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Aspy Bay, Nova Scotia
Aspy may refer to: * Aspy River, northeastern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada * Aspy Fault, in the same region as the river * Aspy Bay People * Aspy Engineer Air Marshal (India), Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC (15 December 1912 – 1 May 2002) was an officer in the Indian Air Force who rose through the ranks to become independent India's second ... (1912–2002), Indian diplomat * Aspy Adajania, Indian sports administrator *Aspy, Romanian musician See also * ASPI (other) * Aspies, a person with Asperger syndrome {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspy River
The Aspy River () is a river on northeastern Cape Breton Island which rises in the Cape Breton Highlands and empties into Aspy Bay. The North Aspy follows the ancient Aspy Fault which extends for 40 km inland from the coast and extends along the upper section of the northeast Margaree River. This geological fault is thought to be a part of the Cabot Fault (Newfoundland)/ Great Glen Fault (Scotland) system of Avalonia. It is believed by some sources that John Cabot landed at Aspy Bay in 1497. In 1856, a submarine cable was laid across the Cabot Strait from Aspy Bay to Newfoundland establishing a telegraph link between St. John's, Newfoundland and New York City. A dirt road in Cape Breton Highlands National Park leads to the Beulach Ban falls on the North Aspy River. "Beulach Ban" is Gaelic for "white gorge". See also * List of rivers of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia's rivers all flow into the Atlantic Ocean through four unique watersheds: the Gulf of Maine, the Northumberland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspy Fault
The Aspy Fault () is a strike-slip fault that runs through 40 km of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and is often thought to be a part of the Cabot Fault/ Great Glen Fault system of Avalonia. Part of the fault runs through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. This fault runs southward from Cape North through the Margaree Valley. The Aspy River and the upper section of the Margaree River follows the trace of the fault. Evidence shows movement in this fault dating back to the Ordovician period when it was probably created when two continental plates collided and pushed the seafloor upwards, also creating the Appalachian Mountains. Erosion and the presence of this fault have created much of the scenery known today as the Cape Breton Highlands The Cape Breton Highlands (french: Plateau du Cap-Breton, gd, Àrd-thalamh Cheap Bhreatainn), commonly called the Highlands, refer to a highland or mountainous plateau across the northern part of Cape Breton Island in the Canadian province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspy Bay
Aspy Bay () is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean near the northern tip of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Principal features along the bay's coast are the Wilkie Sugar Loaf hill and the Aspy Fault. Communities along the bay include Smelt Brook, White Point, South Harbour, and Dingwall. The name "Aspy" is Basque in origin, after Aspe Peak in the Pyrenees, or the monastery of Santa Maria de Axpe near the Bay of Biscay; there are however other theories, regarding the origin of the name. p. 288 A surviving French chart found at the ''Depot General des Dartes'' in France and dated 1780 refers to the area as "Aspe". Records dating from the earlier 1700s identify the area as Egmont Bay, with a mostly French fishing fleet of 30 shallops stationed there. At the time the first permanent settlers arrived, mostly Loyalists, the area was known as Wegwaak, meaning "Turning Suddenly" in Miꞌkmaq. History There is a minority view that John Cabot landed in or near Aspy Bay in 1497,which would be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspy Engineer
Air Marshal (India), Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC (15 December 1912 – 1 May 2002) was an officer in the Indian Air Force who rose through the ranks to become independent India's second Chief of the Air Staff (India), Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Subroto Mukerjee in 1960 and preceding Arjan Singh. His flying career began in 1930 at the age of 17, when as a First officer (aeronautics), co-pilot he accompanied his friend Ram Nath Chawla, R. N. Chawla to Croydon Airport, London, from Karachi British India, by flight and were the first Indians to do so. Shortly afterwards, he won the Aga Khan III, Aga Khan contest for being the first Indian to fly the journey between England and India, solo and within a one-month time frame. Engineer subsequently joined the Royal Indian Air Force, Indian Air Force, trained at RAF Cranwell, saw action on the Military history of the North-West Frontier, North Western Frontier Provinces ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspy Adajania
Aspy Adajania (1942–1994) was an Indian Army officer and boxing administrator. He served as a captain in the Indian Army Infantry, after retirement from service he became known as a pioneer in the sport of Indian amateur boxing. Early life and service Adajania was born into a Parsi family and as indicated by his surname hailed from Adajan, a suburb of Surat in Gujarat. Soon after leaving St. Xavier's College, Bombay, Adajania joined the Indian Army on an emergency commission to fight the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War as a Captain of the 5/9 Gurkha Battalion. Boxing Adajania was president of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) in 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1991 and chairman of the Bombay Boxing Association. Adajania is credited with the development of Indian amateur boxing by bringing in Cuban boxing coach, Blas Iglesias Fernandez, the first foreigner to receive the Dronacharya Award The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
