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Gondwana (other)
Gondwana was a supercontinent also known as Gondwanaland. Gondwana or Gondwanaland may also refer to: * Gondwana (India) also known as ''Gondaranya'', region of central India inhabited by the Gond tribe, namesake of the continent * Gondwana Game Reserve, a game reserve in the Western Cape of South Africa * Gondwana Rainforests, subtropical rainforest in Australia * Gondwana (band), Chilean reggae group * Gondwanaland (Australian band), Australian world music band * ''Gondwanaland'' (Gondwanaland album) * ''Gondwanaland'' (Steroid Maximus album) * Gondwana (Murail), musical composition by Tristan Murail * "Gondwana", the title of one half of a 1975 live concert recording by Miles Davis from the album '' Pangaea'' * '' Polygondwanaland'', the twelfth studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard * Gondwana-1, a submarine communications cable between Australia and New Caledonia * Gondwana Choirs, an Australian National Children's Choir * MV ''Gondwana'', a 1975 ship that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwana
Gondwana () was a large landmass, often referred to as a supercontinent, that formed during the late Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) and began to break up during the Jurassic period (about 180 million years ago). The final stages of break-up, involving the separation of Antarctica from South America (forming the Drake Passage) and Australia, occurred during the Paleogene. Gondwana was not considered a supercontinent by the earliest definition, since the landmasses of Baltica, Laurentia, and Siberia were separated from it. To differentiate it from the Indian region of the same name (see ), it is also commonly called Gondwanaland. Gondwana was formed by the accretion of several cratons. Eventually, Gondwana became the largest piece of continental crust of the Palaeozoic Era, covering an area of about , about one-fifth of the Earth's surface. During the Carboniferous Period, it merged with Laurasia to form a larger supercontinent called Pangaea. Gondwana (and Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercontinent
In geology, a supercontinent is the assembly of most or all of Earth's continent, continental blocks or cratons to form a single large landmass. However, some geologists use a different definition, "a grouping of formerly dispersed continents", which leaves room for interpretation and is easier to apply to Precambrian times. To separate supercontinents from other groupings, a limit has been proposed in which a continent must include at least about 75% of the continental crust then in existence in order to qualify as a supercontinent. Supercontinents have assembled and dispersed multiple times in the geologic past (see table). According to modern definitions, a supercontinent does not exist today; the closest in existence to a supercontinent is the current Afro-Eurasian landmass, which covers approx. 57% of Earth's total land area. The last time the continental landmasses were near to one another was 336 to 175 million years ago as the supercontinent, Pangaea. The positions of con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwana (India)
Gondwana is a region of India, named after the Gondi people who live there (though they can also be found in other parts of India). The name of the ancient continent of Gondwanaland was derived from Gondwana, because some of the earliest rock formations of this continent were first investigated in part of the region, in modern Odisha. As Gondi people are spread widely across central India, and are a minority almost everywhere, there is no unambiguous boundary to the region. However, the core region can be considered to be the eastern part of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Garha Kingdom the parts of Madhya Pradesh immediately to the north of it, and parts of the west of Chhattisgarh. The wider region extends into parts of northern Telangana, western Odisha and southern Uttar Pradesh. The region is part of the northern Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau, with an average height of about 600–700 metres. Much of it is rugged and hilly. Geologically it is mostly Pre-Cambrian r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve (also known as Sanbona Wildlife Reserve) is a game reserve situated near the town of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape of South Africa. Fauna The reserve hosts endangered species such as the Cape mountain zebra, Barbary lion and south-central black rhinoceros. Many species of antelope, including eland, gemsbok, red hartebeest, bontebok and springbok can be found on the reserve, following their reintroduction to the area, which was formerly farmland. As part of continued conservation efforts, wild South African cheetahs were relocated from a reserve in Karoo to the Gondwana Game Reserve. In addition to the free-roaming Big 5, the reserve is home to the south-western black rhinoceros, over 10 varieties of antelope (more than the Kruger National Park), and hundreds of head of general game. Location Gondwana Game Reserve is an 11,000-hectare private game reserve. The reserve is within the viewing distance of the Langeberg and Outeniqua Mountains and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwana Rainforests
The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, formerly known as the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, are the most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world. Collectively, the rainforests are a World Heritage Site with fifty separate reserves totalling from to Brisbane. Background The Gondwana Rainforests are so-named because the fossil record indicates that when Gondwana existed it was covered by rainforests containing the same kinds of species that are living today. Not all Gondwanan rainforests in Australia are located in the New South WalesQueensland region; the largest Gondwanan rainforest in Australia is located in Tasmania, Tasmania's Tarkine wilderness. The number of visitors to the Gondwana rainforest reserves in New South Wales and Queensland is about 2 million per year. The World Heritage status of the region was created and negotiated initially in 1986, with the area extended in 1994, following a nomination which was prepared in 1992 by the Rainforest Conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwana (band)
