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Gastineau may refer to: People * Henry Gastineau (1791–1876), English engraver and painter * Mark Gastineau (born 1956), American football player Other uses * Alaska-Gastineau Mine, Alaska, USA * Gastineau Channel Gastineau Channel (Lingít: ''Séet Ká'') is a channel between the mainland of the U.S. state of Alaska and Douglas Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska. It separates Juneau on the mainland side from Douglas (now part of J ..., Alaska, USA * '' The Gastineau Girls'', an American reality series * Gastineau Peak, a mountain in Juneau, Alaska, USA * Gastineau Range, a small mountain range in British Columbia, Canada See also * Gatineau (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gastineau
Henry Gastineau (1791–1876) was an English engraver and prolific painter in water-colours. He was born in London to a family of Huguenot descent. One of his daughters, Maria Gastineau, painted in a similar style. Life He was a student at the Royal Academy, and began as an engraver, but switched to painting in oils. He eventually settled down exclusively to working in water-colour. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812. A favourite subject was coastal scenery.H. L. Mallalieu, ''The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up To 1920''. Publ. Antique Collectors' Club, 1986, p. 140. Gastineau joined the Society of Painters in Water-colours in 1818, when he exhibited for the first time. In 1821 he was elected an associate, and in 1823 a full member. He exhibited for 58 years without a break, showing eleven pictures when eighty-five years of age. left, Maria G Gastineau's 1855 painting of Llyn Padarn A contemporary of David Cox, Copley Fielding, George Cattermole, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gastineau
Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former football player who was a defensive end for the New York Jets from 1979 to 1988. A five-time Pro Bowler, he was one of the quickest and most feared pass rushers of his generation. Gastineau was ranked the 8th greatest pass rusher in National Football League (NFL) history on NFL Network's Top 10 Pass Rushers. Early life Gastineau was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and moved to Springerville, Arizona at the age of seven, when his parents, Ernie and Lou, bought a ranch. Mark broke his leg as a child in such a horrific manner that he was told by doctors that he would never walk again. Mark overcame the injury and the odds and Ernie built his son a rodeo ring, and Mark began entering team-roping events at 12. Mark's other passion was collecting Native American artifacts in Arizona's White Mountains. At Round Valley High School, Gastineau needed urging from his father to play football. Gastineau showed promise, but not e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska-Gastineau Mine
The Alaska-Gastineau Mine (alternate: Perseverance Mine) was a gold mine in Perseverance, about east of Juneau, Alaska, USA. It was briefly the largest gold mine in the world. The mine was operated by the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company. Geography The Alaska-Gastineau Mine was located within the Silver Bow Basin. Its concentrating plant was situated near Thane. The mine had a shaft running through Mount Roberts that reached the Perseverance Mine near Gold Creek. It adjoined the Alaska-Juneau Mine. The mine's low-grade ore is situated on a mountain above the Gastineau Channel. Its ore body covered approximately , more than in length, with of tunnels and crosscuts. According to Jackling, the block of ore had at least 100,000,000 tons above sea level. The property consisted of a group of claims whose lode system covered . It was operated on a 6,000-ton daily capacity. History The mine's large scale development began in 1912. In 1913, while it was under construction, Emile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel (Lingít: ''Séet Ká'') is a channel between the mainland of the U.S. state of Alaska and Douglas Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska. It separates Juneau on the mainland side from Douglas (now part of Juneau), on Douglas Island. The first European to sight the channel was Joseph Whidbey early in August 1794, first from the south and later from the west. It was probably named for John Gastineau, an English civil engineer and surveyor. Characteristics The channel is navigable by large ships, only from the southeast, as far as the Douglas Bridge, approximately . Between the bridge and Juneau International Airport, approximately , it is navigable only by smaller craft and only at high tide. The channel is becoming increasingly unnavigable due to shallow water depths. The two principal causes for this are: # Isostatic rebound Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gastineau Girls
''Gastineau Girls'' is an American reality series that made its debut on the E! cable channel in 2005. The show followed the daily exploits of Lisa Gastineau and Brittny Gastineau, respectively the ex-wife and only daughter (whom he has not seen in 17 years) of former NFL player Mark Gastineau. Synopsis The first season chronicled Lisa and Brittny's quest for love in New York City as well as Brittny's attempt to make it in the world of modeling. After its initial season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and ... ended, E! renewed the show for a second season. After airing two seasons, the show was cancelled. The series was produced by True Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol Entertainment, known for CBS' '' Big Brother''. Episodes Season 1 Season 2 DVD release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastineau Peak
Gastineau Peak is a mountain in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is a part of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in western North America. It is located 1.6 miles west of Sheep Mountain and 2.4 miles southeast of the city of Juneau. The name was already in use and noted by United States Geological Survey (USGS) official D. C. Witherspoon in 1916 and first published in 1918. It was entered into the USGS's Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ... on March 31, 1981. File:Gastineau Peak portrait.JPG, Profile File:Gastineau Peak, view from summit.jpg, View from about 2000ft elevation, looking northwest References Boundary Ranges Mountains of Juneau, Alaska Mountains of Alaska {{JuneauAK-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastineau Range
The Gastineau Range is a small mountain range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located west of the Brem River. It has an area of 107 km2 and is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains The Coast Mountains (french: La chaîne Côtière) are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia .... in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia See also * List of mountain rangesReferences Pacific Ranges { ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
