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List Of Islands Of Western Australia, R–T
This list includes all coastal and inland islands, cays, isles and islets. It also includes named island groups, archipelagos and island clumps. This list is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia.Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. Dubious names have been checked against the online 2004 data, and in all cases confirmed correct. However, if any islands have been gazetted or deleted since 1996, this list does not reflect these changes. Strictly speaking, Australian place names are gazetted in capital letters only; the names in this list have been converted to mixed case in accordance with normal capitalisation conventions. Locations are as gazetted; some islands may extend over large areas. __TOC__ R S T See also * Coastal regions of Western Australia *List of islands of Western Australia *List of islands of Western Australia, 0–9, A–C *List of islands of Western Australia, D–G *List of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental and oceanic. There are also artificial islands, which are man-made. Etymology The word ''island'' derives from Middle English ''iland'', from Old English ''igland'' (from ''ig'' or ''ieg'', similarly meaning 'island' when used independently, and -land carrying its contemporary meaning; cf. Dutch ''eiland'' ("island"), German ''Eiland'' ("small island")). However, the spelling of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Islet
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Islands
''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). ''Rocky'' entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. It entered a complicated production process after Stallone refused to allow the film to be made without him in the lead role; United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone after he rejected a six figure deal for the film rights. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia; several locations featured in the film, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks. With an estimated pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Island (Western Australia)
Rocky Island may refer to: ;Australia * Rocky Island (Queensland), in Walsh Bay, Queensland, Australia * Rocky Point Island (Queensland), in Walsh Bay, Queensland, Australia ;South China Sea * Rocky Island, South China Sea, one of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (under the administration of the People's Republic of China. Vietnam also claims sovereignty) ;Egypt * Rocky Island (Egypt), in Foul Bay on the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea ;Ireland * Rocky Island (Cork), in Cork Harbour, County Cork, Republic of Ireland * Rocky Island, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland ;Tuvalu * Rocky Island, a former name of Niulakita ;United States * Rocky Island, a former name of Brooks Island in Richmond, California, in the San Francisco Bay * Rocky Island (Wisconsin), one of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior * Rocky Island (Michigan), in Lake Michigan south of the Garden Peninsula See also * Rock Island (other) Rock Island may refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertson Island (Western Australia)
Robertson Island is an ice-covered island, long in a northwest-southeast direction and wide, lying at the east end of the Seal Nunataks off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Captain Carl Anton Larsen discovered Robertson Island from the ''Jason'' on 9 December 1893. Curious to find out if the volcano was active he skied to the top from the north side of the island, later naming it Mt. Christensen after his longtime partner and majority owner of the ''Jason'', Christen Christensen. Larsen named Robertson Island for William Robertson, co-owner of the Hamburg-based company Woltereck and Robertson. San Roque Refuge San Roque Refuge () was an Argentine Antarctic refuge located on Robertson Island at the east end of the Foca nunataks off the Nordenskjöld coast east of the Antarctic Peninsula. The shelter was opened on 1 October 1956, and was administered by the Argentine Army. The refuge had been occupied and used in various operations and currently is inactive. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Island
Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob (surname) * ''Rob.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish practical gardener and journalist Fictional characters * Rob, a character from the Cartoon Network series '' The Amazing World of Gumball'' * ROB 64, a character in the ''Star Fox'' video game series Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * '' Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', a 1993 video game nicknamed ''Castlevania: ROB'' * R.O.B., an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System Reports * ''ISM Report On Business'' (informally, "The R.O.B."), an economic report issued by the Institute for Supply Management * ''Report on Business'', or "ROB", a section of the ''Globe and Mail'' newspaper Other uses in arts, entertainment, and me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivoli Islands
Rivoli may refer to: Places * Rivoli, Piedmont, a ''comune'' in Turin, Italy * Rivoli Veronese, a ''comune'' in the province of Verona, Italy *Rivoli Bay, a bay in South Australia * Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois, US * Rue de Rivoli, a street in Paris Structures * Rivoli (Turin Metro), a railway station in Rivoli, Piedmont * The Rivoli, a restaurant/club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * The Rivoli Ballroom, a dance venue in South London, UK * Rivoli Cinemas, a multiplex cinema in Melbourne, Australia * Rivoli Theatre (other), several theaters Other uses * Rivoli (surname) *Rivoli United F.C. Rivoli United F.C. is a Jamaican football team who play in the South Central Confederation Super League. They are based in Spanish Town and their home stadium is the Prison Oval Prison Oval is a multi-use stadium in Spanish Town, Jamaica, cu ..., a Jamaican football club * Battle of Rivoli, a 1797 battle near Rivoli Veronese * SS ''Rivoli'', originally ''Empire Bute' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripon Island
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city is noted for its main feature, Ripon Cathedral, which is architecturally significant, as well as the Ripon Racecourse and other features such as its market. The city was originally known as ''Inhrypum''. Bede records that Alhfrith, king of the Southern Northumbrian kingdom of Deira, gave land at Ripon to Eata of Hexham to build a monastery and the abbot transferred some of his monks there, including a young Saint Cuthbert who was guest-master at Ripon abbey. Both Bede in his Life of Cuthbert and Eddius Stephanus in his Life of Wilfred state that when Eata was subsequently driven out by Alhfrith, the abbey was given to Saint Wilfrid who replaced the timber church with a stone built church. This was during the time of the Anglian king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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