List of mountain ranges of Nevada — There are 313 named mountain ranges in Nevada, some of them quite small but still constituting distinct biomes.*Adobe Range *Anchorite Hills *Antelope Range (Pershing County) *Antelope Range (White Pine County) *Antelope Range (Nye County)… … Wikipedia
Paiute people — Piute redirects here. For other uses, see Piute (disambiguation). Paiute Angie Bulletts (Kaibab Paiute) weaves a Paiute cradleboard, Arizona, 2011 … Wikipedia
Paiute — Eine Gruppe Paiute um 1880 Paiute, auch Piute geschrieben, bilden eine Volksgruppe nordamerikanischer Ureinwohner. Die Herkunft des Wortes Paiute ist unklar, eine mögliche Interpretation ist die Bedeutung „Wasser Ute“ oder „Wahre Ute“. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
First Boer War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Anglo Boer War partof= caption= date=20 December 1880 23 March 1881 place=South Africa result=Boer Victory, Pretoria Convention combatant1= combatant2=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom commander1=… … Wikipedia
History of South Africa — This article is part of a series General periods … Wikipedia
History of South Africa (1815–1910) — During the Napoleonic Wars, the Cape Colony was annexed by the British and officially became their colony in 1815. Britain encouraged settlers to the Cape, and in particular, sponsered the 1820 Settlers to farm in the disputed area between the… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… … Universalium
Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–1500 — This is a list of the sources of minor planet names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel s Dictionary of Minor Planet Names or Paul Herget s The Names of the Minor Planets… … Wikipedia
Second Boer War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Anglo Boer War partof=the Boer Wars caption=Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War date=11 October 1899 ndash; 31 May 1902 place=South Africa casus belli=The Jameson Raid, 1895 96 [Thomas Pakenham,… … Wikipedia
An impressive specimen of crystalline gold from the Majuba placer
