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Angostura Del Paine
Angostura may refer to: Places Mexico * Angostura, Sinaloa, a city in north-west Mexico ** Angostura Municipality, Sinaloa, a municipality in Sinaloa, Mexico * Puerto de la Angostura, Coahuila, site of the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista between American and Mexican forces Venezuela * Angostura, Venezuela, the former name of Ciudad BolÃvar * Angostura Municipality, Venezuela, a municipality in Bolivar State Other places * Angostura River, a river in Chile * Angostura, Antioquia, a municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia * Angostura, South Dakota, a populated area in Fall River County, South Dakota, US * Angostura, Sullana, a village in Sullana Province, Peru * La Angostura (other) * Villa La Angostura, a mountain town in Neuquén, Argentina Other uses * ''Angostura'' (plant), a genus in the family Rutaceae * Angostura bark, a spice made from the bark of the tree ''Angostura trifoliata'' * Angostura bitters, a flavoring * Congress of Angostura, an 1819†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura, Sinaloa
Angostura is a city and it is seat of its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d .... It stands at . The city of Angostura reported 5,086 inhabitants in the 2010 census. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20040503214012/http://www.sinaloa.gob.mx/conociendo/municipios/angostura.htm Populated places in Sinaloa {{Sinaloa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura Bitters
Angostura bitters () is a concentrated bitters (herbal alcoholic preparation) based on gentian, herbs, and spices, by House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago. It is typically used for flavouring beverages or, less often, food. The bitters were first produced in the town of Angostura (now Ciudad BolÃvar, Venezuela), hence the name, but do not contain angostura bark. The bottle is recognisable by its distinctive oversized label. ''Angostura'' is Spanish for 'narrowing', the town of Angostura having been at the first narrowing of the Orinoco River. Beverages named "Angostura Bitter" or "Angobitter" are also offered from other brands (e.g., Riemerschmid, Hemmeter). Unlike the House of Angostura product, they contain angostura bark, possibly to justify the use of the word "Angostura" in their names. History The recipe was developed as a tonic by , a German surgeon general in Simón BolÃvar's army in Venezuela. Siegert began to sell it in 1824 and established a distillery for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura Reservoir
Angostura Reservoir is a reservoir on the Cheyenne River in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. It was created after the construction of Angostura Dam in 1949 for irrigation by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. "Angostura" means "narrows" in Spanish. The reservoir covers an area of , has a surface elevation of , and a maximum depth of . The Angostura Recreation Area surrounds the lake and is a popular location for boating, swimming, camping, and fishing. The lake supports populations of walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and sunfish. As one of the only large bodies of water in the area, Angostura Reservoir is also an important location for migratory birds. See also * List of lakes in South Dakota * U.S. Bureau of Reclamation * Cold Brook Lake * Cottonwood Springs Lake Cottonwood Springs Dam is a dam in Fall River County, South Dakota in the southwestern part of the state, south of the Black Hills. The earthen dam was constructed in 1969 by the U.S. Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura Dam (other)
Angostura Dam may refer to: * Angostura Dam (U.S.), on the Cheyenne River *Angostura Dam (Mexico), on the Grijalva River *Angostura Dam (Chile), on the BÃo BÃo River *Angostura Dam (Costa Rica) Angostura Dam may refer to: * Angostura Dam (U.S.), on the Cheyenne River *Angostura Dam (Mexico), on the Grijalva River *Angostura Dam (Chile), on the BÃo BÃo River * Angostura Dam (Costa Rica), on the Reventazón River *Angostura Diversion Dam ..., on the Reventazón River * Angostura Diversion Dam, New Mexico {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura Colorada Formation
The Angostura Colorada Formation is a Campanian to Maastrichtian geologic formation of the Neuquén Basin and North Patagonian Massif in the RÃo Negro Province of Argentina. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607. Description The Angostura Colorada Formation was defined by Volkhaimer in 1973 and unconformably overlies the Late Triassic volcanics of the Sañicó Formation. The formation is partly overlain by the Huitrera and Collón Cura Formations,Prez & Massaferro, 2013, p.223 and in other parts by the Coli Toro Member of the Los Alamitos Formation.Ottone, 2009, p.377 The formation, outcropping south of Comallo, comprises sandstones, claystones and conglomerates deposited in a fluvial environment.Prez & Massaferro, 2013, p.225 Paleofauna * ''Aeolosaurus rionegrinus'' * Hadrosauridae indet. * '' Saltasaurinae indet.'' * Lithostrotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura Bridge
Angostura Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Orinoco River at Ciudad BolÃvar, Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows". Built in 1967 at a cost of US$35million, the bridge has a total length of 1,678.50 meters, a distance of 1,272 meters between the two towers, and a main span of 712 meters. Until the opening of the Second Orinoco crossing 100 km downstream near Ciudad Guayana on 13 November 2006 it was the only bridge across the Orinoco. References External links * Suspension bridges in Venezuela Buildings and structures in Ciudad BolÃvar Bridges completed in 1967 Buildings and structures in BolÃvar (state) {{Venezuela-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura De Paine
