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Encyclopedia - Chamonix: Encyclopedia - Chamonix
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chamonix: Encyclopedia Ii - Chamonix - Mountain Sports
Chamonix is a popular winter sports resort in France with one of the best skiing runs in the world. The 1924 Winter Olympics were held he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers
The following automobile manufacturers produce or have produced automobiles. Note that these are automobile makers rather than individua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aosta Valley: Encyclopedia - Aosta Valley
 - Ranked  - Density The Aosta Valley (in French: Vallée d'Aoste, Italian: Valle d'Aosta) is a mountainous region in north-wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disaster: Encyclopedia - Disaster
A disaster (from Latin meaning, "bad star") is the impact of a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, liveliho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia - Avalanche
An avalanche is a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of snow is released down a slope, and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zermatt: Encyclopedia - Zermatt
Zermatt is a village located (46°1′N 7°45′E) at the northern base of the Matterhorn in the German-speaking and predominately Roman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia - 1924
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1924 - Events. 1924 - January. January 7 - Grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Olympic Games: Encyclopedia - Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 25: Encyclopedia - January 25
January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 340 days remaining (341 in leap years). January 25 - Events....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Whymper: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Whymper - The Matterhorn
Professor John Tyndall and Whymper emulated each other in fruitless attempts to reach the summit of the Matterhorn by the south-western, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biathlon World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Biathlon World Championships - Bwch Venues
The season's BWCHs takes place during February or March. Some years it has been necessary to schedule parts of the Championships at other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horace-bénédict De Saussure: Encyclopedia Ii - Horace-bénédict De Saussure - Life And Work
His early interest in botanical studies naturally led him to undertake journeys among the Alps, and from 1773 onwards he directed his att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Percy Bysshe Shelley: Encyclopedia Ii - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Life
Percy Bysshe Shelley - Education and early works. Shelley was the son of Sir Timothy Shelley, later the 2nd baronet of Castle Goring, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ski Areas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ski Areas - North America
The North American ski season starts as early as October and ends as late as August. The larger ski-able mountains are typically located ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leonardo Torres Y Quevedo: Encyclopedia Ii - Leonardo Torres Y Quevedo - Biography
Torres was born on 28 December 1852, on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, in Santa Cruz de Iguña, Molledo (Cantabria), Spain. The family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mountaineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountaineering - Hazards
The craft of climbing has been developed to avoid two main types of danger: the danger of things falling on the traveller and the danger ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Internal Divisions
Main article: Administrative divisions of France Metropolitan (i.e. European) France is divided into 22 régions (although strictly speak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - United States
There were over 1800 automobile manufacturers in the United States from 1896 to 1930. Very few survived and only a few new ones were star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmitter - Electromagnetic Concepts
In principle any conductor (wire) carrying an alternating current will radiate a radio signal. Thus a basic transmitter is just an oscill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cars - Canada
List of cars - A-E. Acadian Allard Canada Bricklin Brock Motors Chatham Motors Company Colonial Motors Chalmers Motor Car of Canada Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Skiing: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Skiing - Modern History Of Skiing
Pioneer Sondre Norheim, from Morgedal in Telemark, has often been given the honour as the father of modern skiing, inventing the equipmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Olympic Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Winter Olympic Games - History
Winter Olympic Games - Prelude. When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established in 1894, one of the sports proposed for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In Sports - Events
On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. Prosecutors arre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Winter Olympic Bid Scandal: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Winter Olympic Bid Scandal - The Winning Bid
Ogden-born lawyer Tom Welch and car salesman Dave Johnson were in charge of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and took an aggressive app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924 Winter Olympics: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 Winter Olympics - Highlights
1924 Winter Olympics - Prologue. Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Host Towns/cities Venues
Arranged Championships: 1925 Johannisbad (Janské Lázne), Czechoslovakia 1926 Lahti, Finland 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1929 Zakopan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Disaster - Natural Disasters
A Natural phenomenon can easily cause a natural disaster. Appearing to arise without direct human involvement, natural disasters are some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rivers Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rivers Of France - Tributary List
List of rivers of France - North Sea. The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais). Rhine/Rhi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - United States
There were over 1800 automobile manufacturers in the United States from 1896 to 1930. Very few survived and only a few new ones were star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia Ii - Avalanche - Human Survival And Avalanche Rescue
Even small avalanches are a serious danger to life, even with properly trained and equipped companions who avoid the avalanche. Between 5...   » 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 - The Spy Who Loved Me: Encyclopedia Ii - The Spy Who Loved Me - The Novel
The shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels, it was banned in some countries and was not released in a paperback edition ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aosta Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aosta Valley - History
The first inhabitants of the Aosta Valley were Celts and Ligures, whose language lingers in some local placenames. Rome conquered the reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 - Events
1924 - January. January 7 - Great fire in London harbour January 8 - Heavy blizzards in England January 10 - British submarine L-34 s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Prescott Joule: Encyclopedia Ii - James Prescott Joule - Life
James Prescott Joule - Early years. The son of Benjamin Joule (1784–1858), a wealthy brewer, Joule was tutored at home until 1834 whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Terrain
Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east. Eleva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - Italy
List of automobile manufacturers - A-H. Abarth Alfa Romeo Aquila Amilcar Italiana Ansaldo Arcadia (caravans) ASA ATS Autobianchi Bandi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Nordic Combined
This event was first time arranged in 1925. Then, the athletes competing in Nordic combined competed together with the 18 km athletes and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Olympic Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Winter Olympic Games - Statistics
Winter Olympic Games - Games overview. Winter Olympic Games - All-time Winter Olympic medal table. Note: Adding the tallies for East ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Land Use
arable land: 33% permanent crops: 2% permanent pastures: 20% forests and woodland: 27% other: 18% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 16,300 km²...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - United Kingdom
List of automobile manufacturers - A-E. AC Adamson Albion Allard Alvis Cars 1919-1967 Ariel Arkley Armstrong Siddeley 1922 - 1959 Arro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rivers Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rivers Of France - Alphabetical List
List of rivers of France - A - C. Aa, Adour, Agout, Aigre, Ain, Aire, Aisne, Allagnon, Allan, Allier, Alzette, Alzou, Anse, Arc (Proven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Boundaries
Land boundaries: total: 2,889 km (metropolitan), 1,183 km (French Guiana), 10.2 km (Guadeloupe) border countries: Andorra 56.6 km, Belgiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Location
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Ski Jumping
This event was arranged first time in 1925, and the ski jumpers competed in only one hill. In 1962, a "large hill" competition was introd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Extreme Points
This is a list of the extreme points of France, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Note that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cars - United States
There were over 1800 automobile manufacturers in the United States from 1896 to 1930. Very few survived and only a few new ones were star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Xc Skiing Men Present
Nordic skiing World Championships - 15 km. This event was arranged from 1954 to 1991, and as pursuit, with the results from 10 km decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cars - United Kingdom
List of cars - A-E. AC Ace Cobra Adamson AJS Albion Allard Alvis Cars Argyll Ariel Arkley Armstrong Siddeley Arrol-Johnston Ashley ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cars - Italy
List of cars - A-H. Abarth Alfa Romeo 147 156 159 166 Brera Spider GT GTV Amilcar Italiana Arcadia (caravans) ASA ATS Autobianchi B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cars - Germany
List of cars - Major Current German Manufacturers. Daimler-Chrysler Chrysler *formerly American Dodge *formerly American Jeep *former...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - Germany
List of automobile manufacturers - Major Current German Automobile Manufacturers. Volkswagen Group VAG Volkswagen Audi Skoda *formerl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Xc Skiing Men Defunct
Nordic skiing World Championships - 10 km. This event was held from 1991 to 1999, before it was abandoned and the double pursuit replac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Xc Skiing Women Present
Nordic skiing World Championships - 10 km. This event was first arranged in 1954, the first event for women in the Nordic Skiing Champi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Picture From Space
This image of metropolitan France was generated with data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). For this broad view the resol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Cities And Towns Include
Cities and major towns or those of historical significance include: Abbeville, Ajaccio, Albertville, Albi, Amiens, Angers, Angouleme, Aur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cars - France
List of cars - Current Major French Manufacturers. Citroën Peugot Renault Nissan Infiniti (United States only) List of cars ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Xc Skiing Women Defunct
This event was arranged for the first time in 1962, and it later became the starting distance of the pursuit event - i.e. the one that de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Skiing: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Skiing - Ancient History
The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway. There are also remains of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Environment
Environment - current issues: some forest damage from acid rain (major forest damage occurred as a result of severe December 1999 windsto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmitter - Broadcasting
In broadcasting, the part which contains the oscillator, modulator, and sometimes audio processor, is called the exciter. Confusingly, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia Ii - Avalanche - United States Avalanche Danger Scale
In the United States, the following avalanche danger scale is used. ... See also:Avalanche, Avalanche - Causes, Avalanche - Contributi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia Ii - Avalanche - European Avalanche Risk Table
In Europe, the avalanche risk is widely rated on the following scale, which was adopted in April 1993 to replace the earlier non-standard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Disaster - Man-made Disasters
Disasters having an element of human intent, negligence, error or involving a failure of a system are called man-made disasters. Man-made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ski Areas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ski Areas - Asia
List of ski areas - China. Yabuli Ski Resort List of ski areas - Japan. Furano Kiroro Snow World Niseko Rusutsu Sahoro Tomamu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Prescott Joule: Encyclopedia Ii - James Prescott Joule - Work
James Prescott Joule - Reception and priority. For the controversy over priority with Mayer, see Mechanical equivalent of heat: Priori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Disaster - Surviving A Disaster
Chances of survival after a disaster are greatly improved when people, local governments and emergency services, businesses and national ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia Ii - Avalanche - Avalanche Avoidance
Due to the complexity of the subject, winter travelling in the backcountry (off-piste) is never 100% safe. Good avalanche safety is a con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia Ii - Avalanche - Contributing Factors
Determining critical load which would cause a slope avalanche is a complex task involving evaluation of many factors. Some of them are: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - France
List of automobile manufacturers - A-H. Aixam-Mega Alcyon Alda Alma Amilcar Alpine/Alpine-Renault Ardex Bonnet Ballot Bédélia Berlie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - Canada
List of automobile manufacturers - A-E. Acadian Allard Canada Bricklin Brock Motors Chatham Motors Company Colonial Motors Chalmers Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 - Births
1924 - January-February. January 2 - Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) January 3 - Hank Stram, American foo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - Germany
List of automobile manufacturers - Major Current German Automobile Manufacturers. Volkswagen Group VAG Volkswagen Audi Skoda *formerl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - Italy
List of automobile manufacturers - A-H. Abarth Alfa Romeo Aquila Amilcar Italiana Ansaldo Arcadia (caravans) ASA ATS Autobianchi Bandi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avalanche: Encyclopedia Ii - Avalanche - Causes
Avalanches occur when the load on the upper snow layers exceeds bonding forces (bonding to layer beneath, support from anchors such as ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - United Kingdom
List of automobile manufacturers - A-E. AC Adamson Albion Allard Alvis Cars 1919-1967 Ariel Arkley Armstrong Siddeley 1922 - 1959 Arro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ski Areas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ski Areas - Africa
List of ski areas - Lesotho. Oxbow List of ski areas - South Africa. Tiffendell ... See also:List of ski areas, List of ski ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ski Areas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ski Areas - Australasia
List of ski areas - Australia. Falls Creek Mount Baw Baw Mount Buffalo Mount Buller Mount Hotham Charlotte Pass Perisher Blue Selwyn s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In Sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing
2004 in sports - Flat races. Australia November 2 - Makybe Diva wins the Melbourne Cup. Canada June 27 - Niigon wins the Queen's P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Winter Olympic Bid Scandal: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Winter Olympic Bid Scandal - Scandal
Scandal broke on December 10, 1998 when Swiss IOC member Marc Hodler, head of the coordination committee overseeing the organization of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924 Winter Olympics: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 Winter Olympics - Medal Count
(Host nation in bold.) (The bronze medal in the ski-jump was counted for both countries.) ... See also:1924 Winter Olympics, 1924 Winte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In Sports - Ice Skating
2004 in sports - Long track speed skating. January 2 - Winners at the 2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships at Calgary, Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biathlon World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Biathlon World Championships - Men
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations. Biathlon World Championships - Sprint 10 km. This event was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - Canada
List of automobile manufacturers - A-E. Acadian Allard Canada Bricklin Brock Motors Chatham Motors Company Colonial Motors Chalmers Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biathlon World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Biathlon World Championships - Mixed
Biathlon World Championships - Relay 4 × 6 km. This event was first held in 2005, at the BWC finals in Khanty-Mansiysk. ... See also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biathlon World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Biathlon World Championships - Women
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations. Biathlon World Championships - Sprint 7.5 km. This event was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmitter - Transmitters In Culture
Some cities in Europe, like Muehlacker, Ismaning, Langenberg, Kalundborg, Hoerby and Allouis became famous as sites of powerful transmitt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmitter - Planning
As in any costly undertaking, the planning of a high power transmitter site requires great care. This begins with the location. A minimum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Percy Bysshe Shelley: Encyclopedia Ii - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Family History
Percy Bysshe Shelley - Ancestry. Shelley was a seventeenth generation descendant of Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel through his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ski Areas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ski Areas - South America
List of ski areas - Bolivia. Chacaltaya List of ski areas - Argentina. Cerro Bayo Cerro Catedral (Bariloche) Cerro Castor Chapelco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ski Areas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ski Areas - Europe
List of ski areas - Andorra. Ordino-Arcalís Pal-Arinsal Pas de la Casa-Grau Roig Soldeu-El Tarter List of ski areas - Austria. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Olympic Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Winter Olympic Games - Statistics
Winter Olympic Games - Games overview. Winter Olympic Games - All-time Winter Olympic medal table. Note: Adding the tallies for East ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Olympic Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Winter Olympic Games - Sports
Through the years, the number of sports and events conducted at the Winter Olympic Games has increased. In this section, we give an overv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmitter - Protection Equipment
The high voltages used in high power transmitters (up to 20 kV) require extensive protection equipment. Also, transmitters are exposed to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmitter - Cooling Of Final Stages
Low-power transmitters do not require special cooling equipment. Modern transmitters can be incredibly efficient, with efficiencies excee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Automobile Manufacturers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Automobile Manufacturers - France
List of automobile manufacturers - A-H. Aixam-Mega Alcyon Alda Alma Alpine/Alpine-Renault Amilcar Amédée Bollée Ardex Bonnet Ballot...   » Read the article