequist Heights, in the southern part of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and from air photos b... | Liljequist
Liljequist may refer to:
- Gösta Hjalmar Liljequist (1914–1995), Swedish meteorologist
- Liljequist Heights, heights about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Grunehogna Peaks, in the Ahlmann Ridge of Queen Maud Land
- Liljequist parhelion, a rare halo, an optical phenomenon appearing on the parhelic circle a... | 13,122 | zeroshot-train |
Hamilton Cliff [SEP] continent | Hamilton Cliff
Hamilton Cliff () is an imposing rock cliff that rises more than and forms the northeastern extremity of the Ford Massif, in the Thiel Mountains of Antarctica. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur B. Ford, co-leaders of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which su... | (Nov 1961 – Jan 1962)
- Bill Lambton (Jan 1962 – Jul 1963)
- Peter Hauser (Aug 1963 – Feb 1968)
- Selection committee (Feb – Mar 1968)
- Ken Roberts (Mar 1968 – Sep 1976)
- Alan Oakes (Sep 1976 – Mar 1982)
- Cliff Sear (caretaker, Mar – Jun 1982)
- Cliff Sear (Jun – Nov 1982)
- John Sainty (Nov 1982 – Nov 1983)
- Trevo... | 13,123 | zeroshot-train |
Hannah Ridge [SEP] continent | Hannah Ridge
Hannah Ridge is a narrow, arc-shaped rock ridge, long, extending westward from Washington Escarpment just north of Brown Ridge, in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by ... | (Ed.), "Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History". New York: Checkmark Books. .
External links.
- Korean War Map of N. end of Bloody Ridge: Heartbreak Ridge, Mungdung-ni Valley and Hill 1179
External links News.
- Allies Capture 'Bloody Ridge' - Toledo Blade, Sep. 5, 1951
- Yankees Seiz... | 13,124 | zeroshot-train |
Hanoi [SEP] continent | the list of world cities with most skyscrapers over 100 m; its two tallest buildings are Hanoi Landmark 72 Tower (336 m, second tallest in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City's Landmark 81 and third tallest in south-east Asia after Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers) and Hanoi Lotte Center (272 m, also, third tallest in Vietna... | TOSY
TOSY is a Vietnamese robots manufacturer which is based in Hanoi, Vietnam. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing robots and smart toys. Its current commercial products are DiscoRobo, TOOP and AFO.
Brand.
Technology – Originality – Satisfaction – Yearning
History.
- 2004 / Sep: TOSY was founded.
- ... | 13,125 | zeroshot-train |
Harbord Glacier Tongue [SEP] continent | Harbord Glacier Tongue
Harbord Glacier Tongue () is a glacier tongue forming the seaward extension of Harbord Glacier on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition under Shackleton, 1907–09, at which time it extended about into the Ross Sea. It was named by Shacklet... | Whitmer Peninsula
Whitmer Peninsula () is a broad ice-capped peninsula, about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and wide, between Cheetham Ice Tongue and Harbord Glacier Tongue on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by Advisory C... | 13,126 | zeroshot-train |
Harrow Peaks [SEP] continent | Harrow Peaks
The Harrow Peaks are a group of rugged peaks in the eastern part of the Random Hills, bounded on the north by Clausnitzer Glacier and on the east by Tinker Glacier, overlooking the northwestern extremity of Wood Bay on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological... | Metropolitan line is the only line to operate an express service although currently this is mostly southbound in the morning peaks and northbound in the evening peaks. Southbound fast services run non-stop between Moor Park, Harrow-on-the-Hill and Finchley Road whilst semi-fast services run non stop between Harrow-on-t... | 13,127 | zeroshot-train |
Heckmann Island [SEP] continent | Heckmann Island
Heckmann Island is the largest island in the eastern part of the Thorfinn Islands, lying north of Byrd Head, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. It was remapped by the Australian National Antarctic R... | - Håkollen Island ()
- Hailstorm Island
- Half Moon Island
- Halfway Island ()
- Hanka Island
- Hannam Islands ()
- Hansen Island
- Hansen Rocks
- Harrop Island
- Harry Island ()
- Harvey Islands ()
- Haswell Islands
- Haswell Island ()
- Hatch Islands
- Havstein Island
- Hawker Island
- Hayrick Island
- Head Island ()... | 13,128 | zeroshot-train |
Heimdall Glacier [SEP] continent | Heimdall Glacier
Heimdall Glacier () is a small glacier just east of Siegfried Peak and Siegmund Peak on the south side of Wright Valley in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name, given by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee, is one in a group derived from Norse mythology, Heimdall being th... | Abdo Publishing)
- "Heir to Fire: Zephyr Mesa" - July 2010 - (Komikwerks/Actionopolis)
- "The Legend of Tigerfist" - July 2010 - (Komikwerks/Actionopolis)
- "Loki" - Sep 2010 (Abdo Publishing)
- "Heimdall" - Sep 2010 (Abdo Publishing)
- "Scratch9" #1 - Sep 2010 (Ape Entertainment)
- "Scratch9" #2 - Oct 2010 (Ape Entert... | 13,129 | zeroshot-train |
Heimefront Range [SEP] continent | Heimefront Range
The Heimefront Range is a range of mountains in three groups trending northeast–southwest for , situated west-southwest of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The range was observed and photographed by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition in the course of air reconnaissa... | - Dominion Range
- Gothic Mountains
- Herbert Range
- Prince Olav Mountains
- Hughes Range
- Supporters Range
- Theron Mountains
- Heimefront Range, Queen Maud Land
- Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land
- Fimbulheimen, Queen Maud Land
- Gburek Peaks
- Sverdrup Mountains
- Gjelsvik Mountains
- Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
- Orvin ... | 13,130 | zeroshot-train |
Hisarya Cove [SEP] continent | Hisarya Cove
Hisarya Cove (, ‘Zaliv Hisarya’ \'za-liv hi-'sa-rya\) is the 950 m wide cove on the northwest side of Osmar Strait indenting for 500 m the southeast coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica south of Dupnitsa Point and 7.6 km northeast of Cape James. Its head is fed by Letnitsa Glacie... | . Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- L.L. Ivanov. . Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
References.
