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Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park
Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park encompasses several islands in Nootka Sound, including Bligh Island, the Villaverde Islands, and the Pantoja Islands. See also *William Bligh Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The mutiny on the HMS ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command; after being set adrift i ... References External linksBligh Island Marine Provincial Park- BC Parks site.(map) * Provincial parks of British Columbia Nootka Sound region 1995 establishments in British Columbia Marine parks of Canada {{BritishColumbia-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nootka Sound
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Nootka Sound Region
Nootka may refer to: * Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka, an indigenous people in Canada's Pacific Northwest * Nuu-chah-nulth language or Nootka, spoken by the above Places in British Columbia, Canada * Nootka Sound * Nootka Island * Nootka Fault Plants * ''Puccinellia nutkaensis'', a grass species also called Nootka alkaligrass * ''Cupressus nootkatensis'', a tree species also known as Nootka cypress * ''Rosa nutkana'', a perennial shrub also called Nootka rose * ''Lupinus nootkatensis'', a perennial plant also known as Nootka lupine Other uses * HMCS ''Nootka'' (J35), a Royal Canadian Navy Second World War minesweeper * HMCS ''Nootka'' (R96), a Royal Canadian Navy destroyer * Nootka Jargon, a Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) pidgin used as a trade language along the Pacific Northwest coast * Nootka Elementary School, in Vancouver, British Columbia See also * Nootka Crisis, an 18th century dispute involving the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Parks Of British Columbia
Provincial may refer to: Government & Administration * Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country * Provincial city (other) * Provincial minister (other) * Provincial Secretary, a position in Canadian government * Member of Provincial Parliament (other), a title for legislators in Ontario, Canada as well as Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. * Provincial council (other), various meanings * Sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China Companies * The Provincial sector of British Rail, which was later renamed Regional Railways * Provincial Airlines, a Canadian airline * Provincial Insurance Company, a former insurance company in the United Kingdom Other Uses * Provincial Osorno, a football club from Chile * Provincial examinations, a school-leaving exam in British Columbia, Canada * A provincial superior of a religious order * Provincial park, the equivalent of national parks in the Canadian province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bligh
Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The mutiny on the HMS ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command; after being set adrift in ''Bounty''s launch by the mutineers, Bligh and his loyal men all reached Timor alive, after a journey of . Bligh's logbooks documenting the mutiny were inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register on 26 February 2021. Seventeen years after the ''Bounty'' mutiny, on 13 August 1806, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps. His actions directed against the trade resulted in the so-called Rum Rebellion, during which Bligh was placed under arrest on 26 January 1808 by the New South Wales Corps and deposed from his command, an act which the British Foreign Office later declared to be illegal. He died in London on 7 December 1817. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantoja Islands
Pantoja may refer to: People with Pantoja as first or only surname * Doña Ana de Pantoja, a fictional character in José Zorrilla's play Don Juan Tenorio * Antonia Pantoja (1922–2002), Puerto Rican educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and founder of the ASPIRA Association, a Hispanic non-profit organization * Alexandre Pantoja, UFC Fighter * Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo (born 1944), award-winning Filipina author * Diego de Pantoja (1571–1618), Spanish Jesuit and missionary to China who accompanied Matteo Ricci in Beijing * Dr Dimas Pantoja, a fictional character portrayed by Jorge Enrique Abello in the 1996 production of La Viuda de Blanco * Dominga Pantoja Nique (1889–2007), Peruvian supercentenarian who was aged 117 years 279 days at her death * Super Crazy, nickname of Francisco Pantoja Rueda (born 1973), Mexican professional wrestler * Isabel Pantoja (born 1956), contemporary Spanish singer * Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (1553–1608), Spanish cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villaverde Islands
