Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia - Alps
The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Ita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Geography
Alps - Subdivision. The Alps are generally divided into Western Alps and Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climate Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate Of The Alps - Alpine Region Of The Alps
. The alpine region of the Alps refers to the region in the Alps between the uppermost limit of trees (the tree-line) up to the permanent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-maritimes: Encyclopedia - Alpes-maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of France. Alpes-Maritimes - History. The Romans already had a provin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alp Arslan: Encyclopedia - Alp Arslan
Muhammed ben Da'ud (1029–December 15, 1072) was the second sultan of the dynasty of Seljuk Turks, in Persia, and great-grandson of Selj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-de-haute-provence: Encyclopedia - Alpes-de-haute-provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French département in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. Alpes-de-Haute...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisconsin Glaciation: Encyclopedia - Wisconsin Glaciation
The Wisconsin (in North America), Weichsel (in Scandinavia), Devensian (in the British Isles), Midlandian (in Ireland) and Würm glaciati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dauphiné: Encyclopedia - Dauphiné
Dauphiné is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present départements of the Isère, Drôme, and Haut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Europe: Encyclopedia - Central Europe
Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. The term has come back ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party
BARTON ACT 2600 Political parties Elections The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australia's oldest political party. It is so-named becau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cimiez: Encyclopedia - Cimiez
Cimiez is an upper class neighborhood in Nice, France. The area contains the Henri Matisse Museum and the Roman Ruins (arena, amphitheatr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitewater: Encyclopedia - Whitewater
Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient drops enough to form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adamello-presanella: Encyclopedia - Adamello-presanella
The Adamello-Presanella Group is a mountain range in the Italian Alps. It is part of the Southern Limestone Alps. It is located in the pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climate Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate Of The Alps - Subalpine Region Of The Alps
The Subalpine is the region which mainly determines the manner of life of the population of the Alps. On a rough estimate we may reckon t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climate Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate Of The Alps - Glacial Region Of The Alps
On the higher parts of lofty mountains in the Alps more snow falls in each year than is melted on the spot. A portion of this is carried ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climate Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate Of The Alps - Olive Region Of The Alps
The great plain of Upper Italy has a winter climate colder than that of the British Islands. The olive and the characteristic shrubs of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Alps - Delimitation
The Alps form a large mountain range dominating Central Europe, including parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political History And Modern State Of The Inhabitants Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Political History And Modern State Of The Inhabitants Of The Alps - The Eastern Alps
The political history of the Eastern Alps can be considered almost totally in terms of the advance or retreat of the house of Habsburg. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hautes-alpes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hautes-alpes - Geography
The département is surrounded by the following French départements: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Drôme, Isère, and Savoie. Italy borders ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Principal Passes Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Principal Passes Of The Alps - History
Though the Alps form a barrier they have never been an impassable barrier. From earliest days onwards, they have been traversed first, pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geology Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geology Of The Alps - Historical Views Of Alpine Geology
The Alps form but a small portion of a great zone of crumpling mountain ranges that stretch in a series of curves from the Atlas Mountain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Alps - Subdivision
While smaller groups within the Alps may be easily defined by the passes on either side, defining larger units can be problematic. A trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinaric Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinaric Alps - Geology
The Mesozoic limestone forms a very distinctive region of the Balkans, notable for features such as the Kras. The Quarternary Ice Ages ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-maritimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-maritimes - Economy
The economy is largely driven by tourism. Nice is second only to Paris in the number and size of its hotels. Because of the mild climate,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-maritimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-maritimes - Geography
The department is surrounded by the French departments of Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the principality of Monaco, Italy on the east, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Main Chain Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Main Chain Of The Alps - Description Of Main Features Of Alpine Chain