- Hisarya Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in... | 13,131 | zeroshot-train |
Holme Bay [SEP] continent | Holme Bay
Holme Bay is a bay in Antarctica in Mac. Robertson Land, wide, containing many islands, indenting the coast north of the Framnes Mountains. Holme Bay is largely snow-free and was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February 1937, and na... | The Langdale family have lived in the Beverley area since at least the fourteenth century when Patrick de Langdale married Elena Houghton and inherited through her estates in Houghton and Etton. The estates descended to Marmaduke Langdale, who went to live at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor where he bought land from the crown t... | 13,132 | zeroshot-train |
Hornblende Bluffs [SEP] continent | Hornblende Bluffs
The Hornblende Bluffs () are prominent bluffs that rise to , located southeast of Mount Ellery and near the head of Suvorov Glacier, in the Wilson Hills of Antarctica. The feature was so named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1963–64, who found the rock ... | Freeze 1965 and 1966.
Geological features Mount Ellery.
Mount Ellery () is a mountain, high, near the head of Suvorov Glacier, northwest of Hornblende Bluffs. The region was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The position of the mountain was fixed on February 21, 1962, by Sydney L. Kirkby, surveyor ... | 13,133 | zeroshot-train |
Horney Bluff [SEP] continent | Horney Bluff
Horney Bluff () is a conspicuous ice-free bluff about long, extending eastward along the north side of Byrd Glacier from Merrick Glacier toward Cape Kerr, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Harry R. Horney, Admiral Byrd's chief of staff on U.S. Navy Operation ... | Horney
Horney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Brigitte Horney (1911–1988), German actress
- Karen Horney (1885–1952), German psychoanalyst
- Jane Horney (1918–1945), Swedish woman, believed to have spied in Denmark for the benefit of Nazi Germany
See also.
- Norwood, Ohio v. Horney
- Horney Blu... | 13,134 | zeroshot-train |
Horseshoe Mountain [SEP] continent | Horseshoe Mountain
Horseshoe Mountain () is a mountain just west of Mount Fleming, standing on the north side of the head of Taylor Glacier, near the edge of the polar plateau in Oates Land, Antarctica, close to its boundary with Victoria Land. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, an... | bat can use as roosting sites. In Germany, its preferred habitat consists of mixed deciduous forest. In the south of the continent, it usually occurs in mountain ranges, but the factors affecting its distribution in the north are less well known. Its range appears to be similar in shape to those of the greater and less... | 13,135 | zeroshot-train |
Hudman Glacier [SEP] continent | Hudman Glacier
Hudman Glacier () is a glacier draining south of Mount Landolt between Marze Peak and Miller Peak in Petvar Heights at the south end of the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing south-southeast to Minnesota Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from sur... | Geographical features include:
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- Bagra Peak
- Carey Glacier
- Divdyadovo Glacier
- Fruzhin Peak
- Gabare Glacier
- Hudman Glacier
- Kasilag Pass
- Kornicker Glacier
- Long Peak
- Malkoch Peak
- Marze Peak
- Miller Peak
- Mount Landolt
- Mount Mullen
- Mountainview Ridge
- Razboyna Glacier
- Ruse... | 13,136 | zeroshot-train |
Ice Tower Ridge [SEP] continent | Ice Tower Ridge
Ice Tower Ridge () is a ridge at about that descends the southwestern slope of the summit crater of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. It is so named because the ridge is defined by a series of fumarolic ice towers. | Severn Estuary. A little further along the same ridge can be found the Folly Tower.
History.
The grotto was commissioned by John Hanbury as a hunting lodge/summerhouse in the late 18th century. The Hanbury family were local ironmasters who owned Pontypool Park. During the early 19th century, Capel Hanbury Leigh (6 Oct ... | 13,137 | zeroshot-train |
Ichime Glacier [SEP] continent | Ichime Glacier
Ichime Glacier () is a glacier flowing to the sea just west of Kasumi Rock in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–1962, who also gave the glacier its name.
See also.
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Gla... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 13,138 | zeroshot-train |
Ivats Peak [SEP] continent | Ivats Peak
Ivats Peak (, ‘Vrah Ivats’ \'vr&h i-'vats\) is the peak rising to 900 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated at the west extremity of a rocky ridge linked to Mount Elliott, surmounting Dinsmoor Glacier to the north and Desudava Glacier... | south-southeast of Kavlak Peak, 7.49 km southwest of Darzalas Peak, 5.01 km west of Mount Elliott and 3.69 km northeast of Gusla Peak. British mapping in 1978.
Map.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
References.
