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Lunga River
Lunga may refer to: Places ;Democratic Republic of Congo * Lunga, DRC, a town located in Katanga Province ;Moldova * Lunga, Floreşti, a commune in Floreşti district * Lunga, Transnistria, a commune in Transnistria ;Romania * Lunga, a village in Târgu Secuiesc city, Covasna County * Lunga, a village in Comloşu Mare Commune, Timiș County * Lunga, a tributary of the Cheia in Vâlcea County * Lunga, a tributary of the Bistricioara in Vâlcea County ;Scotland * Lunga, Slate Islands, one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute * Lunga, Treshnish Isles, in Argyll and Bute ;Solomon Islands * An area on Guadalcanal, including Lunga Point and Lunga River (Solomon Islands) ;United States * Lunga Park Recreation Area and Lunga Reservoir, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia ;Zambia * Two rivers called Lunga River (Zambia) See also * Lunga, also lunga pausa, used in music notation above a fermata to extend its length * USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) * Lunga Lunga Lunga may refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
The island of Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Isles are part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area. History Lunga, which is of volcanic origin, has been described as 'a green jewel in a peacock sea'. It was inhabited until the 19th century, and still bears the remains of blackhouses. The remains of the ruined village, abandoned in 1857, lie in the northeastern part of the island. Wildlife As one of the Treshnish Isles, Lunga is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation. These designations reflect the importance of the island for its marine life, including the grey seals that inhabit the waters around it, and for its breeding colonies of seabirds, including storm-petrels, kittiwakes, Manx shearwaters, guillemot, puffin, European shag and razorbills. (The birds also breed on the Harp Rock, a sea stack separated from Lunga by a narrow gut.) In addition, barna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
USS ''Lunga Point'' (CVE-94), originally named ''Alazon Bay'', was a of the United States Navy. It was named for Lunga Point on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. The ship notably participated in support of the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Post war, the ship was decommissioned in 1946, before becoming part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. In 1960, the ship was struck from the Navy list and broken up. Design and description ''Lunga Point'' was a Casablanca-class escort carrier, the most numerous type of aircraft carriers ever built, and designed specifically to be mass-produced using prefabricated sections, in order to replace heavy early war losses. Standardized with her sister ships, she was long overall, had a beam of , and a draft of . She displaced standard, with a full load. She had a long hangar deck, a long flight deck. She was powered with two Uniflow reciprocating steam engines, which provided a force of , dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermata
A fermata (; "from ''fermare'', to stay, or stop"; also known as a hold, pause, colloquially a birdseye or cyclops eye, or as a grand pause when placed on a note or a rest) is a symbol of musical notation indicating that the note should be prolonged beyond the normal duration its note value would indicate.''The Harvard Dictionary of Music'', p. 310 Exactly how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer or conductor, but twice as long is common. It is usually printed above but can be occasionally below (when it is upside down) the note to be extended. When a fermata is placed over a bar or double-bar, it is used to indicate the end of a phrase or section of a work. In a concerto, it indicates the point at which the soloist is to play a cadenza. A fermata can occur at the end of a piece (or movement) or in the middle of a piece. It can be followed by either a brief rest or more notes. Other names for a fermata are ''corona'' (Italian), ''point d'orgue' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunga River (Zambia)
The Lunga River is the name of two rivers in Zambia. One is a tributary of the Kafue River and the other a tributary of the Kabompo River, both of which are tributaries of the Zambezi The Zambezi River (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than hal .... References External links See also Rivers of Zambia {{Zambia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County. Used primarily for training purposes, MCB Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps". Quantico Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census. The U.S. Marine Corps' Combat Development Command, which develops strategies for U.S. Marine combat and makes up most of the community of over 12,000 military and civilian personnel (including families), is based here. It has a budget of around $300 million and is the home of the Marine Corps Officer Candidates School. The Marine Corps Research Center at Quantico pursues equipment research and dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunga River (Solomon Islands)
The Lunga River is a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. It empties into Ironbottom Sound (called Savo Sound prior to World War II) at Lunga Point Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. It was also the name of a nearby airfield, later named Henderson Field. is also the name of a United States Navy escort carrier .... References * * Guadalcanal Rivers of the Solomon Islands {{Solomons-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunga Point
Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. It was also the name of a nearby airfield, later named Henderson Field. is also the name of a United States Navy escort carrier that operated in World War II. Eleven thousand US Marines landed at Lunga Point on August 7, 1942, in order to capture the airfield being constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy before it could become operational, beginning the Guadalcanal Campaign The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in th ....
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Lunga, Firth Of Lorn
Lunga is one of the Slate Islands in the Firth of Lorn in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The "Grey Dog" tidal race, which runs in the sea channel to the south, reaches in full flood. The name "Lunga" is derived from the Old Norse for "isle of the longships', but almost all other place names are Gaelic in origin. The population was never substantial and today the main activity is an adventure centre on the northern headland of ''Rubha Fiola''. The surrounding seas are fished for prawns and scallops and there is a salmon farm off the south eastern shores. The Special Area of Conservation of which the island is part hosts a growing number of outdoor leisure pursuits. Geography Lunga is west of Luing and just north of Scarba. The nearest town is Oban, some to the north. The channel to the south, ''Bealach a' Choin Ghlais'' (pass of the grey dog), is only wide and is scoured by the notorious "Grey Dog" tidal race which reaches when in full flood. According to an 1845 description: .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katanga Province
Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914. It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika Province, Tanganyika, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba Province, Lualaba, and Haut-Katanga provinces. Between 1971 and 1997 (during the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko when Congo was known as Zaire), its official name was Shaba Province. Katanga's area encompassed . Farming and ranching are carried out on the Katanga Plateau. The eastern part of the province is considered to be a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds. The region's former capital, Lubumbashi, is the second-largest city in the Congo. History Copper mining in Katanga dates back over 1,000 years, and mines in the region were producing standard-sized ingots of copper for international transport by the end of the 10th century CE. In the 1890s, the province was beleaguered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistricioara (Vâlcea)
The Bistricioara is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It flows into the Bistrița in Tomșani. Its length is and its basin size is . p. 91 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheia (Olănești)
The Cheia is a right tributary of the river Olănești Olănești is a village in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west a ... in Romania. It flows into the Olănești in Valea Cheii. Its length is and its basin size is . p. 90 Tributaries The following rivers are ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
