List of national parks of France - List of national parks of France National parks in France are maintained by Parcs Nationaux de France. There are seven French national parks which protect a total of 3710 km² in central zones and 9162 km² in secondary zones. This puts over 2% of the total area of France under some level of protection. French national parks draw over 7 million visitors every year. Cévenne National Park (Parc National des Cévennes) Ecrins National Park (Parc National des Écrins) Guadeloupe National Park (Parc National de la Guadeloupe) Mercantour National Park (Parc National du Mercantour) Port-Cros National Park (Parc National de Port-Cros) Pyrenees National Park (Parc National des Pyrénées) Vanoise National Park (Parc National de la Vanoise).
List of national parks - List of national parks List of national parks by nation Sub-lists of national parks Argentina Australia Belarus Bolivia Bulgaria Brazil Canada Croatia China, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Dominica France Germany Guatemala Hong Kong India Ireland Kenya Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Poland Slovenia Spain Sweden South Africa Tanzania Thailand Uganda United Kingdom England and Wales Northern Ireland Scotland United States.
List of popular tourist regions - List of popular tourist regions Tourism > List of popular tourist regions Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Australia 2 Austria 3 Belgium 4 Brazil 5 China 6 Canada 7 Central Asia 8 Caribbean 9 Costa Rica 10 Czech Republic 11 Egypt 12 England 13 France 14 Germany 15 Greece 16 Guatemala 17 Honduras 18 Hong Kong 19 Hungary 20 Indonesia 21 Israel 22 Italy 23 Japan 24 Jordan 25 Kenya 26 Mexico 27 Netherlands 28 New Zealand 29 Norway 30 Peru 31 Poland 32 Portugal 33 Russia 34 Singapore 35 Slovakia 36 South Africa 37 Spain 38 Sweden 39 Switzerland 40 Tanzania 41 Uganda 42 United States 43 Wales 44 Zambia 45 Zimbabwe Australia Daintree rainforest Gold Coast, Australia Great Barrier Reef Great Ocean Road Kakadu.
List of countries - List of countries This is an alphabetical list of the countries of the world. Lists by country Topical country articles see also: WikiProject Countries History Politics Subnational entities Culture: see in Culture Transportation Tourism: see in Tourism Flags and national flag Military: see in armed force Music National anthems National leaders National legislatures Intelligence agencies Topics sorted by country All topics Airlines Authors Battles Cathedrals Cemeteries Cities Colleges and universities Companies Education Incumbents Islands Light-rail transit systems Natonal parks Newspapers People Political parties Popular tourist regions Railway companies Schools Subnational capitals World Heritage Sites Lists for most countries Adjectives Countries by system of government Country calling codes Country name etymologies FIPS country codess Forex rates Historical capitals Internet TLDs IOC country codess ISO country codess National.
List of Canada-related topics - List of Canada-related topics A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abortion in Canada Acadia Alberta Art in Canada Asian Canadian B Bank of Canada Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec Baptist Union of Western Canada Battle of Chateauguay Battle of Chrysler's Farm Battle of Lake Erie Battle of Lundy's Lane Battle of Normandy Battle of Queenston Heights Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of the Thames Battle of York Beothuks Bilingualism Bloc Quebecois British Columbia British North America C Cabinet of Canada Canada Cup (hockey) Canada Day Canada East Canada West the Canadas Canadian Alliance Party Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Canada China Business Council.
History of Bratislava - in June) fail 1432- 1434: Hussite attacks to the town fail 1434- 1435: the amount of payments by Hungary, against which the Hussites will leave Slovakia, is being officially negotiated here 1435: Sigismund of Luxemburg orders to improve the fortification of the castle (due to a last Hussite invasion to Slovakia in that year) 1439- 1445: the first permanent bridge over the Danube in Bratislava (it does not exist anymore since 1445) 1440 – 1443: fightings between the castle of Bratislava, supporting king Ladislaus of Jagiellon, and the actual town of Bratislava below the castle hill, supporting (and owned by) queen Elisabeth: in 1442, Ladislaus settles at the castle and temporarily conquers the town, but is defeated by the Austrian emperor Frederick III of Habsburg supporting Elisabeth; finally, in 1443, Elisabeth.
Geography of Canada - zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Maritime border countries: Greenland, France - French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Climate: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north Terrain: Canada has a varied terrain. The west of the country is extremely mountainess with the Rocky Mountains being the largest range. The center area of the country is a vast sedimetary plain that makes up most of the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The north of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec is located on the vast rocky Canadian Shield which cannot support agriculture but does have large mineral reserves. The south of Ontario and Quebec is rich agricultural land that.