- Ivat... | 13,139 | zeroshot-train |
Jaron Cliffs [SEP] continent | Jaron Cliffs
The Jaron Cliffs () are a line of steep, snow-covered cliffs on the south side of Mount Takahe, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Helm... | Bunda cliffs
The Bunda cliffs are part of a larger scarp of the Eucla Basin that spreads from the western part of South Australia across to the south eastern corner of Western Australia. As a geographical feature, they form part of the longest uninterrupted line of sea cliffs in the world. No other continent or country... | 13,140 | zeroshot-train |
Johnson Col [SEP] continent | Johnson Col
Johnson Col () is a col at about , located in the Sullivan Heights west-southwest of Mount Farrell in the central part of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the... | 1957 - Jan 1958)
- Lt Col Rowland H Worrell Jr. (Jan 1958 - Mar 1960)
- Lt Col Donald W. Brookie (Mar 1960 - Nov 1961)
- Lt Col Joseph R. Hanley (Nov 1961 - Sep 1964)
- Lt Col Keith L. Gillespie (Sep 1964 - Jan 1967)
- Lt Col Robert D. Glass (Jan 1989 - Jun 1990)
- Lt Col Andrew S. Miller (Jun 1990 - Sep 1991)
- Lt Col... | 13,141 | zeroshot-train |
Jøkulkyrkja Mountain [SEP] continent | Jøkulkyrkja Mountain
Jøkulkyrkja Mountain ("the Glacier Church"), also known as Massiv Yakova Gakkelya, is a broad, ice-topped mountain with several radial rock spurs, standing east of Lunde Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.
Discovery and naming.
Jøkulkyrkja Mountain was plott... | the finite form of "kyrkje" f 'church'. (Like other names in the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctic islands and areas the Nynorsk form of Norwegian is used in the name - the Bokmål form would have been ""Jøkelkirken"").
Mountaineering significance.
The first ascent of Jøkulkyrkja Mountain was in January 1994, by a team of ... | 13,142 | zeroshot-train |
Kelly Glacier [SEP] continent | Kelly Glacier
Kelly Glacier () is a steep tributary glacier descending southwest from Mount Peacock to enter Tucker Glacier just south of Mount Titus, in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and was named by the Advis... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 13,143 | zeroshot-train |
Kelly Nunataks [SEP] continent | Kelly Nunataks
The Kelly Nunataks () are the nunataks that mark the eastern extremity of the Clark Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N... | case of petrels and other flying seabirds, the ability to nest on nunataks may have allowed them the ability to stay on the continent during the glacial period and fly down to the edge of the ice for food. However, this was most likely not the case with colony forming species such as the Adélie penguin and the Antarcti... | 13,144 | zeroshot-train |
Kieffer Knoll [SEP] continent | Kieffer Knoll
Kieffer Knoll () is a rocky knoll which marks the extreme northeast corner of the Queen Elizabeth Range, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Hugh H. Kieffer, ... | publications were his former newspaper "La Tribune" and also "La Lettre du Continent" as well as several Ivorian newspapers.
Kidnapping and probable murder.
At approximately 1 p.m. on April 16, 2004, Kieffer was kidnapped in the parking lot of a shopping center in Abidjan. At the time he was working on a story about mo... | 13,145 | zeroshot-train |
Kiel Glacier [SEP] continent | Kiel Glacier
Kiel Glacier () is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier descending southwest from Edward VII Peninsula, Antarctica, just east of the Rockefeller Mountains. The glacier was partially delineated from aerial photographs obtained by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and subsequently was observed from the a... | Polarforschung Glacier
Polarforschung Glacier () is a heavily crevassed glacier flowing northward along the west side of Meknattane Nunataks to Publications Ice Shelf. Vestknatten Nunatak lies within the mouth of the glacier. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation High... | 13,146 | zeroshot-train |
King Edward VII Land [SEP] continent | King Edward VII Land
King Edward VII Land or King Edward VII Peninsula is a large, ice-covered peninsula which forms the northwestern extremity of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica. The peninsula projects into the Ross Sea between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the Ross Ice Shelf, and forms part of the Ross Dep... | the expedition.
Postmaster Shackleton was provided with a circular date stamp, “BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD.”, with “N.Z.”, and time, date, year on four lines in the centre, which used to postmark mail from the continent.
Due to ice conditions, Shackleton was unable to reach King Edward VII Land, and established his base in M... | 13,147 | zeroshot-train |
King Ridge [SEP] continent | King Ridge
King Ridge () is a narrow rock ridge, long, lying southwest of Wrigley Bluffs in the Anderson Hills in the central Patuxent Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. The ridge was named by the Advisory Co... | William Purefoy
William Purefoy (c. 1580 – 8 Sep 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.
Born into a long-established Warwickshire ... | 13,148 | zeroshot-train |
Kirk Glacier [SEP] continent | Kirk Glacier
Kirk Glacier () is a tributary glacier draining southeast along the south side of Fischer Ridge into Ironside Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory ... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 13,149 | zeroshot-train |
Kirkwood Islands [SEP] continent | Kirkwood Islands
The Kirkwood Islands are a scattered group of reefs and rocks, with one larger island, lying in the central part of Marguerite Bay, south-southwest of the Faure Islands, Antarctica. The islands were sighted in 1949 from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey vessel "John Biscoe", and a running survey... | F**k
- May 24: St Vincent
- May 31: Primitive Calculators
- Jun 7: The Amity Affliction
- Jun 14: Josh Homme
- Jul 5: Busby Marou
- Jul 12: Aborted
- Jul 19: Irvine Welsh
- Aug 2: HTRK
- Aug 16: Psycroptic
- Aug 23: Violent Soho
- Sep 6: 360
- Sep 13: Royal Blood
- Sep 20: Cris Kirkwood
- Oct 4: Jimmy Barnes
- Oct 11 | 13,150 | zeroshot-train |
Kitney Island [SEP] continent | Kitney Island
Kitney Island is a small island east-northeast of the Smith Rocks, southwest of the Wiltshire Rocks, and northwest of the Paterson Islands, off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) first mapped this island which, though left unnamed, was included in a small ... | – vocals
- Warren Lucas – vocals
- Brian Perkins – vocals
- Ian 'Peewee' Wilson – vocals
- Other Former members
- Col Loughnan – vocals
- Ray Burton – vocals
- Wayne Cornel – vocals
- Bill Kirwin vocals
- Bob Pierse – vocals
- Sep Martin – vocals
- Bob Cook – bass guitar, vocals
- Robert Kitney – drums
- Johnny Charter... | 13,151 | zeroshot-train |
Klevekåpa Mountain [SEP] continent | Klevekåpa Mountain
Klevekåpa Mountain () is an icecapped mountain, high, with an abrupt southeast rock face, standing close northwest of the mouth of Snuggerud Glacier in the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian An... | William Purefoy
William Purefoy (c. 1580 – 8 Sep 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.
