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Hecla Township, Brown County, South Dakota
Hecla is the traditional English spelling of the Icelandic volcano, Hekla, and may also refer to: Places * Fury and Hecla Strait, Nunavut, Canada * Hecla, Kentucky, USA * Hecla, Missouri, USA * Hecla, Montana, USA * Hecla Iron Works Building, Brooklyn, NY, USA * Hecla, South Dakota, USA * Hecla, Wyoming, USA, a ghost town near Laramie * Hecla and Fury Islands, Nunavut, Canada * Hecla and Griper Bay, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada * Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada * Hecla (South Uist), a 606 m mountain on the island of South Uist, Scotland Ships * ''Hecla''-class bomb vessel * ''Hecla''-class survey vessel * HMS ''Hecla'', various Other uses * Hecla Mining, Idaho based mining company * Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, Michigan, USA ** Calumet & Hecla Band See also * Hekla Hekla (), or Hecla, is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hekla
Hekla (), or Hecla, is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. During the Middle Ages, the Icelandic Norse called the volcano the "Gateway to Hell". Hekla is part of a volcanic ridge, long. The most active part of this ridge, a fissure about long named , is considered to be within Hekla proper. Hekla looks rather like an overturned boat, with its keel being a series of craters, two of which are generally the most active. The volcano's frequent large eruptions have covered much of Iceland with tephra, and these layers can be used to date eruptions of Iceland's other volcanoes. Approximately 10% of the tephra created in Iceland in the last thousand years has come from Hekla, amounting to 5 km3. Cumulatively, the volcano has produced one of the largest volumes of lava of any in the world in the last millennium, around 8 km3. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, which includes Hecla Island, Grindstone (the area located on the mainland peninsula along the west shore of Lake Winnipeg), Black Island and a number of other small islands in Lake Winnipeg, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. The park lies adjacent to the northeast side of the Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton in Manitoba. History The Government of Manitoba designated Hecla Island a provincial park in 1969. Grindstone Provincial Park was added in 1997 to create Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park. The park is in size. The park is considered to be a Class V protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. The island was settled by the second wave of Icelandic immigrants in 1876. The population thrived for a number of years until faced with the hardships of winters, disease and poor economic outlook for commercial fishing and farming. The only school on the island closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumet And Hecla Mining Company
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan's Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the United States during that period. History In 1864, Edwin J. Hulbert discovered a copper-bearing section of what became known as the Calumet Conglomerate of Precambrian age. The find was in Houghton County, Michigan, between the rich Cliff mine to the northeast, and the copper mines of Portage Lake to the southwest, but a long way from either. Hulbert formed the Hulbert Mining Company in 1864 to acquire the land rights, before creating the Calumet Company in 1865, with Boston investors. The company spun off the Hecla Company the following year, and assigned shares in the new company to Calumet shareholders. Hulbert was a major shareholder in both companies, and was in charge of mine operations. But despite the rich ore, Hulbert did not hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla Mining
Hecla Mining is a gold, silver and other precious metals mining company based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Founded in 1891, is the second-largest mining company that produces silver in the country. This area is known as the Silver Valley (Idaho). In 1983, this entire area was designated as a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency, because of land, water, and air contamination resulting from a century of mostly unregulated silver and gold mining. History James Toner filed the Hecla claim on 5 May 1885. He passed on the claim to A.P. Horton, who sold it to George W. Hardesty and Simon Healey. Patrick (Patsy) Clark owned the claim outright by 1 July 1891. On 29 Sept. 1891, Clark formed the Hecla Mining Company with Albert Gross and Charles Kipp. On 14 Oct. 1891, the company was incorporated in Idaho by Clark, Charles Kipp, John A. Finch, Amasa B. (Mace) Campbell, John Dorsey, Healey and Hardesty, and 500,000 shares issued. By 1897, the mine had three tunnels and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hecla
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Hecla'', after the volcano Hekla in Iceland. * was a 10-gun bomb vessel purchased in 1797. She participated in the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) and was broken up in 1813 * , launched in 1815, was a bomb vessel; she was later converted to an exploration ship and was commanded by William Edward Parry during his exploration of the Arctic * was a 4-gun wooden paddle sloop launched in 1839, run aground off Gibraltar on 23 January 1855 and sold in 1863 * was a torpedo boat carrier/depot ship purchased in 1878, modernised in 1912 and sold in 1926 * was a destroyer depot ship launched in March 1940 and sunk off Casablanca on 12 November 1942 by the * HMS ''Hecla'' was a repair ship launched in 1944 and transferred to the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla-class Survey Vessel
