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Vika
Vika may refer to: __NOTOC__ Persons * Short form of Victoria (and variants) in Eastern Europe * Vika Bull, one of an Australian vocal duo of sisters, Vika and Linda * Vika Jigulina (born 1986), Romanian musician * Vika Lusibaea (born 1964), Solomon Islands politician * Alexander Vika (1933–2025), Slovak sculptor and academic * Hilda Vīka (1897–1963), Latvian artist and writer * Ludo Vika (born 1955), Dominican Republic actress Places * Vika, Oslo, a neighborhood in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway ** Vika Line, a railway line in Vika, Oslo * Vika, Troms, a village near Harstad Harstad may refer to: Places *Harstad (town) Harstad (; ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is also the administrative centre of Harstad Municipality. The city has a populati ..., Norway * Vika, Sweden, a village in Falun, Sweden * Vika Court District, or ''Vika tingslag'', former district in Dalecarlia, Sweden * ''Vik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vika And Linda
Vika and Linda, also known as Vika and Linda Bull, are an Australian vocal duo consisting of Vika Susan Bull (born 1966) and her younger sister, Linda Rose Bull . They came to prominence after singing backing vocals in Joe Camilleri's band The Black Sorrows from 1988. They left that group early in 1994 to start their duo with a self-titled album appearing in June that year. The duo scored their first number 1 album in 2020, with their retrospective '' 'Akilotoa: Anthology (1994-2006)''. History 1966–1982: Early years Vika Susan Bull was born in 1966 in Doncaster. She has a younger sister, Linda Rose Bull. Their mother, who was from Tonga, arrived in Australia in 1959 as a nursing student. Their father, whose parents were local orchardists, was from Melbourne. The family maintained close links to the local Tongan community, and the sisters were taught traditional singing and dancing. As children, they regularly performed with the family at dinner dances and the Tongan church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (name)
Victoria is a feminine given name. It is also used as a family name. Origin and meaning forms Victoria is the Latin word for 'victory' and the feminine form of the masculine name Victor (name), Victor. In Roman mythology, Victoria (mythology), Victoria was the name of the goddess of victory. It has been a popular name in Anglophone countries since the reign of Queen Victoria in Britain in the 19th century, who was named after her German mother. It is also used in Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and French. People Royalty * Empress Victoria (other), various empresses * Queen Victoria (other), various queens ** Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom () and Empress of India () * Princess Victoria (other), various princesses Given name * Victoria Abril (born 1959), Spanish actress and singer * Victoria Adams (other), Victoria Adams, several people * Victoria Aleksanyan (born 1987), Armenian filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromys Vika
The Vangunu giant rat (''Uromys vika''), locally known as the vika, is a giant arboreal species of rodent in the family Muridae. The rat was discovered in the island of Vangunu in the Solomon Islands in 2015, after years of searching based on local stories, and described in 2017. It was identified as a new species on the basis of its skull, skeleton and a detailed DNA analysis. The single individual initially collected from a felled tree ('' Dillenia salomonensis'') measured long, weighed between and had orange-brown fur. Its diet is believed to include thick-shelled nuts like ngali nuts and coconuts, and probably fruits. The species is likely to be designated critically endangered, due to the small amount of forest habitat (about ) remaining on the island and ongoing logging. In 2021, the species was observed in the wild for the first time, with at least four individuals being observed via camera trap A camera trap is a camera that is automatically triggered by motion in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vika Oxygen Generator
Vika or TGK is an oxygen generating system for spaceflight.''International Life Support'' - Kerry Ellis. Ask Magazine. APPEL Knowledge Services. It is a SFOG, or solid-fuel oxygen generator, a kind of . It has been used on the retired space station and the . It was originally developed by |
VIKA
Vika may refer to: __NOTOC__ Persons * Short form of Victoria (and variants) in Eastern Europe * Vika Bull, one of an Australian vocal duo of sisters, Vika and Linda * Vika Jigulina (born 1986), Romanian musician * Vika Lusibaea (born 1964), Solomon Islands politician * Alexander Vika (1933–2025), Slovak sculptor and academic * Hilda Vīka (1897–1963), Latvian artist and writer * Ludo Vika (born 1955), Dominican Republic actress Places * Vika, Oslo, a neighborhood in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway ** Vika Line, a railway line in Vika, Oslo * Vika, Troms, a village near Harstad, Norway * Vika, Sweden, a village in Falun, Sweden * Vika Court District, or ''Vika tingslag'', former district in Dalecarlia, Sweden * ''Vika'', the Hungarian name for the village of Vica in Gurasada, Romania Other * Vikafestivalen, a Norwegian pop music festival * VIKA, another name for Kanpur Airport in India * Vika oxygen generator, a life-support system for spaceflight * The vika, ''U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikafestivalen
Vikafestivalen was a Norwegian pop and rock festival held at Mo i Rana in northern Norway. It has succeeded Sjonstock, a festival arranged in the outskirts of Mo I Rana every year for 10 years (1995–2005) until it was moved closer to the city and renamed Vikafestivalen (2006). In December 2008 the festival board announced that the festival was cancelled. History The Sjonstock festival started out as a birthday celebration in Sjona outside the city of Mo i Rana, but fast became immensely popular among local youths. Soon enough they attracted big national performers, and grew steadily each year. The festival manager was Mads Mjelle, he was also the general manager of the Kulturapparatet foundation which co-organised the festival. Otherwise, all operations were on a voluntary basis. In 2008, the festival received NOK 100,000 in support from the Norwegian Cultural Council. On 20 December 2008 the festival management announced through Rana Blad that the festival had to be canceled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurasada
Gurasada (, ) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Boiu de Jos (''Alsóboj''), Boiu de Sus (''Felsőboj''), Cărmăzănești (''Karmazinesd''), Câmpuri de Sus (''Kimpur''), Câmpuri-Surduc (''Kimpényszurduk''), Dănulești (''Danulesd''), Gothatea (''Gothátya''), Gurasada, Runcșor (''Runksor''), Ulieș (''Ullyes'') and Vica (''Vika''). The commune is located on the middle course of the river Mureș, in the northwestern part of the county, at a distance of from county seat, Deva. This region is situated at the junction of the Transylvania and Banat historical provinces. Its neighbours are the communes of Zam, Ilia, Dobra, and Burjuc. Gurasada covers an area of , representing 1.2% of the surface of Hunedoara County. Although its surface is not very large, an important variety of rocks constituents can be found. The variety of the landform is one of the most interesting attraction of this territory. The lowest altit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vika Court District
Dalarna (; ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a (historical province) in central Sweden. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway in the west. The province's borders mostly coincide with the modern administrative Dalarna County (). The area is a holiday destination for Swedes from the south, who often travel there in the summer, drawn by its fishing lakes, campgrounds, and forests. Some Swedes own or rent a second home in Dalarna, where vegetable gardens and apple trees are commonplace. In mid-June, midsummer celebrations and dances are held in many of the small villages and in the larger cities. Dalarna is a region full of historical associations, and both its products and its people have strong local characteristics. In the western district Lima, some people in villages speak a traditional dialect, Dalecarlian, while in Älvdalen, they speak Elfdalian, a dialect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vika, Sweden
Vika is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... with 445 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Falun Municipality {{Dalarna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harstad Municipality
Harstad (; ) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, which is the most populous town in Central Hålogaland and the third-largest in all of Northern Norway. The town was incorporated in 1904. Villages in the municipality include Elgsnes, Fauskevåg, Gausvika, Grøtavær, Kasfjord, Lundenes, Nergården and Sørvika. The municipality is the 225th largest by area out of Norway's 357 municipalities and the 49th most populous, with a population of 25,056. The municipality's population density is and the population has increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period. Geography The municipality is located on many islands in southern Troms county. Most of the municipality is located on the large island of Hinnøya, which is Norway's largest coastal island (three islands in the Svalbard archipelago are larger). The northern part of the munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vika Line
The Vika Line () is a light rail section of the Oslo Tramway in Oslo, Norway. It runs between Wessels plass, through the neighborhood of Vika and Aker Brygge, before arriving at Solli. The section is served by SL79 trams on line 12. The line is owned by the municipal company Kollektivtransportproduksjon, and operated by its subsidiary Oslo Sporvognsdrift. The line was opened on 21 August 1995 to serve the newly redeveloped areas with a high concentration of jobs. From 1875 to 1961, the Vika area has also been served by the Vestbanen Line. The line serves the large working areas at Aker Brygge, that has many corporate head offices, as well as the Oslo City Hall and The City Hall Square. The line provides connection to the city's water bus services to Nesodden and Bygdøy. History Vestbanen Line The first line at Vika was built by Kristiania Sporveisselskab, and opened as a horsecar route from Oslo West Station to Stortorvet on 10 October 1875. It was electrified in 1899, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