Famous women in history - Egypt, (69 BC-30 BC), (Egypt) Boudicca (England) Zenobia (Palmyra) Theodora, Empress of Byzantium Wu Zetian, Empress of China Melisende (Jerusalem) Isabella of Spain, (1451-1504) Eleonora di Arborea (Sardinia) Margaret I of Denmark and Norway, (1353-1412) Eleanor of Aquitaine, (died 1204), (France) Catherine de Medici, (1519-1589), (France) Jeanne d'Albret, (1572-1572), (France) Diane de Poitiers, (1499-1566), France Gabrielle d'Estrée, (1571-1599), (France) Agnès Sorel, (1421-1450), (France) Anne of Austria (France) Marguerite de Valois (France) Mary I of England, (1553-1558), (England) - (Bloody Mary) Mary, Queen of Scots, (1542-1587), (Scotland) Maria Theresa of Austria, (1717-1780), (Austria) Anna I of Russia (Anna I) (Russia) Catherine I of Russia, (1684-1727), (Russia) Catherine II of Russia, (1729-1796), (Russia) - (Catherine the Great) Elizabeth of Russia, (died 1762), (Russia) Christina of Sweden, (died 1689) Elizabeth I of England, (1558-1603).
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - bunkers, command posts, artillery positions, and trench systems through 14 December. She departed the "bombline" on that day to render special gunfire support duties in the Kojo area blasting coastal targets in support of United Nations (UN) troops ashore. That same day, she returned to the Kasong-Kosong area. On 15 December, she disembarked Admiral Thurber by helicopter. The next day, Wisconsin departed Korean waters, heading for Sasebo to rearm. Returning to the combat zone on 17 December, Wisconsin embarked United States Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan on 18 December. That day, the battleship supported the 11th ROK invasion with night illumination fire that enabled the ROK troops to repulse a communist assault with heavy enemy casualties. Departing the "bombline" on 19 December, the battleship later that day transferred her distinguished passenger,.
1 E11 m² - help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² (square kilometre) and 1,000,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. Areas smaller than 100,000 km² 100,000 km² is equal to: 38,600 square miles a square with side 316 km a circle with radius 178 km 100,860 km² -- Cuba (country ranked 106th by area) 103,125 km² -- Iceland 110,910 km² -- Bulgaria 111,390 km² -- Newfoundland Island 130,800 km² -- Greece (land) 131,940 km² -- Greece 160,000 km² -- Adriatic Sea 176,220 km² -- Uruguay 229,850 km² -- Great Britain 230,340 km² -- Romania (land) 237,500 km² -- Romania 241,590 km² -- United Kingdom (land) 244,820 km² -- United Kingdom 270,500 km² -- New Zealand (land) 294,020 km² -- Italy (land).
1951 in sports - in sports, other events of 1951, 1952 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 1.1 Auto Racing 1.2 Baseball 1.3 Basketball 1.4 Boxing 1.5 Cycling 1.6 Figure Skating 1.7 Football (Soccer) 1.8 Football (American) 1.9 Canadian Football League 1.10 Golf 1.11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 1.12 Harness Racing 1.13 Ice Hockey 1.14 Tennis 1.15 General sporting events 2 Births 3 Deaths Events Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Herb Thomas AAA Racing: Tony Bettenhausen won the series championship Lee Wallard won the Indianapolis 500 Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: Louis Rosier / Jean-Louis Rosier won driving a Talbot-Lago Rally racing: Marcel Becquart / H. Secret won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Hotchkiss Drag racing -.
Bucharest - RATB Surface Transport 5.4 Taxis 5.5 CFR Trains 5.6 Getting to and from Bucharest 5.6.3 Air 5.6.4 Train 6 Sights & Landmarks 6.7 Palatul Poporului 6.8 The Village Museum 6.9 Triumph Arch 6.10 Cişmigiu Gardens 6.11 National Art Museum 6.12 Museum of the Romanian Peasant 6.13 Other landmarks 7 Shopping 7.14 Supermarket chains 7.15 Shopping centers 7.16 Ethnic artifacts 8 Education 8.17 Colleges and Universities 9 Sports Teams 9.18 Football (soccer) 10 Notable Natives 11 External Links Geography Along a small tributary of Dâmboviţa, named Colentina, several lakes stretch across the city, the most important being Lake Floreasca, Lake Tei and Lake Colentina. In addition, in the center of the capital there is a small artificial lake - Lake Cişmigiu. Surrounded by gardens and parks, it has a rich history, as.
