Mona Andersson
Mona may refer to: People *Mona (name), a female given name, nickname and surname *Mona (Angolan footballer) (born 1997) *Mona, ring name of American wrestler Nora Greenwald Museums * Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska, US *Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California, United States *Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington, United States * Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Music *Mona (band), a Nashville-located alternative rock band ** ''Mona'' (album), released in 2011 *"Mona", a song by James Taylor from his 1985 album ''That's Why I'm Here'' *"Mona", a song by the Beach Boys from their 1977 album '' Love You'' *''Mona – The Carnivorous Circus'', a 1970 record by The Deviants *" Mona (I Need You Baby)", a 1957 song by Bo Diddley * ''Mona'' (opera), a 1912 opera by Horatio Parker Places Settlements * Mona, Anglesey, a village on the Welsh island of Anglesey (in the UK) * Mona, Iowa, United States, an unincorporated community *Mona, Jamaica, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona (name)
Mona is a female, and sometimes male, given name and a surname of multiple origins. Given name As a given name, Mona can have the following meanings and origins; In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica (given name), Monika or, rarely, of Ramona (name), Ramona or Simone (given name), Simona. It is sometimes associated with the title of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa#Subject and title, Mona Lisa, although in that context the word Mona is actually a title rather than a name. The word mona also means ''cute'', ''monkey'' and ''doll'' in Spanish language, Spanish. In Sweden, Mona's name day is May 4. Mona was a relatively popular given name in the United States in the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s. The highest ranking it ever reached in the US was #230, in 1950. Notable people *Mona Barthel (born 1990), German professional tennis player *Mona Beaumont (1927–2007), French-born American painter, printmaker *Mona Berglun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona, Jamaica
Mona is a neighbourhood in southeastern Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Saint Andrew Parish, approximately eight kilometres from Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica. A former sugarcane Sugar plantations in the Caribbean, plantation, it is the site of a reservoir (water), reservoir serving the city of Kingston and the main campus of the University of the West Indies. Name The neighbourhood is named for the former Mona Estate. Geography Mona is bordered by the neighbouring communities of Liguanea, Hope Pastures, Beverly Hills (Jamaica), Beverly Hills, August Town (Jamaica), August Town, and Papine. Mona Reservoir The Mona Reservoir replaces the system of aqueducts that were used at the sugar plantations and then the city of Kingston. The reservoir is now the main water source for Kingston and a recreational area for hikers. History Much of Mona was on what was earlier part of estate holdings awarded to British officers who took over Jamaica from the Spanish in the 1655. Mona Es ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Modular Neutron Array
The Modular Neutron Array (MoNA) is a large-area, high efficiency neutron detector that is used in basic research of rare isotopes at Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), a nuclear physics research facility. It is specifically designed for detecting neutrons stemming from breakup reactions of fast fragmentation beams. The MoNA Detector Array The Modular Neutron Array consists of 144 individual detector modules. Each module is based on a plastic scintillator measuring 10 cm by 10 cm by 200 cm. This scintillator bar is fitted with light guides on each end that direct the light into one photo-multiplier tube on each end. Each detector module is wrapped in a light-tight material, allowing the detector array to be arranged in different configurations. In its original configuration, MoNA consisted of 9 vertical layers of 16 detectors stacked closely, having an active area of 2.0 m wide by 1.6 m tall. In its current arrangement ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isle Of Mona
''The Chronicles of Prydain'' is a pentalogy of children's high fantasy Bildungsroman novels written by American author Lloyd Alexander and published by Henry Holt and Company. The series includes: ''The Book of Three'' (1964), ''The Black Cauldron'' (1965), ''The Castle of Llyr'' (1966), ''Taran Wanderer'' (1967), and ''The High King'' (1968). ''The Black Cauldron'' earned a 1966 Newbery Honor, and ''The High King'' won the 1969 Newbery Medal. The five novels take place in Prydain, a fictional country ruled by a High King who oversees several minor kingdoms. The setting is based on Wales and inhabited by creatures and characters inspired by Welsh mythology and folklore. The series follows the protagonist Taran, a youth of unknown parentage living on a farm with an old enchanter named Dallben and a farmer named Coll. Taran, who dreams of being a great hero, is named "Assistant Pig-Keeper" and tasked with helping to care for and protect Hen Wen, a white oracular pig magically emp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona Reservoir
Mona Reservoir is a large reservoir on Currant Creek in the north end of Juab Valley, Juab County, Utah. It was created in 1895 by the construction of an earthen dam. External links * by the Utah Division of Water Quality The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is a state governmental organization located in Salt Lake City, Utah. DEQ's mission is to safeguard public health and our quality of life by protecting and enhancing the environment. DEQ implements State ... * Reservoirs in Utah Lakes of Juab County, Utah Buildings and structures in Juab County, Utah 1895 establishments in Utah Territory {{Utah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona Passage
