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Sobral De Monte Agraço Municipality
Sobral may refer to: People * Sobral (surname) * José María Sobral (born 1880) argentine scientist * Marcos Sobral (born 1960), Brazilian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Sobral Places * Sobral Base, a defunct research station in Antarctica * Sobral, Ceará, a municipality in the State of Ceará, Brazil * Sobral de Monte Agraço Municipality, Portugal * Sobral de Monte Agraço (parish), a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality * Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas, a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, Portugal Other uses * Sobral Fault, a geological formation in South America * Sobral Formation The Sobral Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Antarctica. It dates to the Danian stage of the Lower Paleocene period. Spectacular fossils documenting marine and terrestrial ecosystems soon after the (non-avian) dinosaurs became ..., a geological formation in Antarctica * Sobral Unit, a geological formation in Europe See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral (surname)
Sobral is a Portuguese language, Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carlos Sobral (born 1950), Brazilian jewelry designer * Figueiredo Sobral (1926 – 13 August 2010), Portuguese painter, sculptor and poet. * José María Sobral (1880–1961), Argentine military scientist and Antarctic explorer * Leila Sobral (born 1974), Brazilian basketball player * Luísa Sobral (born 1987), Portuguese singer and songwriter * Marcos Sobral (born 1960), Brazilian botanist * Marta Sobral (born 1964), Brazilian female basketball player * Manuel Sobral (born 1968), Canadian welterweight boxer * Renato Sobral (born 1975), professional mixed martial arts fighter * Salvador Sobral (born 1989), Portuguese singer {{surname, Sobral Portuguese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Sobral
''Alférez de Navío'' José María Sobral (April 14, 1880 – April 14, 1961) was an Argentine explorer, geologist, naval officer and author who rose to prominence by participating in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) becoming the first Argentine to overwinter in Antarctica. Later he pursued studies at Uppsala University becoming the first Argentine to obtain a geology degree. Sobral worked briefly as ambassador to Norway in 1930 before returning to Argentina to work at YPF. Biography Sobral was born in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. He joined the Swedish Antarctic Expedition on the ship '' Antarctic'' in Buenos Aires at the end of 1901, when the group headed by Otto Nordenskjöld asked the Argentine Government for supplies, to perform a series of meteorological, biological geological and geodesical studies. The expedition arrived at Snow Hill Island at the Weddell Sea in 1902, where they were to spend one winter. But the ship that was to return to pick th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Sobral
Marcos Eduardo Guerra Sobral (born 1960) is a Brazilian botanist. Since 2009 he has been an adjunct professor of Botany at the Federal University of São João del-Rei. As of the end of 2020, Sobral has authored 79 publications and published 237 taxon names, particularly within the ''Eugenia'', '' Myrcia'', and ''Plinia'' genera of the family Myrtaceae. Academic background Marcos received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences in 2003 from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He received his PhD in Botany from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in 2007. His thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: ... was titled "Evolution of taxonomic knowledge in Brazil (1990-2006)". References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobral, Marcos 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral Base
Sobral Scientific Base ( es, Base de Avanzada Científica de Ejército Alférez de Fragata Sobral, or simply ''Base Científica Sobral'' or ''Base Sobral'') was a permanent, all year-round and now only partially active Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after Argentine polar explorer and scientist José María Sobral. It is located on the Filchner Ice Shelf. History Sobral was founded with the goal of asserting Argentine sovereignty over the area while providing a launch platform for that year's planned land expedition to the South Pole. The establishment of the base required over three months of continuous work done in a then barely-known region under extreme environmental circumstances. More than of equipment were transported by tractors over heavily cracked terrain that slowed and often halted the tracked vehicles and sleds. The settling team went across a total of . A Cessna plane from Belgrano I provided route reconnaissance. Sobral was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral, Ceará
Sobral is a municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Sobral is the fifth largest municipality of Ceará, after Fortaleza. Its economy is based on agriculture, services and some manufacturing industries. The city has two public universities: Universidade Federal do Ceará) and Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú. It also has private universities, such as , Unopar, and − a theological institute. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral. The city is known for being the place where the astronomical observation of a solar eclipse on May 29, 1919, by a team of British scientists led by Sir Frank Watson Dyson was offered as the first proof of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, which had been published in 1916. The town's ("Museum of the Eclipse") celebrates this event. There is a monument in Patrocínio Square marking the location of this solar eclipse. A planetarium was also inaugurated in 2015 next to this monument. Government * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral De Monte Agraço Municipality