The ''Hecla'' class formed the backbone of the Royal Navy's ocean survey fleet from the mid-1960s. Design The hull design was based on that of the RRS ''Discovery'' and the Hecla class were built to commercial standards costing £1.25 million each. They carried two small survey craft, a launch, a Land Rover and a Wasp helicopter, for which there was a flight deck and hangar. They were chiefly funded from the Polaris Submarine Ballistic Nuclear Missile programme, with their major task to carry out regular oceanographic observations essential for the Polaris submarines to hide in thermal layers. Special modifications Besides the strengthened hull for work in ice and the provision of air conditioning necessary for work in all climates, they had modifications particular for a scientific vessel: wet and dry laboratories; a survey chartroom and photographic darkroom; oceanographic winches for deep seawater analysis and coring; stabilisers and a bow thruster, which enabled the ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla-class Bomb Vessel
The ''Hecla'' class was a class of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy of the early 19th century. They were designed for use as bomb or mortar ships and were very heavily built. Eight ships were launched; all were converted for use as exploration or survey ships. Four ships of the class are known for the role they played in Arctic and Antarctic exploration. Ships * :Builder: Mrs Mary Ross, Rochester :Ordered: 5 June 1813 :Laid down: September 1813 :Launched: 4 April 1814 :Completed: :Notes: Converted to Arctic discovery vessel in 1821 :Fate: Bilged in Prince Regent Inlet, and abandoned in the Arctic on 25 August 1825; anchors recovered and now displayed at Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec) * :Builder: Barkworth & Hawkes, North Barton (Hull) :Ordered: 5 June 1813 :Laid down: July 1813 :Launched: 22 July 1815 :Completed: :Notes: Arctic discovery vessel from 1819 to 1827. Converted to survey ship in December 1827 :Fate: Sold on 13 April 1831; re-sold to M. Wright, master, Elder & Co. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla (South Uist)
Hecla or Thacla is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... With a height of , it is the second-highest hill on the island. The name ''Hecla'' is Norse for "serrated". References External links * Marilyns of Scotland Mountains and hills of the Outer Hebrides South Uist {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla And Griper Bay
Hecla and Griper Bay is an Arctic waterway. Located in the Hazen Strait, it is a large inlet in the north of Melville Island, Canada. It is split between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The bay takes its name from Arctic explorer William Edward Parry's ships and . Geography Dominant landforms include: Long Point, Middle Point, Nias Point, and Cape Fisher on its western shores; Sabine Bay to the south; Eldridge Bay Eldridge Bay is an Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Gree ... and the Sabine Peninsula to the east; and Macdougall Point at its northeastern opening. References Bays of the Northwest Territories Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury And Hecla Strait
Fury and Hecla Strait is a narrow (from wide) Arctic seawater channel located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Geography Situated between Baffin Island to the north and the Melville Peninsula to the south, it connects Foxe Basin on the east with the Gulf of Boothia on the west. Water flow in the strait is sometimes westerly and sometimes easterly – there are diurnal and semidiurnal components to the flows; tidal and subtidal effects also play a role. The strait provides Arctic Ocean drainage for Hudson Bay via Foxe Basin. Several islands of the Arctic Archipelago are located inside the strait: Saglirjuaq (Liddon Island), Simialuk (Ormonde Island) and Saglaarjuk (Amherst Island) are the largest ones. History of exploration The Strait is named after the Royal Navy ships HMS ''Fury'' and HMS ''Hecla'', which encountered the strait in 1822 during an expedition led by Sir William Edward Parry. Both ships became stuck in ice in October 1821, and remained immobile for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla And Fury Islands
The Hecla and Fury Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia, near the Boothia Peninsula, and southeast of Martin Islands The Martin Islands are part of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia near the Boothia Peninsula Boothia Peninsula (; formerly ''Boothia Felix'', Inuktitut ''Kingngailap Nunanga'') i .... References Islands of the Gulf of Boothia Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region {{KitikmeotNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecla, Wyoming
Hecla is a ghost town in Laramie County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Although not posted, what remains of the stamping and smelting facilities is located on private property. History The area around Hecla was mined for copper from the 1860s to the 1960s by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company which was a merger between the Calumet Company and the Hecla company. It became one of the major copper mining companies in the United States. At one point, Hecla was being considered as a stop for the Union Pacific Railroad, but it didn't gain enough attention and the proposal was dropped. Literature In the book ''Hell Hole'' bHunter Shea the main character is asked by President Teddy Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ... to investigate a mine in Hecla. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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