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Bird's Neck Isthmus
The Bird's Neck Isthmus is an isthmus in western New Guinea. It connects the main mass of the island to its two large western peninsulas, the Bird's Head Peninsula, also known as the Vogelkop or Doberai Peninsula, and the Bomberai Peninsula. The isthmus is mostly covered in lowland tropical rain forest. Geography and geology The isthmus is bounded by Cenderawasih Bay to the north, and the Arafura Sea to the south. The drainage divide is considerably closer to the north shore than to the south shore. The mountainous Wandammen Peninsula projects northwards from the isthmus into Cenderawasih Bay. Etna Bay, Triton Bay, and Arguni Bay are located on the southern coast of the isthmus, and Arguni Bay separates the isthmus from the Bomberai Peninsula. Most of isthmus' terrain consists of ridges and valleys running north-northwest to west-northwest. This geologic region, whose surface rocks are mostly limestone, is known as the Lengguru Fold and Thrust Belt or Vogelkop Anticlines. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Isthmus
An isthmus (; : isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus, a narrow stretch of sea between two landmasses that connects two larger bodies of water. Isthmus vs land bridge vs peninsula ''Isthmus'' and ''land bridge'' are related terms, with isthmus having a broader meaning. A land bridge is an isthmus connecting Earth's major land masses. The term ''land bridge'' is usually used in biogeology to describe land connections that used to exist between continents at various times and were important for the migration of people and various species of animals and plants, e.g. Beringia and Doggerland. An isthmus is a land connection between two bigger landmasses, while a peninsula is rather a land protrusion that is connected to a bigger landmass on one side only and surrounded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jared Diamond
Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) is an American scientist, historian, and author. In 1985 he received a MacArthur Genius Grant, and he has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books. His best known is '' Guns, Germs, and Steel'' (1997), which received multiple awards including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. In 2005, Diamond was ranked ninth on a poll by '' Prospect'' and ''Foreign Policy'' of the world's top 100 public intellectuals. Originally trained in biochemistry and physiology, Diamond has published in many fields, including anthropology, ecology, geography, and evolutionary biology. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Science, an honor bestowed by the President of the United States and the National Science Foundation. He was a professor of geography at UCLA until his retirement in 2024. Early life and education Diamond was born on September 10, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were both Eastern Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Isthmuses Of Oceania
An isthmus (; : isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus, a narrow stretch of sea between two landmasses that connects two larger bodies of water. Isthmus vs land bridge vs peninsula ''Isthmus'' and ''land bridge'' are related terms, with isthmus having a broader meaning. A land bridge is an isthmus connecting Earth's major land masses. The term ''land bridge'' is usually used in biogeology to describe land connections that used to exist between continents at various times and were important for the migration of people and various species of animals and plants, e.g. Beringia and Doggerland. An isthmus is a land connection between two bigger landmasses, while a peninsula is rather a land protrusion that is connected to a bigger landmass on one side only and surrounded by wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Craterocephalus Fistularis
''Craterocephalus'' is a genus of small and slender brackish or freshwater silversides from Australia and New Guinea. It is the most diverse genus in the family Atherinidae, containing 25 of the 71 species. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Craterocephalus amniculus'' Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Darling River hardyhead) * '' Craterocephalus capreoli'' Rendahl ( de), 1922 (Rendahl's hardyhead) * '' Craterocephalus centralis'' Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Finke River hardyhead) * ''Craterocephalus cuneiceps'' Whitley, 1944 (Murchison River hardyhead) * '' Craterocephalus dalhousiensis'' Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974 (Dalhousie hardyhead) * '' Craterocephalus eyresii'' (Steindachner, 1883) (Lake Eyre hardyhead) * '' Craterocephalus fistularis'' Crowley, Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1995 * '' Craterocephalus fluviatilis'' McCulloch, 1912 (Murray hardyhead) * '' Craterocephalus fulvus'' Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 (Unspecked hardyhead) * '' Cratero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Melanotaenia Pierucciae
''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 89 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New Guinea rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia ajamaruensis'' G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Ajamaru rainbowfish) * ''Melanotaenia albimarginata'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 (White-tip rainbowfish) Allen, G.R., Hadiaty, R.K., Unmack, P.J. & Erdmann, M.V. (2015): Rainbowfishes (''Melanotaenia'': Melanotaeniidae) of the Aru Islands, Indonesia with descriptions of five new species and redescription of ''M. patoti'' Weber and ''M. senckenbergianus'' Weber. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (2): 66-108.'' * ''Melanotaenia ammeri'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 (Ammer's rainbowfish) * ''Melanotaenia angfa'' G. R. Allen, 1990 (Yakati rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia arfakensis'' G. R. Allen, 1990 (Arfak rainb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
