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Boussole De Déclinaison Lenoir
Boussole (French: "compass") may refer to: * French ship ''Boussole'', several ships *Boussole Rock, Jukdo (island) * Boussole Strait, in the Kuril Islands *''Boussole'', a novel by Mathias Énard Mathias Énard (born 1972) is a French novelist. He studied Persian and Arabic and spent long periods in the Middle East. He has lived in Barcelona for about fifteen years, interrupted in 2013 by a writing residency in Berlin. He won several aw ... *La Boussole, 1990s French hip hop group including Médine {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Boussole
''Boussole'' has been the name of many ships in the French Navy including: * , launched in 1782 as ''Portfaix'', renamed 1785 and lost 1788 * , launched in 1833 and wrecked in 1848 References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussole French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukdo (island)
Jukdo () is a small island in Jeodong-ri, Ulleung-myeon, Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is next to the island Ulleungdo in the Sea of Japan. It is also known as Jukseodo (). It lies east of Ulleungdo, and is the largest island in the group apart from Ulleungdo itself. In 2004, one family of three members was living on the island. Jukdo island measures long and wide. Gallery File:Ulleung island from above.jpg, Satellite view of Ulleungdo (North up). The small island to the northeast of Ulleungdo is Jukdo. File:Uleungdo Jukdo Liancourt Rocks.png, Positions of Uleungdo, Jukdo and Liancourt Rocks Old Korean maps file:八道総図.jpg, Joseon map (1530) file:Ulleungdo and Usando.jpg, Joseon map (1530), close-up view of Jukdo file:DaedongyeojidoUlleungdo.png, Kim Jeong-ho " Daedongyeojido" (1861) file:East of Ulleungdo and Usando.jpg, Kim Jeong-ho "Daedongyeojido" (1861) file:DaehanJeondo.jpg, A map by the Korean Empire (1899) See also * Ul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately northeast from Hokkaido in Japan to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the north Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands and many minor islets. The Kuril Islands consist of the Greater Kuril Chain and, at the southwest end, the parallel Lesser Kuril Chain. The group termed the 'South Kurils' consists of those of the Lesser Kuril Chain together with Kunashir and Iturup in the Greater Kuril Chain. The Vries Strait between Iturup and Urup forms the Miyabe Line dividing the North and South Kurils. The Kuril Islands cover an area of around , with a population of roughly 20,000. The islands have been under Russian administration since their Invasion of the Kuril Islands, 1945 invasion by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. Japan claims the four southernmost islands, including two of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Énard
Mathias Énard (born 1972) is a French novelist. He studied Persian and Arabic and spent long periods in the Middle East. He has lived in Barcelona for about fifteen years, interrupted in 2013 by a writing residency in Berlin. He won several awards for ''Zone'', including the Prix du Livre Inter and the Prix Décembre, and won the Liste Goncourt/Le Choix de l'Orient, the , and the Prix du Roman-News for ''Rue des Voleurs'' (''Street of Thieves''). He won the 2015 Prix Goncourt for '' Boussole'' (''Compass''). In 2020 he was Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature at the University of Bern. Works * ''La Perfection du tir'', éditions Actes Sud, 2003. Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie.Back cover of ''La Perfection du tir'', éditions Actes Sud, 2003. * ''Remonter l'Orénoque'', éditions Actes Sud, 2005. * ''Bréviaire des artificiers'', éditions Verticales, 2007. * ''Zone'', éditions Actes Sud, 2008. Prix Décembre and Prix du livre Inter. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