Villaverde may refer to: Places Italy *Villa Verde, Sardinia Philippines *Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya Spain ;Andalusia *Villaverde del Río ;Asturias * Villaverde (Allande) ;Basque Country * Villaverde, Álava ;Cantabria *Valle de Villaverde, formerly Villaverde de Trucíos ;Castile and León * Villaverde de Guareña *Villaverde de Íscar * Villaverde de Medina * Villaverde de Montejo * Villaverde del Monte * Villaverde-Mogina ;Castilla-La Mancha *Villaverde de Guadalimar * Villaverde y Pasaconsol ;La Rioja * Villaverde de Rioja ;Community of Madrid * Villaverde, Madrid United States * Villa Verde (Pasadena, California), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places People *Hugo Villaverde (born 1954), Argentine footballer *Teresa Villaverde Teresa Villaverde (born 18 May 1966) is a Portuguese film director. Her film ''Os Mutantes'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography *''A Idade Maior'' (1991) *''Três Irm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bligh Island (Canada)
Bligh Island is an island of the Nootka Sound area in British Columbia (Canada); it is adjacent to Nootka Island and Vancouver Island. The island was named after William Bligh, of future HMS Bounty, HMS ''Bounty'' fame, who served as Master Mariner, Master aboard ship during James Cook's third world voyage. The southern portion of the island is included within Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park. References Islands of British Columbia Nootka Sound region {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the public for recreation. Their environment may be more or less strictly protected. Argentina Provincial parks ( es, Parques Provinciales) in the Misiones Province of Argentina include the Urugua-í Provincial Park and Esmeralda Provincial Park. The Ischigualasto Provincial Park, also called Valle de la Luna ("Valley of the Moon" or "Moon Valley"), due to its otherworldly appearance, is a provincial protected area in the north-east of San Juan Province, north-western Argentina. The Aconcagua Provincial Park is in Mendoza Province. The highest point is the north summit of the Cerro Aconcagua at . The Parque Provincial Pereyra Iraola is the largest urban park in the Buenos Aires Province. It is the richest center of biodiversity in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nootka Land District
Nootka may refer to: * Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka, an indigenous people in Canada's Pacific Northwest * Nuu-chah-nulth language or Nootka, spoken by the above Places in British Columbia, Canada * Nootka Sound * Nootka Island * Nootka Fault Plants * ''Puccinellia nutkaensis'', a grass species also called Nootka alkaligrass * ''Cupressus nootkatensis'', a tree species also known as Nootka cypress * ''Rosa nutkana'', a perennial shrub also called Nootka rose * ''Lupinus nootkatensis'', a perennial plant also known as Nootka lupine Other uses * HMCS Nootka (J35), HMCS ''Nootka'' (J35), a Royal Canadian Navy Second World War minesweeper * HMCS Nootka (R96), HMCS ''Nootka'' (R96), a Royal Canadian Navy destroyer * Nootka Jargon, a Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) pidgin used as a trade language along the Pacific Northwest coast * Nootka Elementary School, in Vancouver, British Columbia See also * Nootka Crisis, an 18th century dispute involving the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, the Spanish Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bligh Island (7462037886) , Banks group, Vanuatu
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Bligh Island may refer to several places named after British navigator William Bligh: * Bligh Island (Alaska), Prince William Sound, Alaska * Bligh Island (Canada), Nootka Sound, Canada * Bligh Island, Ureparapara Ureparapara (also known as ''Parapara'' for short; once known as ''Bligh Island'') is the third largest island in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu, after Gaua and Vanua Lava. The climate on the island is humid tropical. The average annual r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Parks
BC Parks is an agency of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy that manages all of the, as of 2020, 1,035 provincial parks and other conservation and historical properties of various title designations within the province's Parks oversaw of the British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System. The Lieutenant Governor-in-Council created the agency on March 1, 1911, through the Strathcona Park Act. The agency is charged with a dual role of preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management, while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment. History In July 1910, a party of the British Columbia Provincial Government Expedition led by the Chief Commissioner of Lands Price Ellison explored the region surrounding Crown Mountain on Vancouver Island for the purposes of setting aside land to establish British Columbia's first provincial park. Ellison then reported his findings to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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