Paine is a Chilean city, forming part of Greater Santiago, and a commune in the Maipo Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paine spans an area of and has 50,028 inhabitants (25,571 men and 24,457 women). Of these, 31,622 (63.2%) lived in urban areas and 18,406 (36.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 33.3% (12,499 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Administration As a commune, Paine is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Diego Vergara RodrÃguez ( RN). The communal council has the following members: * Patricio Achurra Garfias ( PDC) * Maximiliano Bernstein Llona (UDI) * Juan Maureira Carreño ( PPD) * Luis Canales Canales ( RN) * Mario Campo Arias (IND) * Bárbara Kast Sommerhoff (UDI) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Paine is represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura Inglesa
English Narrows (Spanish ''Angostura Inglesa'') is a contracted passage in Messier Channel in the southwestern coast of Chile. Here it is only wide, but it presents no great difficulty or danger (excepting to very long vessels) unless a vessel goes through with the wind and tide, which should never be attempted if the wind is strong. In these narrows the tide runs 6 knots at springs. It is long, from Isla Moat Island to Paso del Indio. External links * United States Hydrographic Office The United States Hydrographic Office prepared and published maps, charts, and nautical books required in navigation. The office was established by an act of 21 June 1866 as part of the Bureau of Navigation, Department of the Navy. It was transf ...South America Pilot(1916) {{chile-stub Straits of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angostura GuÃas
Angostura may refer to: Places Mexico * Angostura, Sinaloa, a city in north-west Mexico ** Angostura Municipality, Sinaloa, a municipality in Sinaloa, Mexico * Puerto de la Angostura, Coahuila, site of the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista between American and Mexican forces Venezuela * Angostura, Venezuela, the former name of Ciudad BolÃvar * Angostura Municipality, Venezuela, a municipality in Bolivar State Other places * Angostura River, a river in Chile * Angostura, Antioquia, a municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia * Angostura, South Dakota, a populated area in Fall River County, South Dakota, US * Angostura, Sullana, a village in Sullana Province, Peru * La Angostura (other) * Villa La Angostura, a mountain town in Neuquén, Argentina Other uses * ''Angostura'' (plant), a genus in the family Rutaceae * Angostura bark, a spice made from the bark of the tree ''Angostura trifoliata'' * Angostura bitters, a flavoring * Congress of Angostura, an 1819†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segunda Angostura
Segunda Angostura is a sound of the Strait of Magellan between the Patagonian mainland and Tierra del Fuego. It is located southwest of Primera Angostura, the narrowest part of the Strait between the island and the continent. The sound was named ''Segunda Angostura'' (Spanish for ''Second Narrows'') as it was the second narrows of the strait that ships met when sailing through the strait from east to west. See also * Primera Angostura Primera Angostura is a sound of the Strait of Magellan in the Chilean region of Magallanes. It is located near Punta Delgada. It lies between the commune of San Gregorio, in Magallanes Province, to the north, and the commune of Primavera, in ... Landforms of Tierra del Fuego Strait of Magellan Sounds of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region {{MagellanAntarctic-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primera Angostura
Primera Angostura is a sound of the Strait of Magellan in the Chilean region of Magallanes. It is located near Punta Delgada. It lies between the commune of San Gregorio, in Magallanes Province, to the north, and the commune of Primavera, in Tierra del Fuego Province, to the south. It is the narrowest part of the Strait between the continent and the island of Tierra del Fuego. The sound was named ''Primera Angostura'' (Spanish for ''First Narrows'') as it was the first narrows of the strait that ships met when sailing through the strait from east to west. The ferry company Transbordadora Austral Broom S.A. operates across the narrows. During the White Earthquake in August 1995 the ferry service across Primera Angostura was suspended. The international road to RÃo Gallegos was also closed in the events. See also * BahÃa Posesión * Segunda Angostura * Spanish colonization attempt of the Strait of Magellan The Spanish Empire attempted to settle the Strait of Magella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Angostura
The House of Angostura (), also known as Angostura Limited, is a Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of Angostura bitters, invented by the company's founder. The company is also a distiller and is the major producer of rum in Trinidad and Tobago. The company also has been used as a vehicle for international expansion by its parent company, CL Financial. As a result of these acquisitions, the company owns distillers in the United States, Canada, The Bahamas and Suriname. History The company was founded around 1830 in the Venezuelan town of Angostura (now Ciudad BolÃvar) by a German doctor, Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, Surgeon-General in Simon Bolivar's army in Venezuela. Around 1820, he had tried to find a medicine to improve appetite and digestive well-being of the soldiers. In 1830, Siegert exported his unique aromatic bitters to England and Trinidad. By 1850, he had resigned his commission in the Venezuelan army to concentrate on the manufacture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