Starting from the Col d'Altare or di Cadibona (west of Savona), the main chain extends first south-west, then north-west to the Col de Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geology Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geology Of The Alps - Geological History
Geologists have documented that in late Paleozoic times all continents were clustered into one supercontinent called Pangea. Pangea began...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hautes-alpes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hautes-alpes - History
Hautes-Alpes was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It consists of the southeast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geology Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geology Of The Alps - Current View
The actual landscape we see today is a recent development -- only some two million years old. This was the period where some five known i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-maritimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-maritimes - History
The Romans already had a province called Alpes-Maritimes as early as 7 BC. Its capital was Cemenelum, today Cimiez, a neighborhood in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhône-alpes: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhône-alpes - Economy
Rhône-Alpes is a prosperous région, second only to Île-de-France (home to Paris, the French capital). This can be attributed to the di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Principal Passes Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Principal Passes Of The Alps - Road Passes
Principal passes of the Alps - Main chain. From west to east: Principal passes of the Alps - Other passes. Detailed lists of passes a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hautes-alpes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hautes-alpes - Demographics
The inhabitants of the département are called Haut-Alpins. The extremely mountainous terrain explains the sparse population, which was o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-maritimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-maritimes - Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Maralpins. When Nice became French in 1860, it was still a small town; the département had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political History And Modern State Of The Inhabitants Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Political History And Modern State Of The Inhabitants Of The Alps - The Western Alps
In the case of the Western Alps (minus the bit from the chain of Mont Blanc to the Simplon, which followed the fortunes of the Valais), a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Alps - Main Chain
The "main chain of the Alps" follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald, passing over many of the highest and mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political History And Modern State Of The Inhabitants Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Political History And Modern State Of The Inhabitants Of The Alps - The Central Alps
In the Central Alps the chief event, on the northern side of the chain, is the gradual formation from 1291 to 1815 of the Swiss Confedera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alp Arslan: Encyclopedia Ii - Alp Arslan - Death
The dominion of Alp Arslan after Manzikert extended over much of western Asia. He soon prepared to march to the conquest of Turkestan, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinaric Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinaric Alps - Human Activity In The Dinarides
Ruins of fortresses dot the mountainous landscape, evidence of centuries of war and the refuge the Dinaric Alps have provided to various ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alp Arslan: Encyclopedia Ii - Alp Arslan - Byzantine Struggle
In 1068 Alp Arslan invaded the Byzantine Empire. The emperor Romanus IV Diogenes, assuming the command in person, met the invaders in Cil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gap Hautes-alpes: Encyclopedia Ii - Gap Hautes-alpes - History
Originally founded by the Gauls, the Roman emperor Augustus seized the town in 14 BC and renamed it Vapincum. Gap was annexed by the Fren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paganism In The Eastern Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Paganism In The Eastern Alps - Krampus
The word Krampus originates from the Old High German word for claw (Krampen). In the Alpine region the Krampus is represented by a male i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Central Europe - Between The Alps And The Baltics
According to most English-language encyclopedias, such as the Encyclopædia Britannica, the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica and the Columbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-de-haute-provence: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-de-haute-provence - Arrondissements And Cantons
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is subdivided into 4 arrondissements, 30 cantons and 200 communes. See also: Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Prov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-de-haute-provence: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-de-haute-provence - History
Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was renamed Haute-Prove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-de-haute-provence: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-de-haute-provence - Geography
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a mountainous region with peaks over 8,000 feet. The climate is very dry and arid and but irrigation allows fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisconsin Glaciation: Encyclopedia Ii - Wisconsin Glaciation - Würm Glaciation In The Alps
The term Würm comes from a river in the Alps where the glaciation was first identified. Pollen analysis, the statistical analyses of mic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpes-de-haute-provence: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpes-de-haute-provence - Demographics
