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Uku Uusberg , underworld located beneath the Earth's surface in Incan mythology
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Uku or UKU may refer to: * Ukko or Uku, god of sky, weather, crops (harvest) and other natural things in Estonian and Finnish mythology * Uku (given name), Estonian masculine given name * UK Ultraspeed, proposed magnetic-levitation train line between London and Glasgow * Uku (fish), a fish Places * Uku, Angola, town in Angola *Uku, Nagasaki, town in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan *Uku, Nepal, village development committee in Darchula District, Mahakali Zone, Nepal * Uku, Estonia, village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia See also *Uku Pacha The pacha (, often translated as ''world'') was an Incan concept for dividing the different spheres of the cosmos in Incan mythology. There were three different levels of ''pacha'': the ''hana pacha'', ''hanan pacha'' or ''hanaq pacha'' (Quechua, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukko
Ukko (), Äijä or Äijö (Finnish for 'male grandparent', 'grandfather', 'old man'), parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology, is the god of the sky, weather, harvest and thunder in Finnish mythology. Ukkonen, the Finnish word for thunder, is the diminutive form of the name ''Ukko''.Compare to English ''thunder'' (< ''þunor'') and ''donner'' (< ''donar'') both derived from ''*þunraz'' and originally synonymic with appellations of the |
Uku (given Name)
Uku is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Uku include: *Uku Hänni (born 1943), civil servant *Uku Masing (1909–1985), philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist *Uku Suviste Uku Suviste (born 6 June 1982) is an Estonian singer-songwriter, pianist and music producer. He was scheduled to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, before cancellation of the competition that year. ... (born 1982), singer {{Given name Estonian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Ultraspeed
UK Ultraspeed was a proposed high-speed magnetic-levitation train line between London and Glasgow, linking 16 stations including Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle and six airports. It was rejected in 2007 by the UK government, in favour of conventional high-speed rail. The company behind the proposal ceased efforts to promote it in early 2013. Proposal The 2005 UK Ultraspeed proposal was submitted as part of the UK's general effort to upgrade train service. German company Transrapid, developers of the only operational high-speed maglev system, backed the Ultraspeed group to promote their technology as an alternative to conventional high-speed train sets like those being used on High Speed 1. Transrapid is a joint venture of Siemens and ThyssenKrupp, both major suppliers to the transportation industry. The proposed route would have served cities currently served by both the West Coast Main Line and East Coast Main Line, with a spur serving Liverpool. Three stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uku (fish)
The green jobfish (''Aprion virescens''), also known as the gray jobfish, gray snapper, or slender snapper, and in Hawaiian as ''uku'', is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. This species inhabits various reef environments at depths from near the surface to . It is a very important species for local commercial fisheries and is popular as a game fish, though it has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus. Description The green jobfish is a robust fish with has an elongate body which is cylindrical in cross-section. The head is also elongate with a blunt snout, with an obvious longitudinal groove running from the snout to the eye and it has a deeply forked caudal fin. The teeth in the jaws are arranged in bands with 2 distinct canines at the front. The vomerine teeth are set out in a crescent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uku, Angola
Seles is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 187,127 in 2014. It is on the Atlantic coast, roughly 55 kilometres west by road from Amboiva and 78 kilometres east by road from Sumbe Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968. Climate The city has a dry tropical climate. The hottest temperatures are from .... Until 1975, Seles was called ''Vila Nova do Seles'' or ''Vila do Seles''. Part of the town is also known as Uku. References Populated places in Cuanza Sul Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uku, Nagasaki
was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It encompasses the entirety of Ukujima island. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,560 and a density of 134.85 persons per km². The total area was 26.40 km². On March 1, 2006, Uku, along with the town of Kosaza (also from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Sasebo. Uku can be accessed by ferry from Fukuoka's Hakata port as well as a number of ferries departing from Sasebo ferry port daily. External links Sasebo official website Merger consultation ''Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...'' (Japanese) Dissolved municipalities of Nagasaki Prefecture Sasebo {{Nagasaki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uku, Nepal
Uku is a village development committee in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal right bank of Kali river. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 3931. It is a Historical place being an ancient kingdom of kings of Pal dynasty. Geography Peoples and Culture Adjoining Indian Villages References External links UN map of the municipalities of Darchula District Populated places in Darchula District Village development committees (Nepal) {{Darchula-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uku, Estonia
Uku is a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It lies on the left bank of the Loobu River The Loobu is a river in Northern Estonia. Its source is about 12 km southwest from Rakvere in Lääne-Viru County and it drains into Eru Bay (part of Finnish Gulf) near the village of Vihasoo in Lahemaa National Park. Its drainage basin is .... References Villages in Lääne-Viru County Kreis Wierland {{LääneViru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
