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Black Island (Ontario)
Black Island may refer to: Places Antarctica * Black Island (Ross Archipelago) * Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago) Asia * Black Island (Calamian Group), Palawan, Philippines * Kunashir Island, possibly meaning Black Island, Kuril Islands * Kuroshima (Okinawa) (''Black Island''), Japan Europe * Black Island Platform railway station, in an area known as the Black Island, Blair Atholl, Scotland *Black Island, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland *Black Island, Dartrey Forest, County Monaghan, Ireland *Duvillaun (''Black Island''), North Mayo, Ireland * Pico Island, traditionally Black Island, Azores North America * Black Island (Bahamas), an island of the Bahamas * Black Island, Friday Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Black Island, Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada * Black Island (Ontario), an island of Ontario, Canada * Black Island, Georgia, U.S. * Black Island, Missouri, U.S. * Black Island, the name of several islands of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Island (Ross Archipelago)
Black Island (), in the Ross Archipelago, is immediately west of White Island (Ross Archipelago), White Island. It was first named by the Discovery Expedition, ''Discovery'' Expedition (1901–04) because of its lack of snow. The island's northernmost point is named ''Cape Hodgson'', commemorating Thomas Vere Hodgson, one of the oldest members of the ''Discovery'' Expedition. The highest point is Mount Aurora, a principal radio relay point. Mt. Aurora was named between 1958-1959 for the ''Aurora'', one of the ships on Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Shackleton's Expedition. On the minor peak of Mount Melania is the principal earth-based ground-station for the US Antarctic Program. Black Island is volcanic in origin, consisting of a series of trachytic lava domes and basaltic pyroclastic cones. Potassium–argon dating of Black Island volcanic rocks has given ages ranging from 1.69 to 3.8 million years. There are three main geological formations representing three e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Ontario
This is a list of islands of Ontario. Lake Abitibi * Black Island * Kenosha Island * Mistaken Islands Albany River * Albany Island * Big Island * Blackbear Island * Byrd Island * Cheepay Island * Comb Island * Fafard Island * Faries Island * Hat Island * Hill Island * Kagami Island * Kakago Island * Linklater Island * Norran Island * Oldman Island * Peacock Island * Robins Island * Sand Cherry Island * Stonebasket Island * Tanti Island * Willow Island Balsam Lake * Grand Island Big Gull Lake - West End - Little Gull Lake * Belle Island * Carlson Island * Snake Island * Chimney Island * Goat Island * Race Island * Rifle Island Big Gull Lake - East End * Beacon Island * Bear Boundary Island * Big Boundary Island * Boundary Island * Brothers Island * Green Island * Johns Island * Long Island * Marshall Island * Pogue's Island * Redlac Island * Sister Island * Three Sister's Island * Viking Point Island * Whalen Island * Whispe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Isle
The Black Isle ( gd, an t-Eilean Dubh, ) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore, and North Kessock, as well as numerous smaller settlements. About 12,000 people live on the Black Isle, depending on the definition. The northern slopes of the Black Isle offer fine views of Dingwall, Ben Wyvis, Fyrish and the deepwater anchorage at Invergordon. To the south, Inverness and the Monadhliath Mountains can be seen. Description Despite its name, the Black Isle is not an island but a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the sea – the Cromarty Firth to the north, the Beauly Firth to the south, and the Moray Firth to the east. On the fourth, western side, its boundary is broadly delineated by rivers. The River Conon, which divides Maryburgh from Conon Bridge, defines the border in the north-west. The south-western boundary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Island
''The Black Island'' (french: link=no, L'Île noire) is the seventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly from April to November 1937. The story tells of young Belgian reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, who travel to England in pursuit of a gang of counterfeiters. Framed for theft and hunted by detectives Thomson and Thompson, Tintin follows the criminals to Scotland, discovering their lair on the Black Island. ''The Black Island'' was a commercial success and was published in book form by Casterman shortly after its conclusion. Hergé continued ''The Adventures of Tintin'' with ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'', while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. In 1943, ''The Black Island'' was coloured and re-drawn in Hergé's distinctive style for republication. In the mid-1960s, Hergà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Island (film)
''Black Island'' (german: Schwarze Insel) is a 2021 German film directed by Miguel Alexandre, written by Miguel Alexandre and Lisa Carline Hofer and starring Hanns Zischler, Alice Dwyer Alice Dwyer (born Alice Deekeling; 1988) is a German actress. In 2003, she received the silver Deutscher Filmpreis The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented ... and Mercedes Müller. Cast References External links * * {{IMDb title, 12881516 2021 films 2020s German-language films German thriller films German-language Netflix original films 2021 thriller films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Island (song)
