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Fontana GR
Fontana may refer to: Places Italy *Fontana Liri, comune in the Province of Frosinone *Fontanafredda, comune in the Province of Pordenone *Fontanarosa, comune in the Province of Avellino *Francavilla Fontana, comune in the Province of Brindisi *Serrara Fontana, comune in the Province of Napoli Switzerland * Fontana GR, a settlement in Tarasp in the Canton of Graubünden * Fontana (Airolo), a settlement in Airolo, in the Canton of Ticino United States *Fontana, California *Fontana, Kansas *Fontana, Texas *Fontana Village, North Carolina *Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin *Fontana Dam in the U.S. state of North Carolina Elsewhere * Fontana, Chaco, a settlement in San Fernando Department, Chaco Province, Argentina *Fontana, Gozo, on Gozo Island, Republic of Malta *Fontana (Belgrade), a neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia *Fontana (lunar crater), an impact crater on the Moon *Fontana (Martian crater), an impact craters on Mars *Fontana metro station, a rapid transit station in Barcelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana Liri
Fontana Liri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about east of Frosinone. Fontana Liri is in the Latin Valley. Fontana Liri borders the following municipalities: Arce, Arpino, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Rocca d'Arce, Santopadre. The town is the birthplace of Marcello Mastroianni and Umberto Mastroianni Umberto Mastroianni (September 21, 1910 in Fontana Liri – February 25, 1998 in Marino, Italy), was an Italian abstract sculptor. In 1989, he received the first Praemium Imperiale for sculpture. During World War II, he was in the Italian res .... Dialect Southern Latian dialect is spoken in the city.See: Pellegrini G. B, Carta dei dialetti d'Italia, Pacini ed., Pisa 1977. References External links Official website Cities and towns in Lazio {{Lazio-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana Dam
Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketing electricity demands in the Tennessee Valley to support the aluminum industry at the height of World War II; it also provided electricity to a formerly rural area. At high, Fontana is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States; at the time of its construction, it was the fourth-tallest dam in the world.Tennessee Valley Authority, ''The Fontana Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Fontana Project'', Technical Report No. 12 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), pp. 1-13, 43-45, 453. The dam and associated infrastructure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The dam impounds the Fontana Lake, which spreads across a scenic stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana Distribution
Fontana Distribution was a division of San Francisco-based Isolation Network (now owned by the Virgin Music Group unit of the Universal Music Group since 2019). A minority stake of the company was owned by Universal Music until Ingrooves, INgrooves acquired Fontana Distribution from UMG in 2012 to form INgrooves Fontana. In 2019, Universal Music Group acquired Fontana's owner, INgrooves, returning Fontana back to UMG. A year later, Fontana Distribution was folded into Caroline Distribution, which another year later, rebranded into Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. Profile Fontana deals in distribution, as well as in a range of sales, marketing, and back office support services, for a diverse roster of independent record labels and their artists. The company takes its name and logo from the Fontana Records label; it was initially launched by Universal Music Group in 2004 and later sold to Isolation Network in 2012. The company includes a UK-based operation, Fontana Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana Books
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987—whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded in 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company—together with Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded in 1819), acquired in 1989. The worldwide CEO of HarperCollins is Brian Murray. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints. History Collins Harper Mergers and acquisitions Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana (Schooner)
The ''Fontana'' was a wooden schooner that sank in the St. Clair River in U.S. state of Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ... on 3 August 1900 while under tow from the SS ''Kaliyuga''. On the morning of 4 August 1900, the ''Fontana'', under tow from the SS ''Kaliyuga'', collided with the ''Santiago'', in tow of the SS ''Appomattox''. John McGregor was sleeping in the ''Fontanas forecastle and was killed when the ships collided. Days after the collision, the Schooner ''Kingfisher'' collided with the wreck of the ''Fontana''. No company was willing to bid to raise the ''Fontana'', on account of the swift current and difficulty in patching the hole in her hull. She was blasted with dynamite in October 1900 as the United States government believed that a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana (surname)
Fontana is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: In arts and entertainment Architecture *Carlo Fontana (1634 or 1638–1714), an Italian architect *Domenico Fontana (1543–1607), an Italian architect *Giovanni Fontana (architect) (1540–1614), an Italian architect *Jakub Fontana (1710-1773) Polish architect *Luigi Fontana (1827–1908), an Italian sculptor, painter and architect Music *Bill Fontana (b. 1947), an American composer, author of sound sculptures *Carl Fontana (1928–2003), an American jazz trombonist * D.J. Fontana (1931–2018), an American drummer *Giovanni Battista Fontana (composer) (c. 1571–1630), an Italian composer and a violinist *Jimmy Fontana (1934–2013), an Italian composer and singer-songwriter *Julian Fontana (1810–1869), a Polish pianist and composer *Melanie Fontana (b. 1986), an American pop singer *Wayne Fontana (1945–2020), an English pop singer Visual arts *Annibale Fontana (1540–1587), an Italian sculptor and crystal-worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana Station (California)