Born into a long-established Warwickshire ... | 13,152 | zeroshot-train |
Knox Coast [SEP] continent | Knox Coast
Knox Coast, part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, at 100°31′E, and the Hatch Islands, at 109°16′E.
History.
The coast was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, and named by Wilkes for Lieut... | 6 Jul – Flag of the United States
- 13 Jul – Erwin Rommel
- 20 Jul – Dmitri Shostakovich
- 27 Jul – Semyon Timoshenko
- 3 Aug – Seishirō Itagaki
- 10 Aug – General McNaughton
- 17 Aug – Robert L. Ghormley
- 24 Aug – Jawaharlal Nehru
- 31 Aug – Gerd von Rundstedt
- 7 Sep – Frank Knox
- 14 Sep – Harold Alexander
- 21 Sep... | 13,153 | zeroshot-train |
Konter Cliffs [SEP] continent | Konter Cliffs
The Konter Cliffs () are a line of cliffs, high, which surmount the east side of the terminus of Frostman Glacier, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs, 1959–65 and named by the Advisory... | Richard W. Konter
Richard Wesley Konter (1882–1979) was a Chief Radioman in the U.S. Navy, member of the Byrd Arctic and Antarctic Expeditions and a musician.
Explorer.
Konter joined the Navy in 1897 at the age of 15, and was a veteran of the Spanish‐American War. He worked his was up to Chief Radioman in the US Navy a... | 13,154 | zeroshot-train |
Kozō Rock [SEP] continent | Kozō Rock
Kozō Rock () is an exposed rock standing on the coast between the Narabi Rocks and Gobamme Rock in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named Kozō-iwa (youngster rock). | - "Mutekina Otokotachi"
- "Hanshin Daishinsai"
- "Nekonohige no shikumi"
- "Seikimatsu Sanninshimai"
- "My Sweet Baby"
- "Shujinkō wa Omae janai"
Appearances DVD/video.
- "1shot 2love Hashire Camera kozō!!"
- "Renai Hakusho"
- "The Hangman Super 2000"
Appearances Photo albums.
- "Fandango" (14 Sep 1999, Bauhaus)
- "Blu... | 13,155 | zeroshot-train |
Kruni Cove [SEP] continent | Kruni Cove
Kruni Cove (, ‘Zaliv Kruni’ \'za-liv 'kru-ni\) is the 900 m wide cove indenting for 1.15 km the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered south of Kitchen Point and north of Galiche Rock off Somovit Point.
The feature is named after the ancient Thracian town of Krun... | Greenwich Island
- Kran Peninsula, Liège Island
- Kranevo Point, Tower Island
- Krapets Glacier, Danco Coast
- Krasava Point, Graham Coast
- Krastanov Cove, Elephant Island
- Kremena Ice Piedmont, Smith Island
- Kresna Gully, Livingston Island
- Kribul Hill, Trinity Peninsula
- Krichim Peak, Livingston Island
- Krivina... | 13,156 | zeroshot-train |
Krylvika Bight [SEP] continent | Krylvika Bight
Krylvika Bight is a southern lobe of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, for about between Båkeneset Headland and Trollkjelneset Headland. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949... | Trollkjelneset Headland
Trollkjelneset Headland () is a snow-domed headland rising between Krylvika Bight and the mouth of Jutulstraumen Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Nor... | 13,157 | zeroshot-train |
Kubus Mountain [SEP] continent | Kubus Mountain
Kubus Mountain () is a distinctive blocky mountain, rising to southeast of Trollslottet Mountain, in the northwestern part of the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938–39, and given the descriptive name Kubus (th... | Aurkleven Cirque
Aurkleven Cirque is a large cirque, the bottom of which is partially covered with moraine, between Kubus Mountain and Klevekampen Mountain in the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was plotted from surveys and from air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named "Aurkl... | 13,158 | zeroshot-train |
Kurilo Point [SEP] continent | Kurilo Point
Kurilo Point (, ‘Nos Kurilo’ \'nos ku-'ri-lo\) is a sharp ice-free point on the southeast coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 200 m into Bransfield Strait. Situated 3.1 km southwest of President Head and 2.3 km north of Hall Peninsula.
The point is named after the sett... | Voykov was formed in 1955 when the Kumaritsa and Slavovtsi villages were merged. Initially a villa area, Izgrev is nowadays a district of the town.
Today, Novi Iskar consists of 5 districts: Slavovtsi, Kumaritsa, Kurilo, Izgrev and Gnilyane.
