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Greenland (other)
Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland or Greenlands may also refer to: People * Greenland (surname) Places Australia * Greenlands, New South Wales (Singleton Council), see Singleton Council * Greenlands, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council), see Snowy Monaro Regional Council#Towns and localities *Greenlands, Queensland Barbados * Greenland, Barbados, a village in the parish of Saint Andrew Canada * Greenland, Nova Scotia, a community in Annapolis County United Kingdom * Greenland, County Antrim, a townland in the civil parish of Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland *Greenland Dock, in London *Greenlands, Buckinghamshire, a country house in Buckinghamshire * Greenlands, Worcestershire United States *Greenland, Arkansas, in Washington County * Greenland, Colorado, in Douglas County * Greenland, Michigan, in Ontonagon County *Greenland, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County * Greenland, Ohio, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,067 at the 2020 census, up from 3,549 at the 2010 census. It is drained by the Winnicut River and bounded on the northwest by Great Bay. History One of the earliest settlements in the state, Greenland was a parish of Portsmouth (then called Strawbery Banke) operating in 1638. Captain Francis Champernowne moved from Strawbery Banke in 1640 and settled in the area of the present Portsmouth Country Club. Although it was originally to be called "Canary", he would call his farm "Greenland". His extensive landholdings included a farm which is now the town of Madbury, named for his ancestral home in Devon, England. Residents requested and were granted a separate parish in 1706. In , Captain Samuel Weeks constructed a substantial brick house, thought to be the oldest brick house in New Hampshire still standing. It survived the 1755 Cape Ann earthquake. Only the beams that supported the str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland Cod
The Greenland cod (''Gadus ogac''), commonly known also as ogac, is a species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, Gadidae. Genetic analysis has shown that it may be the same species as the Pacific cod (''Gadus macrocephalus''). It is a bottom-dwelling fish and is found on the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean and northwestern Atlantic Ocean, its range extending from Alaska to West Greenland, then southwards along the Canadian coast to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton Island. It is a commercially harvested food fish, but landings have been greatly reduced in recent years. Taxonomy Molecular genetic analyses strongly suggest that Greenland cod is not different from Pacific cod, ''Gadus macrocephalus'' - ''Gadus ogac'' is then a junior synonym of ''G. macrocephalus''. ITIS and the Catalogue of Life list ''Gadus ogac'' as synonym of ''G. macrocephalus''.Catalogue of Life: Gadus macrocephalus'. Description In colour the Greenland cod is generally sombre, ranging from tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland (2011 Play)
''Greenland'' is a play by the British playwrights Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner, Matt Charman and Jack Thorne on global warming and its effects, named after the island of Greenland. It premiered at the Lyttelton auditorium of the Royal National Theatre in London from 27 January to 2 April 2011, directed by Bijan Sheibani and with a cast including Lyndsey Marshal Lyndsey Marshal (born 16 June 1978) is an English actress best known for her performance in '' The Hours'', and as the recurring character Cleopatra on HBO's ''Rome'', and as Lady Sarah Hill in BBC period drama ''Garrow's Law''. Biography Mars .... The play is not to be confused with the 1988 play of the same name by Howard Brenton. References * * 2011 plays Climate change plays Plays by Moira Buffini Collaborative plays {{2010s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Billon
Nicolas Billon (born March 22, 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his plays ''The Elephant Song'', ''Iceland'', and ''Butcher''. Biography Nicolas Billon was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He is the son of Johanne Archambault and writer Pierre Billon. ''The Elephant Song'', his first play, premiered at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2004. His second play, ''The Measure of Love'', was produced there in 2005. A member of the inaugural Soulpepper Academy, Nicolas's version of Anton Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'' was produced at Soulpepper in 2007, directed by László Marton. He also co-created ''BLiNK'' with the other members of the Academy for the Luminato Festival. In 2009, Billon joined the Tarragon Playwrights Unit. That June, his adaptation of Molière's ''The Sicilian'' was one of the hits of the Toronto Fringe Festival. A few months later, his play ''Greenland'' opened at the 2009 SummerWorks Theatre Festival. It was a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland (1988 Play)