Inhabitants of this department are called Bas-Alpins. The population was once distributed fairly evenly across the department, both in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kim Beazley: Encyclopedia Ii - Kim Beazley - Second Term As Alp Leader
After Labor's defeat in the October 2004 federal election, at which he became the longest-serving Labor member of the Parliament, Beazley...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kim Beazley: Encyclopedia Ii - Kim Beazley - First Term As Alp Leader
In 1996, on the defeat of the Keating government by John Howard, Beazley was elected unopposed as Labor leader and became Opposition Lead...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - Past Alp State Premiers And Territory Chief Ministers
. New South Wales Bob Carr (1995–2005) Barrie Unsworth (1986–88) Neville Wran (1976–86) Jack Renshaw (1964–65) Robert Heffron (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - Past Alp State Premiers And Territory Chief Ministers
. New South Wales Bob Carr (1995–2005) Barrie Unsworth (1986–88) Neville Wran (1976–86) Jack Renshaw (1964–65) Robert Heffron (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hristo Prodanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Hristo Prodanov - Climbs
Hristo Prodanov - 8000m ascents. Lhotse (8516m) - April 30, 1981, solo, without oxygen Everest (8850m) - April 20, 1984, solo, without...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kim Beazley: Encyclopedia Ii - Kim Beazley - Career In Government
Beazley became a protege of Bob Hawke, Labor leader from 1983, and in that year he was appointed Minister for Aviation in Hawke's first m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kim Beazley: Encyclopedia Ii - Kim Beazley - Opposition Backbencher
Beazley resigned the Labor leadership after the elections and was succeeded by Simon Crean. But by 2003 Crean had failed to make any head...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheryl Kernot: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheryl Kernot - Life After Politics
After retiring from politics she wrote a "full and frank" book about her experiences, which notably failed to reveal that she had been ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - Policy
Like other social democratic parties, Labor tends to believe that government is generally a positive force in the community and that it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisconsin Glaciation: Encyclopedia Ii - Wisconsin Glaciation - Weichsel Glaciation In Scandinavia
In Scandinavia, only the western parts of Jutland (a part of Denmark) were ice-free during the glaciation and a large part of what is tod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - Structure
The Australian Labor Party is a democratic and federal party, which consists of both individual members and affiliated trade unions, who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - History
No exact date can be given for the founding of the Australian Labor Party, originating as it did from the various colonial labour movemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - Policy
Like other social democratic parties, Labor tends to believe that government is generally a positive force in the community and that it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Climate
The Alps serve as a watershed for Europe's three major kinds of weather systems that influence Austrian weather. The Atlantic maritime cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - Structure
The Australian Labor Party is a democratic and federal party, which consists of both individual members and affiliated trade unions, who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Central Europe - Central Europe Behind The Iron Curtain
Following World War II, large parts of Europe that were culturally and historically Western became part of the Eastern bloc, which effect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Labor Party - History
No exact date can be given for the founding of the Australian Labor Party, originating as it did from the various colonial labour movemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisconsin Glaciation: Encyclopedia Ii - Wisconsin Glaciation - Devensian Glaciation
The name Devensian glaciation is used by British geologists and archaeologists and refers to what is often popularly meant by the latest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Human Geography
Land-use patterns in Austria change from Alpine to non-Alpine regions. Approximately one-tenth of Austria is barren or unproductive, that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisconsin Glaciation: Encyclopedia Ii - Wisconsin Glaciation - Wisconsin Glaciation In North America
The Wisconsin or Wisconsinian was the last major advance of continental glaciers in North America. This glaciation is made of three glaci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Landform Regions
Geographic coordinates: 47°20′N 13°20′E Austria may be divided into three unequal geographical areas. The largest part of Austria (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Ecological Concerns
Austrians face a number of ecological problems in the 1990s. One of the most pressing is the pollution caused by the staggering increase ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Area And Boundaries
Area: Total: 83,858 km² Land: 82,738 km² Water: 1,120 km² Area comparative Australia comparative: slightly smaller than Tasmania Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Mount Cook - Location
The mountain is located within the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The park was formally declared in 1953, and in combination with Westl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Mount Cook - Summit Attempts
The first recorded European attempt on the summit was initially attributed to the Irishman Rev. W. H. Green and two Swiss mountain guides...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitewater: Encyclopedia Ii - Whitewater - Rapids
Three factors, separately or in combination, can create rapids: gradient, constriction, and obstruction. The gradient of a river is the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitewater: Encyclopedia Ii - Whitewater - Classification Of Whitewater