Cape Kurilo in Snow Island, South Shetland Islands is named of district Kurilo... | 13,159 | zeroshot-train |
Kuven Hill [SEP] continent | Kuven Hill
Kuven Hill () is a prominent hill between Gommen Valley and Kuvsletta Flat, near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and additional air p... | Utrinden Point
Utrinden Point () is a rock point at the northwest side of Kuven Hill, near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NGSAE (1949–52) and additional air photos (1958–59), and named Utrinden (the outer ridge). | 13,160 | zeroshot-train |
Kvithø Peak [SEP] continent | Kvithø Peak
Kvithø Peak () is an isolated peak rising above the ice southeast of Kvitkjolen Ridge, in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). The peak was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by ... | 17-June-1985, peak 2-June-86)
- 46 weeks - "+" - Ed Sheeran (debut 3-Oct-11, peak 13-Aug-12)
- 45 weeks - "Crowded House" – Crowded House (debut 28-July-86, peak 8-June-87)
- 45 weeks - "The Dutchess" – Fergie (debut 25-Sep-06, peak 30-July-07)
- 43 weeks - "Escape" – Enrique Iglesias (debut 12-Nov-01, peak 26-Aug-02)
... | 13,161 | zeroshot-train |
Lamb Point [SEP] continent | Lamb Point
Lamb Point () is a low, ice-covered point forming the south side of the entrance to Howkins Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service, and during 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ron... | the Pacific Ocean, which provides a large array of seafood. Many plains are also on this continent, which are rich for growing food in abundance. In the Patagonia region south of Argentina, many people produce lamb and venison. King crab is typically caught at the southern end of the continent. Antarctic krill has just... | 13,162 | zeroshot-train |
Lambert Glacier [SEP] continent | Lambert Glacier
Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 60 miles (100 km) wide, over 250 miles (400 km) long, and about 2,500 m deep, it holds the Guinness world record for the world's largest glacier. It drains 8% of the Antarctic ice sheet to the east and south of the Prince Charles Mountains ... | Sep Lambert
Septimus Drummond "Sep" Lambert (3 August 1876 in Dublin, Ireland – 21 April 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1896 and 1921, including seven first-class matches.
Lambert was educated at Rathmines School ... | 13,163 | zeroshot-train |
Lamping Peak [SEP] continent | Lamping Peak
Lamping Peak () is a rock peak standing between Prebble Glacier and Wyckoff Glacier, on the western slopes of the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John T. Lamping, a United States Antarctic Research Program geomagnetist at South Pole Station, ... | Wyckoff Glacier
Wyckoff Glacier () is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west from Grindley Plateau in Queen Alexandra Range, just north of Lamping Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kent A. Wyckoff, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett... | 13,164 | zeroshot-train |
Lang Nunatak [SEP] continent | Lang Nunatak
Lang Nunatak () is an isolated nunatak located in the interior of southern Palmer Land, Antarctica, about west of the head of Irvine Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for J... | off almost immediately, and twice in the following days it allowed him to climb from crevasses. Once out of the Mertz Glacier his mileage increased, and on 28 January Madigan Nunatak came into view. The following day, after travelling 5 miles, a cairn covered with black cloth appeared about to his right. In it he found... | 13,165 | zeroshot-train |
Larson Glacier [SEP] continent | Larson Glacier
Larson Glacier () is a tributary glacier that drains northwest from La Gorce Peak in the Alexandra Mountains of Antarctica and enters the south side of Butler Glacier, on Edward VII Peninsula. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was nam... | - Gentle Glacier
- Glover Hills
- Greenville Hole
- Greenville Valley
- Holystone Slope
- Hopkins Nunataks
- Hurricane Heights
- Irving Glacier
- Larson Crag
- Lugger Glacier
- Mackay Glacier
- Mars Hills
- Matchless Mountain
- Merrell Valley
- Midship Glacier
- Mount Basurto
- Mount Gunn
- Mount Naab
- Mount Schmidtma... | 13,166 | zeroshot-train |
Latvia [SEP] continent | Latvia
Latvia ( or ; , ), officially the Republic of Latvia (, ), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and s... | type of institution called SEP (personal lending society) that aims to provide a platform for direct negotiation of loans between individuals and companies. A SEP cannot lend using its own resources but only operate as an intermediary. The borrower must be Brazilian individual or company, but there isn't a restriction ... | 13,167 | zeroshot-train |
Law Dome [SEP] continent | Law Dome
Law Dome is a large ice dome which rises to directly south of Cape Poinsett, Antarctica. The feature was roughly mapped by the United States Geological Survey from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and has been the subject of intensive glaciological and geophysical surveys by A... | list of buildings that have held the title of the largest dome in the world.
By continent.
Below is a list of buildings that have held the title of the largest dome on their continent.
By continent Europe.
In the first half of the 1980s a dome with a diameter of 234 metres was built near Istra, Russia. It collapsed on ... | 13,168 | zeroshot-train |
Lawrence Nunatak [SEP] continent | Lawrence Nunatak
Lawrence Nunatak () is a nunatak, high, standing west of Snake Ridge along the ice escarpment that trends southwest from the ridge, in the Patuxent Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was ... | 66.
Features.
Georgraphical features include:
Features Other features.
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- Bennett Spires
- Bessinger Nunatak
- Blake Rock
- Brazitis Nunatak
- Brooks Nunatak
- Brown Ridge
- DesRoches Nunataks
- DeWitt Nunatak
- Foundation Ice Stream
- Houk Spur
- Lawrence Nunatak
- Lekander Nunatak
- Mackin Tabl... | 13,169 | zeroshot-train |
Lee Glacier [SEP] continent | Lee Glacier
Lee Glacier () is a glacier flowing southeast into Jorda Glacier, in the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. Mount Frost and Mount Coley are located at its head. The glacier was named in honor of Sandra Lee, a former New Zealand Minister of Conservation, for her contribution to environmental protection in Anta... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 13,170 | zeroshot-train |
Lennon Glacier [SEP] continent | Lennon Glacier
Lennon Glacier () is a glacier flowing southwest into the outer part of Lazarev Bay, in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after BAS glaciologist Peter Wilfred Lennon, who w... | and so named by them because this glacier marks the transition between igneous rocks to the north and sedimentary rocks to the south.
