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Benmore (other)
Benmore may refer to: * Benmore, Utah, United States * Benmore Valley AVA, United States * Benmore Botanic Garden, Scotland * Benmore Gardens, Gauteng, South Africa * Benmore Dam, New Zealand * Benmore Peak Benmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand. The 28 km (17½ mile) by Benmore Range is aligned approximately north–south an ..., New Zealand * Lake Benmore, New Zealand * Benmore or Fair Head, e headland in Northern Ireland See also * Ben More (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benmore, Utah
Benmore is a ghost town in Tooele County, in the U.S. state of Utah. History A post office called Benmore was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1935. The community's name is an amalgamation of Bennion and Moore, the surnames of the families of early settlers. References Ghost towns in Tooele County, Utah {{Utah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benmore Valley AVA
The Benmore Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southwestern Lake County, California. The valley is named for Benjamin Moore, a local 19th century cattle rustler. The valley is a high depression in the mountains of southwestern Lake County, and is much cooler than surrounding areas. There are no wineries or planted vineyards in the AVA as of February 2018, and most of the grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...s produced there were previously used by Geyser Peak Winery. References ] American Viticultural Areas American Viticultural Areas of California Geography of Lake County, California 1991 establishments in California {{wine-region-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benmore Botanic Garden
Benmore Botanic Garden (formerly known as the Younger Botanic Garden) is a large botanical garden situated in Strath Eachaig at the foot of Beinn Mhòr, on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The gardens are on the west side of the A815 road from Dunoon, between the Holy Loch and Loch Eck, and include footbridges across the River Eachaig. It is one of the sites of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Features include a Redwood Avenue of Giant Sequoias planted in 1863, large square walled gardens, a waterfall, a fernery, ponds and walks up the hillside to where you can look out across the Holy Loch. The garden is located within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. History Most of Cowal, originally Clan Lamont territory, was taken over by Clan Campbell, including lands in Strath Echaig shortly after 1400. The area once called "Innasraugh", meaning "the sheltered valley", was part of the hunting grounds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benmore Gardens, Gauteng
Benmore Gardens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... It is located in Region 3 and is in a South African region - some 29 mi (or 46 km) South-West of Pretoria, the country's capital city. References Johannesburg Region E {{Gauteng-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benmore Dam
Benmore Dam is the largest dam within the Waitaki power scheme, located in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. There are eight other power stations in the Waitaki Power Scheme. The dam is the largest earth-fill (zoned embankment dam) water-retaining structure in New Zealand. Its core is low permeability clay material, supported by two massive shoulders of river gravel. Lake Benmore has a volume of 1.25 billion cubic metres, about 1.5 times as much water as Wellington Harbour. The dam's spillway can cope with over 6,000 cubic metres of water per second, about 20 times the mean river flow. Benmore Power Station With a generating capacity of , Benmore Power Station is the second largest hydro station in New Zealand behind Manapouri, and the largest dam in the country. The $62 million construction of the dam and hydroelectric station began in 1958. It was commissioned in 1965, and officially opened by Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake on 15 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benmore Peak
Benmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand. The 28 km (17½ mile) by Benmore Range is aligned approximately north–south and situated between the small town of Twizel at the northern end and the village of Omarama at the south-western end. The Benmore Range is bordered by Lake Benmore to the south and the Haldon Arm of Lake Benmore to the east. There are more than thirty surveying, surveyed peaks above 1,000 m (3,280 ft), with at least twelve of these above 1,500 m (4,920 ft), although only five have official names. Benmore Peak (1,932 m / 6,338 ft) is near the centre of the range, with Sutherlands Peak (1,846 m / 6,054 ft) and The Cairn, Benmore Range, The Cairn (1,464 m / 4,801 ft) to the north and Totara Peak (1,822 m / 5,977 ft) to the south. The Buscot (1,245 m / 4,084 ft) is an attach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Benmore
Lake Benmore is New Zealand's largest artificial lake. Located in the South Island of New Zealand and part of the Waitaki River, it was created in the 1960s by construction of Benmore Dam. Characteristics The lake has an area of about 75 km² and a maximum depth of 90 meters. The lake consists of two arms: the Haldon arm, fed mainly by the Tekapo, Pukaki and Twizel rivers, and the Ohau Canal; and the Ahuriri Arm, fed mainly by the Ahuriri River. Immediately downstream is Lake Aviemore. As of 2020, Land Air Water Aotearoa described the water quality as "good" and the quality of ecological conditions as "high". The lake is split between the Mackenzie, Waimate, and Waitaki districts, within the southern portion of the Canterbury Region. Construction The lake is the reservoir of Benmore Dam, New Zealand's largest earth dam, which was created as part of the Waitaki hydroelectricity power scheme. Construction of Benmore Dam was approved in 1957 and the lake was filled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Head
The Great Cliff , photo = Fair Head - geograph.org.uk - 817076.jpg , photo_width = , photo_caption = Fair Head's distinctive ''organ pipe'' dolerite columns, as taken from the Rathlin Island– Ballycastle ferry , map = UK Northern Ireland , map_width = , map_caption = Location of Fair Head in Northern Ireland , location = County Antrim, Northern Ireland , nearest_city = Ballycastle, , range = , coordinates = , climbing_type = , height = face is over , pitches = Single pitch, Multi pitch , ratings = , rock_type = Dolerite sill with olivine , quantity = , development = Mountain cliff area; no facilities , aspect = North and North-west , elevation = base is a.s.l , classic_climbs = , ownership = Private but access granted , camping = Paid camping; also in Ballycastle , website = Fair Head or Benmore ( ga, An Bhinn Mhór; The Great Cliff) is a long, high, mountain cliff, close to the sea, at the north-eastern corner of County Antrim, Northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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