Gondwana is a reggae group from La Pincoya, Santiago, Chile, founded in 1987 by I-Locks Labbé. They have been produced by Dr. Dread of RAS Records. With their charismatic leader Quique Neira, they found success in Chile and abroad, as the band played shows in Jamaica and the United States, cradles of reggae. Discography *''Gondwana'' (1997) *'' Alabanza (Por la Fuerza de la Razón)'' or Second Coming (2000) *'' Made in Jamaica'' (2002) *''Crece'' (2005) *'' Resiliente'' (2007) *''En Vivo en Buenos Aires (CD/DVD)'' (2010) *''Revolución'' (2011) *''Reggae and Roll'' (2014) *''Carpe Diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work ''Odes'' (23 BC). Translation is the second-person singular present active imperative of '' carpō'' "pick or pluck" used by Horace t ...'' (2017) External links * Chilean reggae musical groups {{band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwanaland (Australian Band)
Gondwanaland, originally billed as Gondwanaland Project, were an Australian ambient musical ensemble which combined the indigenous Australian instrument the didgeridoo with western instruments such as synthesiser and guitar. In 1981 Gondwanaland Project was formed by Peter Carolan on synthesiser and Charlie McMahon on didgeridoo and vocals. After releasing the lp ''Terra Incognita'' (1984) the duo were joined full-time by percussionist Eddy Duquemin and the group name was shortened to Gondwanaland. Four albums were released under this title ''Let the Dog Out'' (1986), ''Gondwanaland'' (1987), ''Wildlife'' (1989) and ''Wide Skies'' (1992). In 1994 McMahon formed a variable line-up band called Gondwana or Charlie McMahon and Gondwana releasing albums ''Travelling'' (1994), ''Xenophon'' (1998), ''Bone Man'' (2002), and ''Didj Heart'' (2012). Peter Carolan released three solo albums ''Windswept'' (1994),''Tides'' (1999),''Overland'' (2006). Ed Duquemin released a solo album ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwanaland (Gondwanaland Album)
''Gondwanaland'' is the third studio album by Australian ambient musical ensemble, Gondwanaland. It was released in 1987 and peaked at number 93 on the Kent Music Report. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1988, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release The ARIA Music Award for Best Indigenous Release was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was presented from 1987 through to 1998. Originally titled Best Indigenous Record in 1987. It was renamed Best Aboriginal/Islander Release in .... Track listing * All tracks written by Charlie McMahon, Eddy Duquemin & Peter Carolan. # "Bedrock" - 6:16 # "Troppo (Dry) / Troppo (Wet)" - 7:13 # "Swamp" - 3:13 # "VJD - Communication" - 4:20 # "Hair of the Dog" - 3:48 # "Rainforest" - 5:50 # "Landmark" - 5:52 # "Worlds End" - 4:20 # "Overland" - 3:42 # "Bullant" - 3:00 Charts References {{Authority control 1987 albums ARIA Award-winning albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwanaland (Steroid Maximus Album)
''Gondwanaland'' is an album from Steroid Maximus. It was released in 1992 by Big Cat Records. ''Gondwanaland'' is Ectopic Entertainment #ECT ENTS 003. The album is the second Steroid Maximus album of instrumental soundtrack music to an imaginary film.Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001) ''All Music Guide to Electronica'', Backbeat, , p. 187 Ira Robbins of ''Trouser Press'' called the music "stunning in its mischievous diversion of traditional concepts", describing the music as "Wagnerian orchestration, exotic ethnic elements, blaring big-band swing, continental drift and found-sound constructions".Robbins, IraFoetus, ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2011-07-25 Reviews: Alt URL*''College Music Journal'text at foetus.org Track listing #"¡Quilombo!" ( |
Gondwana (Murail)
''Gondwana'' (1980) is a defining musical composition of spectral musicStaines, Joes (2010). ''The Rough Guide to Classical Music'', p.372. . "The ''locus classicus'' of early spectral music". for large orchestra composed by Tristan Murail using simulated synthesis to create a harmonic interpolation between an orchestrally synthesized chord derived from a simulated bell sound ( inharmonic) and a chord derived from a trombone sound (harmonic).Fineberg, Joshua (2000)''Spectral Music: History and Techniques'' p.69. (Overseas Publishers Association, published by license under the Harwood Academic Publishers imprint, ©2000) OCLC: 48862556. . This process is meant to evoke the shifting of continents and thus the piece is named after the former supercontinent Gondwana. The piece uses interpolation to make a smooth transformation on all musical parameters including spectral profile, envelope, and instrumental attacks. The bell sounds were created through a Frequency Modulation (FM) synthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangaea (album)
''Pangaea'' is a live album by American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis. It was originally released as a double album in 1976 by CBS Sony in Japan. Recorded during Davis' electric period, the album captures the second of two concerts he performed on February 1, 1975, at Osaka's Festival Hall. As with the first concert (captured on the 1975 album '' Agharta''), Davis led a band featuring guitarists Pete Cosey and Reggie Lucas, saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Al Foster, and percussionist James Mtume. Composition and performance Both ''Pangaea'' and its predecessor '' Agharta'' were recorded on February 1, 1975, in Osaka, Japan, at the Festival Hall. The ''Agharta'' concert took place during an afternoon matinee, whereas ''Pangaea'' was recorded in the evening. This album's music was split into two tracks, "Zimbabwe" and "Gondwana", the latter of which was the name of the ancient supercontinent, as was "Pangaea". According to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygondwanaland
''Polygondwanaland'' () is the twelfth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The album was released under an open source licence—the band uploaded the master tapes online for anyone to freely use. The fourth of five albums released by the band in 2017, it was released on 17 November 2017. Background and conception The album's title is a portmanteau of the words polygon and Gondwanaland. ''Polygondwanaland'' first appeared as a partial leak on the band's demos for the album. The leak was uploaded to SoundCloud, but was soon taken down. As a result, news of the album was scarce and mostly involved rumors, one of which stated that it would be the last of the five albums released in 2017. The track "Crumbling Castle," which appeared on the demo, was performed live by the band as early as September 2016, albeit in a much shorter form. However, it lay dormant for many months during an especially prolific period for the band, leading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