Tourist attraction - galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (e.g., castles, libraries, former prisons, skyscrapers, bridges), national parks and forests, theme parks and carnivals, ethnic communities, cultural events and rare oddities. Tourist attractions are also created to capitalize on unusual and unexplained, even perhaps sensational, phenomena such as a UFO crash site near Roswell, New Mexico and the alleged Loch Ness monster sighting near Inverness, Scotland. Tourist attractions tend to overprice their goods and services (such as admission, food, and souvenirs) in order to exploit and profit from gullible tourists. For example, prices for a roll of film at tourist attractions are higher than at a regular store. In addition, many, if not all, restaurants and cafés located in popular tourist areas tend to automatically add a high service charge (i.e., gratuities) onto the.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - for the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Downtown is known informally as "Center City." Philadelphia City Flag Current Seal of the City of Philadelphia Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Street layout of Philadelphia 3 Government 3.1 Executive 3.2 Legislative 3.3 Judicial 4 Business 5 Geography 6 Demographics 7 Transportation 7.4 Public transportation 7.5 Roads 8 People and Culture of Philadelphia 8.6 List of Philadelphians 9 Philadelphia in film and television 10 Colleges and universities in Philadephia 11 Professional sports teams 12 List of museums 13 List of sites of interest 14 Events 15 External Links History Philadelphia was a planned city founded and developed by William Penn, a Quaker. It was a major center of the independence movement in the American Revolutionary War. For a time in the 18th century,.
International Criminal Court - to distinguish it from International Chamber of Commerce. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 How cases reach the ICC 2 Historical Background 3 Development of the ICC 4 Structure and powers 5 Role of United Nations 6 List of States parties 7 Opposition to the ICC 7.1 US objections 7.2 Israeli and Chinese objections 7.3 Other objections to the Statute 7.4 US measures against the ICC 7.4.1 American Servicemembers Protection Act 7.4.2 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422 7.4.3 "Article 98" agreements 8 External Links How cases reach the ICC Cases may be be referred to the ICC by one of four methods: A country member of the Assembly of States Parties sends the case; A country that has chosen to accept the ICC's jurisdiction sends the case; The Security Council sends.
International Scout Jamboree - two other worldwide Scouting events occur every year : the simultaneous World Scout Jamboree On the Air (JOTA) and the World Scout Jamboree On the Internet (JOTI). Recently the Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) has been founded as an international day of hiking. List of Jamborees 1920 : 1st International Scout Jamboree in Olympia (Great Britain) 1924 : 2nd International Scout Jamboree in Ermelunden (Denmark) 1929 : 3rd International Scout Jamboree in Birkenhead (Great Britain) 1933 : 4th International Scout Jamboree in Gödöllö (Hungary) 1937 : 5th International Scout Jamboree in Vogelenzang (mun. Bloemendaal), Netherlands 1947 : 6th International Scout Jamboree ("Peace Jamboree") in Moisson (France) 1951 : 7th International Scout Jamboree in Bad Ischl (Austria) 1955 : 8th International Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-lake (Canada) 1957 : 9th International Scout Jamboree.
International Communist Current - throughout the world. It traces its political origins to the Gauche Communiste de France which broke away from the so-called Bordogots in the early 1940s. It was dissolved in 1952 when the anticipated revolutionary wave had failed to materialise. A group sympathising with its politics was organised in the 1960s in Venezuala and from their its ideas spread. A group was formed in France in 1968 and in the early 1970s won support in a number of cities. A similar group also appeared in New York and gradually in a number of other countries. These came together to form the International Communist Current in 1975. The British group World Revolution joined the ICC at this conference. Gradually the ICC has spread to a large number of countries but its national sections.
History of France - History of France This article is the top of the History of France series. Gaul Franks France in the Middle Ages Valois Dynasty Bourbon Dynasty French Revolution First French Empire French Restoration Second Republic Second French Empire Third Republic France during World War II Fourth Republic Fifth Republic Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Gaul 2 Franks 3 France in the Middle Ages 4 Valois Dynasty 5 Bourbon Dynasty 6 French Revolution 7 First French Empire 8 French Restoration 9 Second Republic 10 Second French Empire 11 Third Republic 12 France during World War II 13 Fourth Republic 14 Fifth Republic 15 Related articles 16 Further reading Gaul For details, see the main Gaul article. Settled mainly by the Gauls and related Celtic peoples (apart from a shrinking.
Ukkusiksalik National Park - Ukkusiksalik National Park Ukkusiksalik National Park is a national park in Nunavut, Canada. It is a 20,000 sq.km region stretching westward from Hudson Bay on the Nunavut mainland, just south of the Arctic Circle. In addition to a reversing falls and 500 archeological sites, including an old Hudson's Bay Company trading post, the region is home to such species as polar bears and peregrine falcons. The park was created on August 23, 2003. See List of Canadian national parks. External Links CBC News article.
Geography of France - Geography of France Location: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 2 00 E Map references: Europe Area: total: 547,030 km² land: 545,630 km² water: 1,400 km² note: includes only metropolitan France, but excludes the overseas administrative divisions Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,889 km border countries: Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km Coastline: 3,427 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone:.
