Encyclopedia - North: Encyclopedia - North
North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Magnetic North
Magnetic North is one of several locations on the Earth's surface known as the "North Pole". Its definition, as the point where the geoma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Geographic North Pole
The Geographic North Pole, also known as True North, is close to the northern point at which the Earth's axis of rotation meets the surfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North: Encyclopedia Ii - North - Roles Of North As Prime Direction
The visible rotation of the night sky about the visible celestial pole provides a vivid metaphor of that direction corresponding to up. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia - North Pole
The North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. There are various ways of defining a planet's North Pole. Earth's North Pole, how...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Cherokee North Carolina
Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina. It is the headquarters for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. It is also a tou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air North: Encyclopedia - Air North
Air North Yukon's Airline is an airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services throughout the Yu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bank Of North America: Encyclopedia - Bank Of North America
The Bank of North America was chartered in 1781 by the Continental Congress and opened on January 7, 1782, at the prodding of Finance Min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of North India: Encyclopedia - Church Of North India
The Church of North India is the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India. Ecumenical discussions with a view to a unified chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bismarck North Dakota: Encyclopedia - Bismarck North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota, a state of the United States of America. It is named for the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calypso North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Calypso North Carolina
Calypso is a town located in Duplin County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 410. Calypso North...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valdese North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Valdese North Carolina
Valdese is a town located in Burke County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,485. Valdese Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apex North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Apex North Carolina
Apex is a town located in Wake County, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bolivia North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Bolivia North Carolina
Bolivia is a town located in Brunswick County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 148. It is the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Center North Dakota: Encyclopedia - Center North Dakota
Center is a city located in Oliver County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 678. It is the county ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concord North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Concord North Carolina
Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,977. It is the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burn North Yorkshire: Encyclopedia - Burn North Yorkshire
Burn is a village some three miles south of Selby, North Yorkshire. The village is mainly situated around the main A19 road with the addi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asheville North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Asheville North Carolina
Not to be confused with Ashville. Asheville is a city located in Buncombe County, North CarolinaGR6, and is its county seat. As of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo North Dakota: Encyclopedia - Buffalo North Dakota
Buffalo is a city located in Cass County, North Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 209. Buffalo Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wing North Dakota: Encyclopedia - Wing North Dakota
Wing is a city located in Burleigh County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 124. Wing North Dakot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Aurora North Carolina
Aurora is a town located in Beaufort County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 583. Aurora North...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cameron North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Cameron North Carolina
Cameron is a town located in Moore County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 151. It is home to f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welcome North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Welcome North Carolina
Welcome is a census-designated place located in Davidson County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walhalla North Dakota: Encyclopedia - Walhalla North Dakota
Walhalla is a city located in Pembina County, North Dakota, along the Pembina River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total populati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waynesville North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Waynesville North Carolina
Waynesville is a town located in Haywood County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 9,232. It is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred North Whitehead: Encyclopedia - Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead, OM (February 15, 1861, Ramsgate, Kent, UK – December 30, 1947, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) was a British mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Geomagnetic North Pole
The Geomagnetic North Pole is the pole of the Earth's geomagnetic field closest to true north. The first-order approximation of the Earth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilmington North Carolina: Encyclopedia - Wilmington North Carolina
For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington Spence H. Broadhurst New Hanover County   - Total 41.5 mi² Wilmington is a city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - Education
North Dakota's leaders frequently boast that the educational scene in the state is excellent. However, because the economic situation is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Holland: Encyclopedia Ii - North Holland - Geography
North Holland forms a peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. More than half of the province consists of reclaimed land in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Brabant: Encyclopedia Ii - North Brabant - Geography
As most of the Netherlands, North Brabant is mostly flat. While most of the population lives in urban areas, much of the province is unin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cbc North: Encyclopedia Ii - Cbc North - Radio
CBC North Radio carries daily aboriginal language programming in Dene Suline, Tlicho, North Slavey, South Slavey, Gwich'in and Inuktitut....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - Demographics
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2004, North Dakota's population was 634,366. The state's population had declined nearly 8,000 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Berwick: Encyclopedia Ii - North Berwick - History