Sobral may refer to: People * Sobral (surname) * José María Sobral (born 1880) argentine scientist * Marcos Sobral (born 1960), Brazilian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Sobral Places * Sobral Base, a defunct research station in Antarctica * Sobral, Ceará, a municipality in the State of Ceará, Brazil * Sobral de Monte Agraço Municipality, Portugal * Sobral de Monte Agraço (parish), a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality * Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas, a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, Portugal Other uses * Sobral Fault, a geological formation in South America * Sobral Formation The Sobral Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Antarctica. It dates to the Danian stage of the Lower Paleocene period. Spectacular fossils documenting marine and terrestrial ecosystems soon after the (non-avian) dinosaurs became ..., a geological formation in Antarctica * Sobral Unit, a geological formation in Europe See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral De Monte Agraço (parish)
Sobral de Monte Agraço is a parish in Sobral de Monte Agraço Municipality Sobral may refer to: People * Sobral (surname) * José María Sobral (born 1880) argentine scientist * Marcos Sobral (born 1960), Brazilian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Sobral Places * Sobral Base, a defunct research station ... in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,406,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 8.70 km². [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral Pichorro E Fuinhas
Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres Fornos may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Fornos (Castelo de Paiva), a civil parish in the municipality of Castelo de Paiva * Fornos (Freixo de Espada à Cinta), a civil parish in the municipality of Freixo de Espada à Cinta * Forno ..., Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Sobral Pichorro and Fuinhas. The population in 2011 was 300,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 15.17 km2. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral Formation
The Sobral Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Antarctica. It dates to the Danian stage of the Lower Paleocene period. Spectacular fossils documenting marine and terrestrial ecosystems soon after the (non-avian) dinosaurs became extinct at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary are found in this formation. One of the most significant sites is on Seymour Island. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica * List of fossil sites This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils. Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there. Many of t ... References Further reading * * * {{cite journal , author = Poole I., Mennega A. M. W., Cantrill D. J. , year = 2003 , title = Valdivian ecosystems in the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary of Antarctica: further evidence from myrtaceous and eucryphiaceous f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral Unit
Sobral may refer to: People * Sobral (surname) * José María Sobral (born 1880) argentine scientist * Marcos Sobral (born 1960), Brazilian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Sobral Places * Sobral Base, a defunct research station in Antarctica * Sobral, Ceará, a municipality in the State of Ceará, Brazil * Sobral de Monte Agraço Municipality, Portugal * Sobral de Monte Agraço (parish), a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality * Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas, a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, Portugal Other uses * Sobral Fault, a geological formation in South America * Sobral Formation The Sobral Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Antarctica. It dates to the Danian stage of the Lower Paleocene period. Spectacular fossils documenting marine and terrestrial ecosystems soon after the (non-avian) dinosaurs became ..., a geological formation in Antarctica * Sobral Unit, a geological formation in Europe See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobrado (other)
Sobrado may refer to: * Sobrado (architecture), a Portuguese colonial house style Places Brazil: * Sobrado, Paraíba, municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region Spain: * Sobrado, Galicia, municipality in the province of A Coruña, Galicia ** Sobrado Abbey Sobrado Abbey, ( es, Monasterio de Santa María de Sobrado de los Monjes or gl, Mosteiro de Santa María de Sobrado dos Monxes) is a Cistercian monastery in the province of La Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is situated in the municipality of Sob ..., more commonly known as Sobrado dos Monxes or Santa María de Sobrado, located in Sobrado, Galicia * Sobrado, León, municipality in the province of León, Castile and León * Sobrado (Tineo), a civil parish in Tineo, Asturias Portugal: * Sobrado (Castelo de Paiva) * Sobrado (Valongo) * Sobradelo da Goma {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |