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Pedernales Parish , a tanker ship attacked by the German submarine ''U-156'' in 1942, during World War II
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Pedernales may refer to: ;Geography: * Salar de Pedernales, Chile * Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic **Pedernales, Dominican Republic, its capital *Pedernales Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador **Pedernales, Ecuador, its capital *Pedernales, Vizcaya, Vizcaya, Spain * Pedernales River, Texas, United States *Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas, United States *Pedernales (Cabo Rojo), a barrio in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico *Pedernales, Delta Amacuro (Delta Amacuro State), Venezuela ;Transport: * SS Pedernales SS ''Pedernales'' was a lake tanker of the World War II and post war eras. She was built in 1938 in Monfalcone, Italy, and sailed under the British flag. ''Pedernales'' was severely damaged in a torpedo attack on 16 February 1942 while anchored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salar De Pedernales
Salar de Pedernales is a large salt flat in the Atacama Region of Chile. It lies east of the Cordillera Domeyko at an elevation of . The salt flat has an irregular shape and consists mostly of gypsum and rock salt, with an area of - covered by open water. During the late Pleistocene, the climate was wetter and thus open water covered a much larger area of Salar de Pedernales. Rocks around Salar de Pedernales range in age from Paleozoic to Miocene. The salt flat formed when during the formation of the Andes, the former course of the was blocked. Presently, the main water source of Salar de Pedernales is the Ola river, which enters from the southeast. The salt flat is a habitat for birds (mainly flamingoes) and lizards. Prehistoric people used resources around the area, leaving numerous archaeological sites. Presently, the Ola river is used as a water source for nearby mining operations, and other natural resources of Salar de Pedernales have been prospected. Geography and geomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales Province
Pedernales (; ) is the southernmost province of the Dominican Republic, including the offshore island of Isla Beata. It was split from Barahona in 1957. Of its 2,074.53 km2, 1374 km2 belong to the Jaragua National Park. A third of its population is of Haitian origin, the highest ratio within the country. The capital of the province, Pedernales, was originally called Juan López, who was a Spanish inhabitant who had settled in the area around the 19th century. The province was called Pedernales after the river located on the border with Haiti, in which flint is abundant. The indigenous people of the Dominican Republic, the Taíno, used them to make sharp tools, such as axes and arrowheads. Geography The province of Pedernales is located in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, sharing its borders with the neighboring Haiti. It is located 330 km (kilometers) from Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital. It is part of the region called Enriquillo, and it is the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales, Dominican Republic
The Dominican city of Pedernales is the capital of the Pedernales Province, in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the southwest of the country, on the Dominican Republic–Haiti border, and has a crossing to the Haitian town of Anse-à-Pitres. National Parks * Parque Nacional Jaragua * Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco These two parks, along with Lake Enriquillo and adjoining zones of the Municipality Pedernales, form the first biosphere reserve in the country. History The official foundation of the colony of Pedernales was produced in the year 1927 during the Government of Horacio Vásquez, who appointed as Administrator to the well-known writer Sócrates Nolasco. The colonists proceeded of Duvergé mostly. The first one was Mr. Genaro Perez Rocha, a prosperous rancher, who would later bring the first resident families who came from Duverge. In the year 1937 the highway was built to join with this locality and Oviedo, in whose works they participated 500 men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales Canton
Pedernales Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Pedernales. Its population at the 2001 census was 46,876. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *White 82.0% * Afro-Ecuadorian 7.9% * Montubio 5.9% * Mestizo 3.6% *Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ... 0.3% *Other 0.2% References Cantons of Manabí Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales, Ecuador
Pedernales is a coastal town in Ecuador. It is the capital of Pedernales Canton. Ecuador's Pacific Highway 15 passes through the town and Highway 382 terminates in the town. Much of the town and nearby urban areas were leveled by a 7.8 Mw earthquake in April 2016. As of March 2017, a large part of the town has been rebuilt. Notes and references Populated coastal places in Ecuador Populated places in Manabí Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales, Vizcaya
, population_note = , population_density_km2 = auto , blank_name_sec1 = Official language(s) , blank_info_sec1 = BasqueSpanish , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST = CEST , utc_offset_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 48395 , area_code_type = Dialing code , area_code = , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Pedro Sainz-Vizcaya Ortiz de Artiñano , leader_party = EAJ-PNV , website = , footnotes = Sukarrieta ( es, Pedernales) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales River
The Pedernales River ( ) is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in Central Texas in the United States. It drains an area of the Edwards Plateau, flowing west to east across the Texas Hill Country west of Austin. The name "Pedernales", first used in the middle 18th century, comes from a Spanish word for the flint rocks characteristic of the riverbed. Description The river rises from springs in northeastern Kerr County, approximately southeast of Junction. It flows north into southeast Kimble County and then east into Gillespie County,''Harper West, TX'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974 (1978 rev.) passing south of Fredericksburg, and into Blanco County, passing north of Johnson City. It joins the Colorado from the southwest in Lake Travis, approximately west of Austin. The river has a close association with the Texas Hill Country, tied to the history of the region and emblematic of its geography. Along its route it flows over numerous rugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales Falls State Park
Pedernales Falls State Park is a 5,212-acre state park situated along the banks of the Pedernales River in Blanco County, Texas in the United States. Location The park is located east of Johnson City, and about 25 miles west of Austin, Texas. History Prior to the year 1970, the area that the park occupies was a working ranch, known as the Circle Bar Ranch. The state of Texas purchased the ranch in 1970, and opened the park in 1971. Recreation Many of the activities in Pedernales Falls State Park center around the Pedernales River: swimming, tubing, wading and fishing. The park also has a number of picnic areas and campsites, including some primitive campsites that require a hike of over two miles to reach. There are also of hiking and mountain biking trails, 10 miles of equestrian trails, and 14 miles of backpacking trails. There is a park store where you can purchase gift items and ice. The entrance fee is $6 daily for persons 13 years or older, children 12 and under are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales (Cabo Rojo)
Pedernales is a barrio in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,636. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Pedernales barrio was 2,060. Features Natural Reserve Guaniquilla is located in Pedernales. The boulders in the Guaniquilla Lagoon also in Pedernales, date back 11,000,000 years. Gallery Deserted (14986997744).jpg, Shops in Pedernales, near Boquerón See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedernales, Delta Amacuro
Pedernales () is a village in the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro on the Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries .... References Cities in Delta Amacuro Port cities in Venezuela Port cities in the Caribbean Gulf of Paria {{Venezuela-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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