See also.
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Balakirev Glacier
- Eros Glacier
- Lennon Glacier | 13,171 | zeroshot-train |
Lenton Bluff [SEP] continent | Lenton Bluff
Lenton Bluff () is a rock bluff on the north side of the mouth of Jeffries Glacier in the Theron Mountains of Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1956 and 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Ralph A. Lenton, deputy leader of the advance party of the expedition in 1955 and 1956 ... | residence at Nottingham University
- Lenton railway station, built by the Midland Railway company and closed in 1911
- Lenton Bluff, a rock bluff (cliff) at the mouth of Jeffries Glacier in the Theron Mountains
- Lenton Point, a headland in the South Orkney Islands
See also.
- Allenton (disambiguation)
- Ellenton (disa... | 13,172 | zeroshot-train |
Lewandowski Point [SEP] continent | Lewandowski Point
Lewandowski Point () is a rugged, partially ice-free point on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, marking the south side of the mouth of Clarke Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs, 1957–62, and was named by the Advis... | finish in eighth place. The Bundesliga match between Bayern and Wolfsburg saw an extraordinary five goals in nine minutes from forward Robert Lewandowski. It was a record-breaking day by Lewandowski against the Wolfsburg side which had been competitive all season until that point. In the UEFA Champions League, they rea... | 13,173 | zeroshot-train |
Lewis Sound [SEP] continent | Lewis Sound
Lewis Sound () is a body of water running northwest–southeast between Lavoisier Island and Krogh Island to the northeast and Watkins Island to the southwest, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photographs taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 19... | 20 Aug – Fall of Japan
- 27 Aug – Douglas MacArthur
- 3 Sep – Chiang Kai-shek
- 10 Sep – Robert L. Eichelberger
- 17 Sep – James F. Byrnes
- 24 Sep – Alfred P. Sloan
- 1 Oct – Archbishop Damaskinos
- 8 Oct – Sinclair Lewis
- 15 Oct – Lewis Schwellenbach
- 22 Oct – Edvard Beneš
- 29 Oct – James V. Forrestal
- 5 Nov – Sp... | 13,174 | zeroshot-train |
Libya [SEP] continent | Libya
Libya (; ; ), officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. The sovereign state is made of t... | British Mandate of Palestine, 31 Oct 1942
- RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt, 8 Nov 1942
- RAF Gambut (Kambut), Libya, 10 Feb 1943
- Soluch (Suluq) Airfield, Libya, 25 Feb 1943
- Benina Airport, Benghazi, Libya, 16 Apr 1943
- Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia, c. 26 Sep 1943
- San Pancrazio Airfield, Italy, 19 Nov 1943-19 Apr 1945
- L... | 13,175 | zeroshot-train |
Lorn Rocks [SEP] continent | Lorn Rocks
The Lorn Rocks () are a group of rocks lying west of the north end of Lahille Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. They were mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and were so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because ... | John Lindsay of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir
John Lindsay of Balcarres (1552–1598) was Secretary of State, Scotland. On 5 July 1581 he was appointed a Lord of Session under the title Lord Menmuir.
Life.
He was the second son of David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford, by his wife Catherine Campbell, daughter of Sir John Campbel... | 13,176 | zeroshot-train |
Lovejoy Glacier [SEP] continent | Lovejoy Glacier
Lovejoy Glacier () is a broad glacier descending eastward through the Usarp Mountains of Antarctica between Anderson Pyramid and the Sample Nunataks. In its lower course, the glacier runs side by side with the larger Harlin Glacier to the south without a ridge separating the two. It was mapped by the Un... | Harlin Glacier
Harlin Glacier () is a broad sweeping glacier that descends from the Antarctic polar plateau in the vicinity of Mount Nero on the northwest side of the Daniels Range, Victoria Land. It flows northeast between the Sample Nunataks and the north end of the Daniels Range and then eastward to join the lower p... | 13,177 | zeroshot-train |
Lowe Nunataks [SEP] continent | Lowe Nunataks
The Lowe Nunataks () are a cluster of low peaks or nunataks southeast of Mount Borgeson in the Walker Mountains of Thurston Island, Antarctica. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Photographer's Mate W.L. Lowe, an aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highju... | case of petrels and other flying seabirds, the ability to nest on nunataks may have allowed them the ability to stay on the continent during the glacial period and fly down to the edge of the ice for food. However, this was most likely not the case with colony forming species such as the Adélie penguin and the Antarcti... | 13,178 | zeroshot-train |
Lully Foothills [SEP] continent | Lully Foothills
The Lully Foothills () are a large group of peaks and nunataks extending in a northeast–southwest direction between Vivaldi Glacier and the LeMay Range in the west-central part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Apparently first seen from the air and roughly mapped by the United States Antarctic Service i... | . The island contains the British Fossil Bluff meteorological centre and refuelling base.
Geography.
The surface of Alexander Island is predominantly ice-covered. There exist some exposed nunataks and a few ice free areas, i.e. Ablation Point Massif, of significant size. The nunataks are the peaks of north-south trendi... | 13,179 | zeroshot-train |
Lundström Knoll [SEP] continent | Lundström Knoll
Lundström Knoll () is a rock knoll rising to about to the northeast of the Chevreul Cliffs in Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey, 1968–71. The knoll was named by the UK Antarctic Place-N... | the 63rd German Wine Queen, SWR Television on Friday, 30 Sep 2011
- Rudolf Knoll im Gespräch mit Annika Strebel - Deutsche Weinkönigin 2011/12, on 6 Oct 2011 | 13,180 | zeroshot-train |
Lutz Hill [SEP] continent | Lutz Hill
Lutz Hill is a hill rising to about southeast of The Tooth in the Kyle Hills of Ross Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2000 after electrical engineer Larry F. Lutz of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, a specialist in the d... | and also feeling a power within themselves. After the village is saved, Alec decides to leave and become a Hunter; Lutz naturally tags along.