The name North Berwick means North 'barley farmstead'. Bere in Old English means 'barley' and wic in Old English is 'farmstead'. The word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blizzard North: Encyclopedia Ii - Blizzard North - History
Blizzard North was originally an independent company. It was established in 1993 under the name Condor, with the founders being Max Schae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - History
Prior to European contact, Native Americans inhabited North Dakota for thousands of years. The first European to reach the area was the F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - Economy
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that North Dakota's total state product in 2003 was $21 billion. Per capita personal incom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmerston North: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmerston North - Geography
The city is situated about 140 km north of the capital, Wellington, in the centre of the Manawatu Plains, and close to the northern bank ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Brabant: Encyclopedia Ii - North Brabant - Politics
The provincial council (Provinciale Staten) has 79 seats, and is headed by the Queen's Commissioner, currently Hanja Maij-Weggen. While t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Brabant: Encyclopedia Ii - North Brabant - History
Until the 17th century, the area that now makes up the province of North Brabant was mostly part of the duchy of Brabant, of which the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmerston North: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmerston North - The City
The city's main streets are arranged in a grid around The Square, a small park at the centre of the city. This park contains the city's w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Borneo: Encyclopedia Ii - North Borneo - History
North Borneo - State of North Borneo. In 1865, the United States Consul to Brunei, Claude Lee Moses obtained a 10-year lease for the te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North By Northwest: Encyclopedia Ii - North By Northwest - Origins
John Russell Taylor's official biography of Hitchcock, Hitch (1978), suggests that the story originated after a spell of writer's block d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North By Northwest: Encyclopedia Ii - North By Northwest - Origins
John Russell Taylor's official biography of Hitchcock, Hitch (1978), suggests that the story originated after a spell of writer's block d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North By Northwest: Encyclopedia Ii - North By Northwest - Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock planned the film as a change of pace after his dark romantic thriller Vertigo a year earlier. In an interview with FranÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - North Carolina - History
North Carolina was originally inhabited by a number of native tribes, including the Cherokee, Creek, Tuscarora, Lumbee, and Catawba. Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air North: Encyclopedia Ii - Air North - History
The airline was established and started operations in 1977 and used Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft Model 18,a Douglas DC-4, and a fleet of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - North Carolina - Demographics
Est According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2005, North Carolina's population was 8,683,242. See Metropolitan_Combined_Statistical_Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - North Carolina - Education
North Carolina - Colleges and universities. Barber-Scotia College Barton College Belmont Abbey College Bennett College Brevard College...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winnipeg North: Encyclopedia Ii - Winnipeg North - History
This riding was originally created in 1914 from Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings. In 1997, it was re-named "Winnipeg North Centre". In 2003, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Culture
There is a vast personality cult around Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and much of North Korea's literature, popular music, theater, and fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dallas: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dallas - Transportation
North Dallas - Trains. DART: Blue Line + Red Line Cityplace Station Mockingbird Station DART: Blue Line (only) White Rock Station...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air North: Encyclopedia Ii - Air North - History
The airline was established and started operations in 1977 and used Douglas DC-3s and a Douglas DC-4 until recently. It is owned by Josep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air North: Encyclopedia Ii - Air North - Services
Air North operates the following services (as of July 2005): From Whitehorse to: Calgary, Dawson City, Edmonton, Fairbanks, Inuvik, Jun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Cultural References To The North Pole
In the North American version of the Santa Claus mythos, the North Pole is the place where Santa Claus lives, and where his workshop is l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Cultural References To The North Pole
In the North American version of the Santa Claus mythos, the North Pole is the place where Santa Claus lives, and where his workshop is l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Geography
North Korea is on the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula that extends 1,100 km from the Asian mainland. North Korea shares its bord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - History
Japanese rule of Korea ended after World War II in 1945. Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Politics
North Korea's government is dominated by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which 80 percent of government officials belong. The KWP fol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Tourism
In principle, any person is allowed to travel to North Korea, and among those who actually go through the complex application process, al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Hwanghae: Encyclopedia Ii - North Hwanghae - Counties
North Hwanghae - References. 행정 구역 현황 (Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang) (in Korean only) Administrative divisions of North K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Economy
North Korea's economy has stagnated since the 1970s. The government refuses to release economic data, hence limiting the amount of reliab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Religion
Religious activity is suppressed by the officially atheist state, especially Protestantism, which is seen as closely connected to the U.S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Defining North Poles In Astronomy
Astronomers define the north "geographic" pole of a planet or other object in the solar system by the planetary pole that is in the same ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Defining North Poles In Astronomy
Astronomers define the north "geographic" pole of a planet or other object in the solar system by the planetary pole that is in the same ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of The North: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of The North - Trivia
This two-part season one finale was described by Michael Dante DiMartino as being "pretty epic" for an animation series. "A man needs his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Geography
North Korea is on the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula that extends 1,100 km from the Asian mainland. North Korea shares its bord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Culture
There is a vast personality cult around Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and much of North Korea's literature, popular music, theater, and fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Tourism
In principle, any person is allowed to travel to North Korea, and among those who actually go through the complex application process, al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - History
After Japanese rule of Korea ended after World War II in 1945, Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Defining The North Pole Of Earth
The North Pole, the northernmost point on the Earth, can be defined in four different ways. Only the first two definitions are commonly u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Politics
North Korea's government is dominated by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which 80 percent of government officials belong. The KWP fol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas North: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas North - Translations
Thomas North - Guevara. He translated, in 1557, Guevara's Reloj de Principes (commonly known as Libro áureo), a compendium of moral co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Economy
North Korea's economy has stagnated since the 1970s. The government refuses to release economic data, limiting the amount of reliable inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Demographics
North Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogenous in the world, with only very small numbers of Chines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winnipeg North: Encyclopedia Ii - Winnipeg North - Election Results
Winnipeg North - Winnipeg North 2004-present. Winnipeg North - Winnipeg North 1917 - 1993. ... See also:Winnipe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harrying Of The North: Encyclopedia Ii - Harrying Of The North - The Harrying
At that juncture, Ethelwin abandoned the pro-Norman camp (the only English prelate to do so) and a mixed army of Gaels, Vikings, and Angl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Point: Encyclopedia Ii - North Point - Demographics
North Point is famous for its concentration Shanghainese and Fujianese-speaking population, and is called Little Shanghai and Little Fuji...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Magnetic Declination
Magnetic north is determined by the earth’s magnetic field and is not the same as true (or geographic) north. The location of the magne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - Law And Government
The capital of North Dakota is Bismarck and its current governor is John Hoeven (Republican). Its two current U.S. senators are Kent Conr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - Geography And Climate
See: List of North Dakota counties North Dakota is bordered on the north by the Canadian Provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, on the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nanook Of The North: Encyclopedia Ii - Nanook Of The North - Film
The film was shot near Inukjuaq, on Hudson Bay in arctic Quebec, Canada. Having worked as a prospector and explorer in arctic Canada amon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nanook Of The North: Encyclopedia Ii - Nanook Of The North - Criticism
Flaherty faced criticism for deceptively portraying staged events as reality in the film. Much of the action was staged and gives an inac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - North Africa - People
The people of North Africa can be divided into roughly four distinct groups:the Arabs,that came in the 700's and mixed with the berbers,t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - North Africa - Culture
North Africa is naturally divided into three rather distinct cultural regions: the Maghreb (Northwest Africa), the Sahara, and the Nile V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - North Carolina - Transportation
North Carolina - Airports. Asheville Regional Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Park University: Encyclopedia Ii - North Park University - History Of North Park University
North Park University - The beginnings of a Covenant school. In the later part of the 19th century, thousands of Swedish immigrants lef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Province Cameroon: Encyclopedia Ii - North Province Cameroon - Geography
North Province Cameroon - Land. Bands of alternating metamorphic and sedimentary rock interspersed with granite characterise the north'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Day And Night
During the summer months, the North Pole experiences twenty four hours of daylight but during the winter months the North Pole experience...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - Important Cities And Towns
See also: List of cities in North Dakota By population, the ten largest urban centers in the state are: 1. Fargo/West Fargo 2. Bismarck/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North India: Encyclopedia Ii - North India - People
Anthropologists often associate regional affinities with racial differences. South Indian or "Dravidian" states usually have people with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surrey North: Encyclopedia Ii - Surrey North - History
The riding was formed in 1986 from portions of Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, Surrey Central, and Fraser Valley West ridings. The rid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harrying Of The North: Encyclopedia Ii - Harrying Of The North - Background
After the abdication of Edgar the Aetheling (whom William had never recognised anyway) from the kingship of England in December 1066, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harrying Of The North: Encyclopedia Ii - Harrying Of The North - Legacy
It was not until 1072 that William appointed another earl in Northumbria and the Scots made peace. It was, further, not until 1074 that E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rockstar North: Encyclopedia Ii - Rockstar North - History
Rockstar North - Formation. Founded by Dave Jones, the name DMA was originally taken from the Amiga programming manuals simply because ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Borneo: Encyclopedia Ii - North Borneo - Postage Stamps
Initially, mail from North Borneo was sent via Labuan or Singapore, using postage stamps of the Straits Settlements. The company issued i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - North Carolina - Law And Government
The governor, lieutenant governor, and eight elected department heads form the North Carolina Council of State. Ten other department hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North York Ontario: Encyclopedia Ii - North York Ontario - Development Of North York Centre
While much of the area still retains its mostly suburban nature, efforts led by former Mayor of North York and Toronto Mel Lastman were m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas North: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas North - Reception
It is almost impossible to over-estimate the influence of North's vigorous English on contemporary writers, and some critics have called ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - North Node: Spiritual Dictionary On North Node
North Node: The North Node is the point where the Moon's orbit rises above the ecliptic. See Nodes   (See also: North Node , M...   » Read the article