''Greenland'' is a 1988 play by Howard Brenton. It is a neo- Brechtian epic psychodrama with many actors, props and scene changes, on which the writer worked for seven years. It is the last of Brenton's three Utopian plays, following '' Sore Throats'' and ''Bloody Poetry''. Howard Brenton's ''Greenland'' is not to be confused with the 2011 play of the same name co-authored by Moira Buffini, Matt Charman, Penelope Skinner and Jack Thorne. The play opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 26 May 1988 and played there for a season. Its United States premiere was at the Famous Door Theater in Chicago in January 1994. Plot summary The first act is set on 11 June 1987, the day of the third consecutive Conservative general election victory. Four of the characters jump into the River Thames in despair, and in the second act wake up 700 years in the future, in a utopia where no one has to do anything they don't want to. Leading characters The action centres around four char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravels
The caravel (Portuguese: , ) is a small maneuverable sailing ship used in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. The lateen sails gave it speed and the capacity for sailing windward (beating). Caravels were used by the Portuguese and Castilians for the oceanic exploration voyages during the 15th and 16th centuries, during the Age of Discovery. Etymology Its English name derives from the Portuguese ''caravela'', which in turn may derive from the Latin ''carabus'' or in Greek, perhaps indicating some continuity of its carvel build through the ages. History The earliest caravels originated in the thirteenth century on the coasts of Galicia and Portugal. They may well have been derived from similar Muslim craft that were used elsewhere in the Iberian Peninsula. These early caravels were used for offshore fishing and some coastal cargo carrying. They were small, lightly-built vesselsperhaps of 20 tons or le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Grönemeyer
Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film ''Das Boot'', but later focused on his musical career. His fifth album '' 4630 Bochum'' (1984) and his 11th album ''Mensch'' (2002) are the third and first best-selling records in Germany respectively, making Grönemeyer the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million. Early life Grönemeyer was born on 12 April 1956 in Göttingen. He often refers to his personal roots as living in Bochum though, where he spent most of his childhood, youth and early adulthood. The medical professor Dietrich Grönemeyer is his brother. Grönemeyer's interest in music was sparked at the age of 8, when he started to take piano lessons. Career Piano classes formed the basis for his work as a pianist and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going, Going
''Going, Going...'' is the ninth studio album by English rock band The Wedding Present. It was released on 2 September 2016 in the UK, and 2 December 2016 in the US, by their record label, Scopitones. It is a 20-song double multimedia album - each song has its own video included - that is also a travelogue about a journey across North America. Background ''Going, Going...'' came four years after the band's previous album, '' Valentina''. David Gedge had decided that he didn't want the next album to be "just another album" and decided on a format of a number of interconnected pieces. In 2014 he travelled across America with photographer Jessica McMillan and made a number of films. After that, says Gedge, it was a case of "progressing through the music, trying all sorts of ideas, seeing how they work set against the visuals." Track listing Personnel ;The Wedding Present *David Gedge - vocals, guitar, mellotron, waterphone *Samuel Beer-Pearce - guitars, keyboards, vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland (album)
''Greenland'' is the seventh studio album by U.S. rock band Cracker. The first single was "Something You Ain't Got." Track listing All songs written by David Lowery, except for where noted. # "Something You Ain't Got" (Rob McCutcheon, Zac Ray, Dwight Young)- 5:17 # "Maggie" - 3:43 # "Where Have Those Days Gone?" (Lowery, Matt Durant) - 4:12 # "Fluffy Lucy" - 3:24 # "The Riverside" - 4:21 # "Gimme One More Chance" (Lowery, David Immerglück) - 4:14 # "I'm So Glad She Ain't Never Coming Back" (Lowery, Immerglück, Johnny Hickman) - 1:54 # "Sidi Ifni" (Lowery, Hickman) - 6:05 # "I Need Better Friends" - 3:49 # "Minotaur" - 4:27 # "Night Falls" (Lowery, Hickman) - 5:24 # "Better Times Are Coming Our Way" - 5:01 # "Everybody Gets One for Free" (Lowery, Hickman, Durant, Stephen Koester) - 6:43 # "Darling, We're Out of Time" (Lowery, Durant) - 4:36 Main Personnel * David Lowery – vocals, guitars * Johnny Hickman – guitars, vocals * Frank Funaro – drums, percussion * Kenny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland (film)
''Greenland'' is a 2020 American disaster thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling. The film stars Gerard Butler (who also produced), Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, David Denman, and Hope Davis, and follows a family who must fight for survival as a planet-destroying comet races to Earth. Originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States, ''Greenland'' was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released domestically by STXfilms, through video on demand on December 18, 2020, and then played on HBO Max and Amazon Prime. It was still released theatrically in other territories, beginning with Belgium on July 29, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $52.3 million worldwide with a production budget of $35 million. A sequel, ''Greenland: Migration'', is in development, with Waugh, Butler, Baccarin and Floyd all returning. Plot Structural engineer John Garri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