Fontana station is a train station served by Metrolink San Bernardino Line commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ..., located in the city of Fontana, California. It is immediately adjacent to Fontana's Downtown District. It has 340 free parking spaces. The station opened on November 22, 1993, and is owned and operated by the City of Fontana. Omnitrans public bus service maintains a transit center next to the station and connections are available to bus routes 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 61, 66, 67, and 82, and Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) Line 15. The 61 bus connects to Ontario Airport. References External links *Official Omnitrans website: Fontana Metrolink station (bus routes—schedules) Fontana, California Metrolink stations in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana Metro Station
Fontana (Catalan pronunciation: un'tanə is a Barcelona Metro station, located under ''Carrer Gran de Gràcia'' and '' Carrer d'Astúries'' in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. It is served by L3. The station opened in 1924 as part of the first metro line of the city, which ran between Catalunya and Lesseps stations. It retains some of its original decoration. Fontana is one of the few stations in the city accessible via an above-ground ticket hall. This is the only access to the station, and is located on the ''Carrer Gran de Gràcia'' next to its junction with the ''Carrer d'Astúries''. It has two tracks, with twin side platforms that are long. See also *List of Barcelona Metro stations This is a list of stations of the Barcelona Metro system. Lines L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L9, L10, L11 and the Funicular de Montjuïc are administered by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the city's transit company. Lines L6, L7, ... References External links *Fonta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana (Martian Crater)
Fontana may refer to: Places Italy *Fontana Liri, comune in the Province of Frosinone *Fontanafredda, comune in the Province of Pordenone *Fontanarosa, comune in the Province of Avellino *Francavilla Fontana, comune in the Province of Brindisi *Serrara Fontana, comune in the Province of Napoli Switzerland * Fontana GR, a settlement in Tarasp in the Canton of Graubünden * Fontana (Airolo), a settlement in Airolo, in the Canton of Ticino United States *Fontana, California * Fontana, Kansas * Fontana, Texas * Fontana Village, North Carolina *Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin *Fontana Dam in the U.S. state of North Carolina Elsewhere * Fontana, Chaco, a settlement in San Fernando Department, Chaco Province, Argentina *Fontana, Gozo, on Gozo Island, Republic of Malta *Fontana (Belgrade), a neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia *Fontana (lunar crater), an impact crater on the Moon *Fontana (Martian crater), an impact craters on Mars *Fontana metro station, a rapid transit station in Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana (lunar Crater)
Fontana is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southwestern part of the Moon's near side, to the south of the Oceanus Procellarum. It lies to the west-northwest of the flooded crater Zupus. Midway between Fontana and Zupus is a rille Rille (German for 'groove') is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels. The Latin term is ''rima'', plural ''rimae''. Typically, a rille can be several kilometers wid ... system designated Rimae Zupus. This is a low-rimmed crater with an interior floor that is marked only by several small craterlets, and a few low ridges in the southwest. The rim is narrow and roughly circular, with an outward bulge at the northern end. There is a cleft in the northeastern part of the rim. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Fontana. References * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana (Belgrade)
Fontana ( sr, Фонтана) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of New Belgrade. Location Fontana sprawls around the intersection of ''Pariske Komune'', ''Narodnih heroja'' and ''Otona Župančiča'' streets, in the north-central section of the municipality. In the north, it extends into the neighborhood of Paviljoni, and in the west into Tošin Bunar. The local community of Fontana, sub-municipal administrative unit, covers a square shaped area bounded by the streets ''Pariske Komune'' and ''Bulevar Mihajla Pupina'' on the north, ''Bulevar Umetnosti'' on the east, ''Bulevar Arsenija Čarnojevića'' on the south and ''Narodnih heroja'' on the west. It occupies the blocks No. 1 (where the Fontana Complex itself is situated), 31, 32 and 33. Population Local communities of Fontana (formerly "25th May") and Zapadna Kapija (formerly "Sutjeska") were merged into one local community named Fontana for the 2011 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontana, Gozo
Fontana ( mt, Il-Fontana) is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 985 people (as of March 2014). History Fontana originated from the suburb of Victoria on the Rabat-Xlendi road. Its local name is "It-Triq tal-Għajn", (the way to the spring), and it took its name from a spring at the bottom of the road leading to Xlendi, known locally as "l-Għajn il-Kbira", (the big spring). Fontana is the Italian word for a spring. On the lower part of Fontana, on the right-hand side of the road to Xlendi, one cannot help but notice the evergreen Lunzjata Valley going up to the village of Kerċem. Local farmers are busy around all year long in this fertile part of Gozo. The People Most of the fishermen that operated from the fishing village of Xlendi lived in Fontana. Also, some other people used to go hunting in the adjacent Lunzjata Valley. Later in the nineteenth century, they began setting aside part of the proceeds from their catches to construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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