To become a Hunter, Alec must collect the Ghost Dream Crystal in a nearby cave. With Lutz's help, Alec finds the crystal and officially becomes a Hunter. After taking enough jobs... | 13,181 | zeroshot-train |
Luz Range [SEP] continent | Luz Range
Luz Range () is a mountain range long, including Petrellfjellet, Snobjorga Bluff and associated features, lying next east of the Gablenz Range in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, and named af... | Rancho Los Nogales
Rancho Los Nogales was a Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California given in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Jose de la Luz Linares. The name means "Ranch of the Walnut Trees" in Spanish. The triangular-shaped land grant between San Jose Creek and Diamond Bar Creek included pa... | 13,182 | zeroshot-train |
Lyon Peak [SEP] continent | Lyon Peak
Lyon Peak () is a peak rising to about south of Milburn Bay on the west side of Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1956, and mapped from these photos. The peak was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names C... | Christie’s in London, £3,447,275 in 120 lots)
- 2012 Mar 14 - Mar 15 (2) — Blair Castle, Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland, Castle owned by Blair family for over 900 years (Lyon & Turnbull, £1.2m, about 932 lots, items viewed in situ, sold in Edinburgh).
- 2011 Sep 13 - Sep 15 (3) — Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex, a... | 13,183 | zeroshot-train |
MacMillan Point [SEP] continent | MacMillan Point
MacMillan Point () is an ice-free point, north of Cape Chocolate, forming the north side of the entrance to Salmon Bay, on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1992 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Mark T. MacMillan of San Jose, California, a research assistant... | Tobacco Shop: A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure", illus. Reginald Birch (Macmillan, Nov 1921)
- "Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet", illus. J. Ormsbee (Macmillan, Sep 1922) – sequel to "The Enchanted Forest"
- "Merrimeg", illus. Emma Brock (Macmillan, 1923),
- "Philip an... | 13,184 | zeroshot-train |
Macaroni Point [SEP] continent | Macaroni Point
Macaroni Point () is a point marking the northeastern extremity of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name arose following survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in January 1954, because a colony of macaroni penguins ("Eudyptes chrysolophus") is on this point. | tundra. LIFE photographer Fritz Goro and reporter Jim Goode camped on the tundra for some seven weeks to obtain all the photos they needed, and by the end were reduced to living on macaroni.
- XI. The Rain Forest - published Sep 20, 1954 The lush Amazon rainforest of Dutch Guiana was covered in part XI, with photos and... | 13,185 | zeroshot-train |
Mackenzie Peninsula [SEP] continent | Mackenzie Peninsula
Mackenzie Peninsula () is a steep, rocky peninsula forming the western end of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It was first seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in 1821. It was surveyed in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedi... | , Oct-Dec 2007. Curator: Joseph del Pesco
- "Ingenuity Festival", Ingenuity Festival 2007, Cleveland, OH, 2007. Curator: Steve Dietz
- f.city, "Folly", Lancaster, UK, Sep-Oct 2006.
- "2004 Sobey Art Award Exhibition", Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK, Jul-Sep 2006.
- "Territory," "Artspeak and Presentation House Galle... | 13,186 | zeroshot-train |
Maglenik Heights [SEP] continent | Maglenik Heights
Maglenik Heights (, ‘Maglenishki Vazvisheniya’ \'m&-gle-nish-ki v&-zvi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 2980 m at Mount Gozur and including also Roberts Peak, Chapman Peak, Ichera Peak, Voysil Peak, Zimornitsa Peak and Mirovyane Peak in north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarct... | to the north, and Rutford Ice Stream and Arapya Glacier to the east, and linked to Bangey Heights to the northwest by Panicheri Gap, and to Barnes Ridge to the east by Dropla Gap.
The heights are named after Maglenik Ridge in Southern Bulgaria.
Location.
Maglenik Heights are centred at . US mapping in 1961, updated in ... | 13,187 | zeroshot-train |
Manna Glacier [SEP] continent | Manna Glacier
Manna Glacier () is a broad depression-glacier located north of Stevenson Bluff and Mount Steele in the Wilson Hills of Antarctica. It drains northeastward into the eastern part of the Gillett Ice Shelf. The glacier was so named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expediti... | - "Manna: A Daily Devotional" by Les Ollila, Kraig Keck and Shannon Brown (Jan 1, 2002)
- "God's Glory in Clay Pots" by Les Ollila, Sam Horn and Kitty Foth-Regner (Sep 1, 2009)
- "Manna: a Daily Devotional Guide" by Les Ollila (1977)
- "Proteens: Top Priority Manna: A Daily Devotional. Book 2 (Top Priority Manna)" by L... | 13,188 | zeroshot-train |
Mansergh Snowfield [SEP] continent | Mansergh Snowfield
Mansergh Snowfield () is a snowfield in Antarctica feeding the central portion of Starshot Glacier, separating the Surveyors Range and Holyoake Range. It was seen by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65) and named for... | section begin=features/
- Adams Peak
- Bieber Bench
- Bridge Pass
- Centaur Bluff
- Dickey Glacier
- Farmer Glacier
- Heale Peak
- Hermitage Peak
- Jones Buttress
- Mansergh Snowfield
- Mount Hotine
- Mount Mathew
- Mount McKerrow
- Mount Ubique
- Starshot Glacier
- Thompson Mountain
section end=features/ | 13,189 | zeroshot-train |
Marinovic Beach [SEP] continent | Marinovic Beach
Marinovic Beach is a gently sloping beach on the south shore of Explorers Cove, New Harbour, on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Baldo Marinovic, a graduate student of biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a ... | the university. The name came into local use following the selection of the beach by Marinovic, correctly, as a likely place to study echinoderms. | 13,190 | zeroshot-train |
Mason Glacier [SEP] continent | Mason Glacier
Mason Glacier () is a glacier draining the eastern slopes of the Worcester Range, Antarctica, immediately south of Bareface Bluff, and flowing east into Skelton Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for Richard G. Hogan-Mason, a biologist at McMurdo Station in 1961–62 ... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 13,191 | zeroshot-train |
McCann Glacier [SEP] continent | McCann Glacier
McCann Glacier () is a tributary glacier which drains the east slopes of Mount Stirling in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica, and flows east between Mount Radspinner and Markinsenis Peak into Lillie Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960... | 6 Sep 2018)
- Rodney McAree (14 Sep 2018 – 10 May 2019)
- Oran Kearney (3 July 2019 – )
Staff.
