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Nor'wester (other)
Nor'wester may refer to: * Nor'wester (New Zealand), a New Zealand wind pattern * Nor'wester (Bangladesh), a stormy weather pattern in India and Bangladesh occurring in the spring * Nor'Wester Mountains, a group of mountains in Ontario, Canada * ''Nor'wester'', a novel by Clements Ripley * '' The Nor'-westers'', a 1954 book by Ion Idriess * '' Daily Nor'Wester'', original name of the ''Winnipeg Telegram'' * ''Kalbaishakhi'', nor-westors in Kolkata; see Geography of Kolkata * Employees of the North West Company The North West Company was a Fur trade in Canada, Canadian fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in the regions that later became Western Canada a ... during the North American fur trade See also * Norwest (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nor'wester (New Zealand)
The nor'west arch is a band of high white lenticular cloud that forms on the eastern side of New Zealand's South Island and which looks like an arch in an otherwise clear blue sky over the Southern Alps. It is accompanied by a strong hot northwesterly or northerly wind known as a "nor'wester". In Canterbury Region, Canterbury, where it is a well known feature, it is also called the Canterbury arch. It also occurs in Otago and Marlborough District, Marlborough and east of mountain ranges along the east coast of the North Island. Closer to the Canterbury coast, some distance from the mountains of the Southern Alps, it appears as a clear area of blue above the mountains, with white cloud streaming to the east from it. The phenomenon is similar to the Chinook wind, Chinook arch seen in the Pacific regions of the United States and Canada. Formation The nor'west arch is a föhn cloud or a lenticular cloud. The northwesterly wind drives warm moist air from over the Tasman Sea, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nor'wester (Bangladesh)
Nor'wester may refer to: * Nor'wester (New Zealand), a New Zealand wind pattern * Nor'wester (Bangladesh), a stormy weather pattern in India and Bangladesh occurring in the spring * Nor'Wester Mountains, a group of mountains in Ontario, Canada * ''Nor'wester'', a novel by Clements Ripley * '' The Nor'-westers'', a 1954 book by Ion Idriess * '' Daily Nor'Wester'', original name of the ''Winnipeg Telegram'' * ''Kalbaishakhi'', nor-westors in Kolkata; see Geography of Kolkata * Employees of the North West Company The North West Company was a Fur trade in Canada, Canadian fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in the regions that later became Western Canada a ... during the North American fur trade See also * Norwest (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nor'Wester Mountains
The Nor'Wester Mountains are a group of mountains immediately south of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, located on the southern limits of the City of Thunder Bay and south of the Kaministiquia River. Mount McKay is the highest, most northern and best known of these mountains. Other prominent peaks include Godfrey, Hurlburt, Johnson, Matchett, McRae, McQuaig, Rose, and Squaretop. Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; ) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault (HBF), often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.Tom Weir. ''The Scottish Lochs''. pp. 33-43. Published by ..., above sea level, collects most of the runoff within the Nor’Wester Mountains; Loch Lomond is drained by the Lomond River. A few square kilometers of mountain slope south of Mount McKay are drained by Whiskeyjack Creek.{{rp, 5 Gallery File:Mount McKay Thunder Bay.jpg, Mount McKay References External links Nor'Westers Elevation ProfileNor'We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clements Ripley
Clements Ripley (August 26, 1892 – July 22, 1954) was an American fiction writer and screenwriter. Early life Ripley was born on August 26, 1892, in Tacoma, Washington. He was the son of Thomas E. Ripley, and the grandson of American Civil War officer William Y. W. Ripley, who received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Malvern Hill. Clements Ripley attended the Taft School and graduated from Yale University in 1916. At Yale, he was an editor of the campus humor magazine ''The Yale Record'' with James Ashmore Creelman, writer of ''King Kong'' and ''The Most Dangerous Game''. Military service Ripley joined the United States Army during World War I. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 14th Field Artillery Regiment. He served until 1920, rising to the rank of captain. Writing career While stationed in South Carolina in 1919, Ripley met and married Katherine (Kattie) Ball, the daughter of noted journalist W. W. Ball. They lived in North Carolina and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nor'-westers
''The Nor-'westers : Stories and Sketches of Life in Australia's "Out Back"'' is a 1954 book by Ion Idriess. It consists of a series of sketches by Idriess about the north west of Australia, much of it autobiographical. References External links''The Nor'westers''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature) is a national bio-bibliographical database of Australian literature. It is an internet-based, ... 1954 non-fiction books Books by Ion Idriess Australian non-fiction books Angus & Robertson books {{nonfiction-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Nor'Wester
The ''Winnipeg Telegram'' was a daily newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was published from June 9, 1898, to October 16, 1920. The paper originated as the ''Daily Nor'Wester'', which was founded in 1894 by William Luxton who also founded the Winnipeg Free Press. Luxton sold the paper in 1896. From January 2, 1897, to June 8, 1898, a morning and evening edition were published. On June 9, the paper was renamed the ''Morning Telegram'' and was published every day except Sunday until August 21, 1907. It was subsequently renamed the ''Winnipeg Telegram''. Editors of the newspaper included: * William Sanford Evans (1901–1905) * Mark Nichols * Garnet Porter Evans purchased the newspaper in 1901 and continued as owner until 1920. The Telegram was closely associated with the provincial Conservative party. During the Winnipeg general strike in 1919, the paper published special "strike editions" which characterized the leaders of the strike as "Bolshevik revolutionaries". James H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Kolkata
Kolkata is located in the eastern part of India. It has spread linearly along the banks of the Hooghly River. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has an area of 205 square kilometres. The city is near sea level, with the average elevation being 17 feet. The whole area is in the Ganges Delta which starts within 100 km south of the city. Most of the city was originally marshy wetlands, remnants of which can still be found especially towards the eastern parts of the city. Geology Indo-Gangetic Plain, the soil and water are predominantly alluvial in origin. Kolkata is located over the "Bengal basin", a pericratonic tertiary basin. Bengal basin comprises three structural units: shelf or platform in the west; central hinge or shelf/slope break; and deep basinal part in the east and southeast. Kolkata is located atop the western part of the hinge zone which is about wide at a depth of about below the surface. The shelf and hinge zones have many faults, among them some are active. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Company
The North West Company was a Fur trade in Canada, Canadian fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in the regions that later became Western Canada and Northwestern Ontario. With great wealth at stake, tensions between the companies increased to the point where several minor armed skirmishes broke out, and the two companies were forced by the British government to merge. Before the Company After the French landed in Quebec in 1608, independent French-Canadian traders commonly known as spread out and built a fur trade empire in the St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence basin. The French competed with the Dutch (from 1614) and English (1664) in New York and the English in Hudson Bay (1670). Unlike the French who traveled into the northern interior and traded with First Nations in their camps and villages, the English made bases at trading posts on Hudson Bay, inviting the indigenous people t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