"Black Island" is a song by Cuba with vocals by Shara Nelson Shara Nelson (born 1965) is an English singer and songwriter. She worked with Massive Attack in the early 1990s, and as a solo artist had five UK top 40 hit singles. Her 1993 debut album, ''What Silence Knows'', was shortlisted for the Mercury ... released as a single in 1999 on 4AD. Track listing UK CD Single # Black Island 4:01 # Black Island (Isla Negra) 5:50 # Black Island (Groove Armada's Desert Island Disc) 7:46 References External links * 1999 singles Shara Nelson songs 4AD singles 1999 songs Song articles with missing songwriters {{1990s-UK-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, north of Brisbane. The northernmost of the islands are off the coast by the town of Bowen, while the southernmost islands are off the coast by Proserpine. The island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the commercial centre is Hamilton Island. The traditional owners of the area are the Ngaro people and the Gia people, whose Juru people has the only legally recognised native title in the Whitsunday Region. The islands are within the locality of Whitsundays and the local government Whitsunday Region. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Whitsunday Islands became one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for their role as a natural attraction. Naming On Sunday 3 June 1770, (the day Whitsun—Pentecost was celebrated on the Christian calendar) Captain James Cook sailed his ship H.M.B. Endeavour, through a broad expanse of islands which provided an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Island (Tasmania)
Black Island is a jagged and rocky islet in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Hibbs Pyramid Group, lying close to the central western coast of Tasmania.Brothers ''et al'' (2001), p.607. Flora and fauna The only vegetation comprises a few small patches of ''Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Morp ...'' sp. at the north-western end. References Notes Sources * Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. Islands of Tasmania {{Tasmania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Negra
Isla Negra is a coastal area in El Quisco commune in central Chile, some 45 km (70 km by road) south of Valparaiso and 96 km (110 km by road) west of Santiago. Pablo Neruda Isla Negra is best known as the residence of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who lived there at Casa de Isla Negra Casa de Isla Negra was one of Pablo Neruda's three houses in Chile. It is located at Isla Negra, a coastal area of El Quisco commune, located about 45 km south of ValparaÃso and 96 km west of Santiago. It was his favourite house and ... (with long periods of travel and exile) from 1939 until his death in 1973. The area was named by Neruda, after the dark outcrop of rocks just offshore. It literally means "black island" in Spanish. The Casa de Isla Negra is now a museum. Every year on Neruda's birthday (12 July), there are celebrations, both at the house and in the artisans' square nearby. There are poetry readings, music and picnics on the beach. Community Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog (; french: Lac Memphrémagog) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed that feeds the lake is located in Vermont, and is a source for accumulated phosphorus, sediments and other pollutants. Cleanup efforts since the late 1980s have improved the water quality. The lake furnishes potable water for 200,000 people. Physical characteristics The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The total is , with located in Quebec. In Vermont, the lake lies in parts of the towns of Derby and Newport, in addition to the City of Newport (city), Vermont, Newport, all in Orleans County, Vermont, Orleans County. In Quebec, the lake lies in parts of Austin, Quebec, Austin, Magog, Quebec, Magog, Ogden, Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estero Bay (Florida)
Estero Bay, Florida, is an estuary located on the west coast of the state southeast of Fort Myers Beach. The bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is long and very shallow and covers about . Estero Bay is bordered on the west by a chain of barrier islands: Estero Island, Long Key, Lovers Key, Black Island, Big Hickory Island, and Little Hickory Island. Four outlets give access to the Gulf of Mexico: (from north to south) Matanzas Pass, Big Carlos Pass, New Pass, and Big Hickory Pass. Incorporated places on the bay include Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach and the unincorporated area of Estero. Two rivers, the Imperial River and the Estero River bring freshwater into the estuary. Tides play a major role in the functionality of the plant, crustaceans, mammals, and fish in the area. The bay is also the location of the Mound Key Archaeological State Park. In December 1966, the northern half of Estero Bay was designated as the state's first aquatic preserve The word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of The United States
This is a partial list of notable islands of the United States, including its insular areas, which are listed at the end. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado * Sentinel Island, Lake Dillon * Silver Dollar Island, Lake Dillon * Fishhook Island, Lake Dillon * The Island, Cheesman Reservoir * Elephant Island, Lake Granby * Rainbow Island, Lake Granby * Deer Island, Lake Granby * Gull Island, Lake Granby * Shelter Island, Lake Granby * Harvey Island, Lake Granby * Fish Island, Lake Granby * Piedra Island, Lake Granby * Hadfield Island, South Platte River * Bridge Island, Steamboat Lake * Watson Island, Colorado River Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Several Sea Islands, including * Cockspur Island * Cumberland Island * Jekyll Island * Little Tybee Island * Sapelo Island * St. Catherines Island * St. Simons Island * Tybee Island * Wassaw Island * Ossabaw Island * Egg Island * Wolf Island * Butler Island * Blackbeard Island Hawaii Idaho * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