- President: Andy Magowan
- Chairman: Colin McKendry
- Vice Chairman: Raymond Smyth
- General Manager: Stevie McCann
- Matchday Secretary: Hunter McClelland
- Chaplain: Reverend Robert McMullan
- Assistant Manager: Trevor McK... | 13,192 | zeroshot-train |
McKelvey Valley [SEP] continent | McKelvey Valley
McKelvey Valley () is a valley between the western part of the Olympus Range and the Insel Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for B.C. McKelvey, a geologist of the Victoria University of Wellington, who, with ... | Virginia Valley
Virginia Valley () is an upland valley on the Antarctic continent. It lies east of Wall valley in the Olympus Range, located between the north part of Mount Electra on the west, and Mount Circe and Mount Dido on the east. The valley opens north to McKelvey Valley. The valley was named by Advisory Commit... | 13,193 | zeroshot-train |
Minnesota Glacier [SEP] continent | Minnesota Glacier
Minnesota Glacier () is a broad glacier, about long and wide, flowing east through the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, separating the Sentinel Range and the Heritage Range. It is nourished by ice from the plateau west of the mountains and by Nimitz Glacier and Splettstoesser Glacier, and merges int... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 13,194 | zeroshot-train |
Mirounga Point [SEP] continent | Mirounga Point
Mirounga Point () is the east entrance point to Potter Cove, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. The feature was called "Punta Baliza" (beacon point) by R. Araya and F. Herve in 1966. It was later called "Punta Elefante" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition after the elepha... | extirpated in the nineteenth century have recovered at Point Reyes: the northern elephant seal and the tule elk.
Beginning in the 18th century northern elephant seals ("Mirounga angustirostris") were hunted extensively almost to extinction by the end of the 19th century. They were prized for oil that could be made from... | 13,195 | zeroshot-train |
Mirovyane Peak [SEP] continent | Mirovyane Peak
Mirovyane Peak (, ‘Vrah Mirovyane’ \'vr&h mi-'ro-vya-ne\) is the peak rising to 1500 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Kopsis Glacier to the west, lower Embree Glacier to the north, and Young Glacier to the south.
The peak is named a... | Spur, Danco Coast
- Mindya Cove, Tower Island
- Minzuhar Glacier, Oscar II Coast
- Mirovyane Peak, Sentinel Range
- Mishev Peak, Liège Island
- Misionis Bay, Pickwick Island
- Mitev Glacier, Brabant Island
- Mitino Buttress, Graham Coast
- Mitkaloto Peak, Danco Coast
- Miziya Peak, Livingston Island
- Modev Peak, Two H... | 13,196 | zeroshot-train |
Moa River [SEP] continent | Moa River
The Moa River (Makona River) is a river in west Africa. It arises in the highlands of Guinea and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–Liberia and the Guinea – Sierra Leone borders. It flows into the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Yenga, Tiwai Island and Sulima are located on the Moa. | . One of these telescopes was located in Antarctica, and made the first microlensing detections from that continent; however, the data collected there were too crude to be included in the analysis which eventually confirmed the planet.
MOA-2010-BLG-477 L b is the only planet which has been detected orbiting MOA-2010-BL... | 13,197 | zeroshot-train |
Moffett Glacier [SEP] continent | Moffett Glacier
Moffett Glacier () is a tributary glacier, long, flowing east from Rawson Plateau to enter Amundsen Glacier just south of Mount Benjamin, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. it was discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on the South Pole flight of November 28–29, 1929, and named by him for Re... | Taiwan.
Home port assignments.
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:
- NAS Jacksonville – 01 Sep 1960
- NAS Moffett Field – 07 Sep 1961
- NAS Alameda – 10 Mar 1964
- NAS Whidbey Island – 01 Jan 1967
Aircraft Assignment.
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dat... | 13,198 | zeroshot-train |
Moltke Nunataks [SEP] continent | Moltke Nunataks
The Moltke Nunataks () are a chain of north–south trending nunataks close to the northeastern end of the Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica. One nunatak was first roughly mapped and named "Moltke Nunatak" by the Second German Antarctic Expedition of 1911–12 under Wilhelm Filchner. He named it for General He... | Nunataks
- J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks
- J. L. Mowinckel Land
- Jakob Kjøde Bjerg
- Jomfruen
- Near Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland
- Kangerlussuaq Tinde
- Trekant Nunataks
- Knud Ringnes Nunatak
- Ledesia Bjerg
- Lille Renland
- Lindbergh Range
- Martin Knudsen Nunataks
- Moltke Nunataks
- Nansen Nunataks
- Nils Holg... | 13,199 | zeroshot-train |
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