The most widely used grading system is the International Grading System, where whitewater (either an individual rapid, or the entire rive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitewater: Encyclopedia Ii - Whitewater - Features Found In Whitewater
On any given rapid there can be a multitude of different features which arise from the interplay between the shape of the riverbed and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dauphiné: Encyclopedia Ii - Dauphiné - Origin Of The Name
Guy VIII, Count of Vienne, had a dolphin on his coat of arms and had been nicknamed le Dauphin (French for dolphin). This title descended...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitewater: Encyclopedia Ii - Whitewater - Whitewater Craft
There are many different types of whitewater craft that people use to make their way down a rapid, preferably with finesse and control. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitewater: Encyclopedia Ii - Whitewater - European Whitewater Rivers
Whitewater - United Kingdom. Whitewater rivers in the UK are typically low volume and technical. In England and Wales rivers are typica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil's Brigade: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil's Brigade - History
Their first scheduled operation was code named "Project Plough," a mission to parachute into German-held Norway to knock out strategic ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil's Brigade: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil's Brigade - Battles Of The 1st Special Service Force
Devil's Brigade - Aleutians Campaign 1943. Kiska & Little Kiska - August 15-August 19, 1943 Segula Island - August 17, 1943 Devi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver Function Tests: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver Function Tests - Regular Liver Panel
Liver function tests - Total Protein TP. The liver produces most of the plasma proteins in the body making a measure of the amount of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victoria Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Victoria Australia - Climate
Victoria's climate is generally temperate but subject to regional variation. The state's semi-arid north is warmer and drier than the res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Regional Elections 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - French Regional Elections 2004 - Results By Region
The first round was held on March 21. Since no candidate gained a majority in any region, a second round was held on March 28, in which o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mountain Passes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mountain Passes - Europe
List of mountain passes - Alps. Col de l'Argentiere Arlberg Pass Great St. Bernard Pass Little St Bernard Pass San Bernardino Pass Ber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver Function Tests: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver Function Tests - Regular Liver Panel
Liver function tests - Total Protein TP. The liver produces most of the plasma proteins in the body making a measure of the amount of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mountain Passes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mountain Passes - Asia
List of mountain passes - Hong Kong. See list of gaps in Hong Kong ... See also:List of mountain passes, List of mountain passes - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arrondissement Of Grasse: Encyclopedia Ii - Arrondissement Of Grasse - Composition
Arrondissement of Grasse - Cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Grasse are: Antibes-Biot Antibes-Centre Le Bar-sur-Loup Cagne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mountain Passes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mountain Passes - Australasia
List of mountain passes - New Zealand. Arthur's Pass, South Island Burke's Pass, South Island Copland Pass, South Island Dansey's Pass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Am
List of diseases starting with A - Ama-Ame. Amathophobia Amaurosis Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1 Amaurosis congenita of Leber, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallery Of Mountains: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallery Of Mountains - Europe
Aletschhorn, Bernese Alps Mont Blanc, 2004 Breithorn, Switzerland Alps from Lecco Mount Çikë, Albania Eiger, Bernese Alps Fluchthorn, S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - An
List of diseases starting with A - Ana-Ane. Anablephobia Anaphylaxis Anaplastic thyroid cancer Andersen's disease Andre syndrome Andro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ap
List of diseases starting with A - Ape-App. Apert like polydactyly syndrome Apert syndrome Aphalangia hemivertebrae Aphalangia syndact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ar
List of diseases starting with A - Ara-Aro. Arachindonic acid, absence of Arachnodactyly ataxia cataract aminoaciduria mental retardat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ac
List of diseases starting with A - Aca-Acc. Acalvaria Acanthocheilonemiasis Acanthocytosis chorea Acanthocytosis Acanthosis nigricans ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Al
List of diseases starting with A - Ala-Alc. Alagille-Watson syndrome (AWS) Alar nasal cartilages coloboma of telecanthus Albers-Schonb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drôme: Encyclopedia Ii - Drôme - Geography
Drôme is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the départements of Ardèche, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Mari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Political History
Little is known of the early dwellers in the Alps, save from the scanty accounts preserved by Roman and Greek historians and geographers....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Flora
A natural vegetation limit with altitude is given by the presence of the chief deciduous trees — oak, beech, ash and sycamore maple. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Geology
The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were ...   » Read the article