The Mona Passage ( es, Canal de la Mona) is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. The Mona Passage connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and is an important shipping route between the Atlantic and the Panama Canal. The Mona Passage is 80 miles (130 kilometer). It is fraught with variable tidal currents created by large islands on either side of it, and by sand banks that extend out from both coasts. Islands There are three small islands in the Mona Passage: *Mona Island lies close to the middle of the Mona Passage. *Five kilometers northwest of Mona Island is the much smaller Monito Island. *Fifty kilometers northeast of Mona Island and much closer (21km) to the Puerto Rican mainland is Desecheo Island. Structure and seismicity The Passage was the site of a devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit western Puerto Rico in 1918.http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2007/05/ Uri ten Brink, ''New Bathymetric Map of Mona Passage, Northeaste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona Lake
Mona Lake is a freshwater lake located in Norton Shores just outside the city of Muskegon in the U.S. state of Michigan ( Muskegon County). Mona Lake is a sandy bottom lake that flows into Lake Michigan via the Mona Lake channel. History During the mid to late 1800s the lake had numerous lumber mills. Most prominent of these was Ferry's Mill. This mill was owned by Grand Haven's Ferry family. Fishing The lake is an exceptional fishery for big walleyes, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge (muskie), northern pike, smallmouth bass, white bass, salmon, and yellow perch The yellow perch (''Perca flavescens''), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch, American river perch or preacher is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samu .... There is a public access boat launch with hard-surface ramps on the north shore via Mona Lake Park. Mona Lake Park features a b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona Islands
The Mona Islands or Mohn Islands (russian: Острова Мона) is a group of a few scattered small islands covered with tundra vegetation. They are located in the Kara Sea, about 30 km north of the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia. Etymology The Mona Islands were named by Fridtjof Nansen after Henrik Mohn, a Norwegian meteorologist. Mohn worked out and published the meteorological observations of various polar expeditions, including those of Nansen in the "Fram" (1893-6). "Mona" is a genitive case in Russian, meaning "(islands) of Mon" and this name has stuck, especially since the Germans used ("Mona Inseln"), based on the Russian version of the name, during their campaigns in World War II. Since then "Mona Islands" has become popular and its use has been widespread in this manner for many decades and in many modern maps and atlases. Islands Kravkov Island Kravkov Island (Остров Кравкова) is one of the biggest islands, but it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isle Of Man
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Isla De Mona
Mona ( es, Isla de Mona) is the third-largest island of the Puerto Rican archipelago, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques. It is the largest of three islands in the Mona Passage, a strait between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the others being Monito Island and Desecheo Island. It measures about 7 miles by 4 miles (11 km by 7 km), and lies west of Puerto Rico, of which it is administratively a part. It is one of two islands that make up the Isla de Mona e Islote Monito barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez. The island is managed under the Mona and Monito Islands Nature Reserve (''Reserva Natural Islas de Mona y Monito''). There are no native inhabitants; only rangers and biologists from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources reside on the island, to manage visitors and take part in research projects. The island, along with Monito, form part of the Mona and Monito Islands National Natural Landmark which recognizes an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island, at , is the largest in Wales, the seventh largest in Britain, largest in the Irish Sea and second most populous there after the Isle of Man. Isle of Anglesey County Council administers , with a 2011 census population of 69,751, including 13,659 on Holy Island. The Menai Strait to the mainland is spanned by the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford in 1826, and the Britannia Bridge, built in 1850 and replaced in 1980. The largest town is Holyhead on Holy Island, whose ferry service with Ireland handles over two million passengers a year. The next largest is Llangefni, the county council seat. From 1974 to 1996 Anglesey was part of Gwynedd. Most full-time residents are habitual Welsh speakers. The Welsh name Ynys M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mona Township, Ford County, Illinois
Mona Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 334 and it contained 152 housing units. The township was formed as Delhi Township from a portion of Rogers Township on March 2, 1870; its name was changed to Mona Township on June 16, 1870. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Cities, towns, villages * Kempton (south three-quarters) Cemeteries The township contains Mona Township Cemetery. Major highways * Illinois Route 115 * Illinois Route 116 Demographics School districts * Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J Political districts * Illinois' 15th congressional district The 15th congressional district of Illinois is currently located in central Illinois. It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index ra ... * State House District 105 * Sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |