Search results for "George Strait" - New World Encyclopedia
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- are located at the meeting point of the Strait of Georgia and the Strait ... they were found by the British explorer George Vancouver, and the American ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 03:09, 23 December 2022
- the Sea in 1648, both the Sea and the Strait are named for Vitus Bering ... and on the far north by the Bering Strait which separates the Bering ...15 KB (2,176 words) - 11:00, 28 September 2023
- The Bosporus or Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait, ( ... ) is a strait that forms the boundary between the Thrace and Anatolian ...18 KB (2,647 words) - 14:59, 9 February 2022
- to the southeast across the Korea Strait; the Shandong Peninsula of ... 12 nm (22.2 km); between 3 nm (5.5 km) and 12 nm in the Korea Strait ...14 KB (2,131 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- follow topographic features: the Bering Strait on the Pacific side and the ... The Arctic Ocean is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Bering Strait ...31 KB (4,598 words) - 06:22, 12 August 2023
- Columbia. The island is named in honor of George Vancouver, the British Royal ... Coordinating the handover was Captain George Vancouver, who had sailed ...18 KB (2,643 words) - 14:19, 3 May 2023
- The peninsula and the strait, which was known in ancient times as ... , at the entrance of the Dardanelles strait, which in more ancient times ...15 KB (2,333 words) - 07:43, 23 January 2023
- Battle of the Saintes, in which Admiral George Rodney defeated the Comte ... largest of the Solomon Islands; and to the strait which divides it from the ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 02:50, 4 November 2022
- overtake country music, as singers like George Strait and Randy Travis rose ... Country music artists Alan Jackson and George Strait sang "Murder On ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 10:32, 10 March 2023
- the north edge of the Drake Passage, the strait between South America and ... in front of the Atlantic end of Magellan Strait and reached 56° S where ...25 KB (3,990 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- 55.001 Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians] Australian ... Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol ...50 KB (7,297 words) - 17:55, 22 August 2023
- the north and east by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. The Hudson Strait separates ... north to the feeding grounds in the Davis Strait between Greenland and Baffin ...21 KB (3,177 words) - 05:39, 26 August 2023
- smaller channels, including the Mississagi Strait and the False Detour Channel ... Champlain in 1615 and was named for King George IV by Captain Henry Bayfield ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 20:21, 13 December 2023
- and New Britain, discovering the Dampier Strait between these islands (now ... On the outward voyage Dampier had crewman George Fisher removed from the ship ...11 KB (1,611 words) - 15:57, 7 May 2023
- country, influenced in part by George Strait. The first single, "Much ... in Low Places", featuring George Strait, Jason Aldean, Florida ...30 KB (4,330 words) - 07:48, 23 January 2023
- 1577—down the eastern coast through the strait and northward by Chile and ... In 1869 Captain George Chaworth Musters wandered through the whole ...22 KB (3,265 words) - 18:56, 23 March 2023
- Transit, which was wrecked in the Strait of Banka. The troops were ... of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) and a Companion of ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- to Bob Wills to Willie Nelson, George Strait to Ricky Nelson and Elvis ... Older singers such as George Strait and Reba McEntire have stayed ...40 KB (5,977 words) - 08:35, 10 January 2024
- April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, then the governor ... fans—more than country stars such as George Strait, Vince Gill, and Reba ...16 KB (2,443 words) - 17:47, 25 January 2023
- George W. DeLong, commanding USS Jeanette, led an expedition in 1879 ... later Litke sailed north; it passed Bering Strait, and tried to pass De Long ...21 KB (3,205 words) - 14:01, 20 May 2023
- American Gen. George C. Marshall arrived in China to participate in ... the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait. (Brookings Institution Press ...40 KB (5,930 words) - 16:44, 10 December 2023
- from the Australian mainland by the Bass Strait, a 240 kilometer (150 mile ... island; King and Flinders islands in Bass Strait; a number of smaller islands ...42 KB (6,077 words) - 04:33, 27 February 2023
- * George Stewart, Midshipman M * Robert Tinkler, Midshipman ... * George Simpson, Quartermaster's Mate * John Williams, Armourer ...32 KB (4,973 words) - 19:39, 10 November 2022
- Gulf of Thailand, South China sea, the Strait of Taiwan, and the coasts ... northeast to coastal region of Fujian and Strait of Taiwan. ...24 KB (3,370 words) - 21:57, 24 December 2021
- from the Australian mainland by the Bass Strait, a 240|km ... Van Diemen's Land lieutenant governor George Arthur. The settlement started ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 05:41, 30 November 2022
- Its southern shore bounds the Northumberland Strait. The island has ... or early winter. As the Northumberland Strait and the Gulf of St. Lawrence ...27 KB (3,922 words) - 00:36, 12 April 2023
- Reef of Australia, at Shark Bay, and in Torres Strait south of New Guinea. Before 1970, it is thought that large populations were also present in ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 17:19, 12 February 2024
- movie of Hank's life, starring George Hamilton. The honest, powerful ... , as well as by Ryan Adams (2001) and George Strait (1992). (Note: Hank Williams ...23 KB (3,620 words) - 03:08, 28 January 2022
- is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. ... of Amager, and faces the Øresund, the strait of water that separates Denmark ...28 KB (4,058 words) - 02:55, 8 January 2024
- thereafter as "Evacuation Day," George Washington returned to the ... the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated ...37 KB (5,511 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- The Coast Salish homeland encompasses most of the Strait of Georgia ... The tribes and villages were located on the northern half of the Strait ...29 KB (4,491 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- maintain free passage of ships through the Strait of Singapore and a small ... governor of all British possessions in the Strait or on Sumatra was appointed ...33 KB (5,257 words) - 16:24, 8 February 2023
- the British government of Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon sent Stratford ... British-French war ships entered the Kerch Strait and destroyed the coast battery ...22 KB (3,405 words) - 06:24, 11 January 2024
- The state of Washington is named after George Washington, the first ... Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but the ...48 KB (6,885 words) - 22:59, 3 May 2023
- in the Myeongnyang Strait. The Battle of Myeongnyang resulted in a ... Yet, Admiral Yi's control of the areas over the Korea Strait ...32 KB (4,655 words) - 22:08, 8 February 2023
- to the south and east, across the Korea Strait (Tsushima Strait) and East ... Sea (Sea of Japan) to the east. The Korea Strait and the East China Sea touches ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- Miquelon and Saint-Pierre are separated by a 4 mile strait with very ... * Anglin, Douglas George. 1966. The St. Pierre and Miquelon affaire ...22 KB (3,091 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- of Duc d'Anville is said to haunt George's Island, his original ... Hill. The outpost was named in honor of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of ...34 KB (5,199 words) - 16:57, 21 January 2024
- Hudson Bay. To the north are the Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, to the east ... comes from a Míkmaq word meaning "strait, narrows," originally ...36 KB (5,238 words) - 15:40, 7 December 2022
- The Narrows, a tidal strait between the New York City boroughs of ... today visible in the Verrazano-Narrows and George Washington Bridges, as well ...23 KB (3,395 words) - 12:16, 4 February 2023
- by the executive branch, President George Washington established the ... decision of the administration of George W. Bush to preemptively invade ...43 KB (6,372 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- ship. However, on the other side of the strait is a monster named Scylla ... * Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott, eds. 1940. [http://www ...27 KB (4,422 words) - 23:55, 17 November 2022
- word "Onguiaahra" meaning "The Strait." ... of Schoellkopf's firm, hired George Westinghouse to design a ...27 KB (4,264 words) - 09:42, 11 March 2023
- The state is bounded also by the Bering Strait and Bering Sea on the West ... of California all the way to the Bering Strait. During the trip, he discovered ...74 KB (11,051 words) - 04:34, 17 June 2023
- The city of Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, an ... María Narváez of Spain, followed by George Vancouver, who also explored ...51 KB (7,390 words) - 14:18, 3 May 2023
- fourth voyage, nominally in search of the Strait of Malacca to the Indian Ocean. ... In Panama, he learned from the natives of gold and a strait to another ...38 KB (6,067 words) - 21:42, 10 December 2023
- as a compliment to [the British] King George III (1760-1820) who was descended ... also named after the second son of King George III, Prince Frederick Augustus ...32 KB (4,639 words) - 04:37, 11 March 2023
- southern passage now named after him, the Strait of Magellan. The next Europeans ... confirming Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan. As a result ...39 KB (5,549 words) - 16:43, 10 December 2023
- could not travel. A coal barge, the George Washington Parke Custis, ... usually a U.S. escort carrier (USS Badoeng Strait, Bairoko, Point Cruz, Rendova ...53 KB (8,096 words) - 07:01, 16 June 2023
- Japan sits to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ==Overview== ... *Sansom, George. A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press ...31 KB (4,423 words) - 04:09, 4 March 2023
