Challenge of the Yukon — was a radio series that began on Detroit s station WXYZ (as had The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet), and an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on February 3, 1938. The title changed from Challenge of the Yukon to… … Wikipedia
Arctic Regions — ▪ 2009 The Arctic regions may be defined in physical terms (astronomical [north of the Arctic Circle, latitude 66° 30′ N], climatic [above the 10 °C (50 °F) July isotherm], or vegetational [above the northern limit of the tree line]) or in human… … Universalium
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
Polar Challenge — The Polar Challenge is a competitive, 350 nautical mile (650 kilometre) team race taking place in the Arctic, to the 1996 location of the Magnetic North Pole and beyond. The race runs between mid April and mid May each year, taking teams… … Wikipedia
DARPA Grand Challenge (2005) — Main article: DARPA Grand Challenge Stanley, the winner of the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge The second driverless car competition of the DARPA Grand Challenge was a 212 km (132 mi) off road course that began at 6:40am on October 8, 2005.… … Wikipedia
DARPA Grand Challenge (2004) — Main article: DARPA Grand Challenge Red Team Racing s 1986 HMMWV Sandstorm Announced in 2002, the first DARPA Grand Challenge was a driverless car competition held on March 13, 2004 in the Mojave Desert region of the United States, along a 150… … Wikipedia
Ammassalik — is one of two municipalities in East Greenland (Tunu), the other one being Illoqqortoormiut (further north). It is in the south of East Greenland, and with an area of 232,100 km², most of it on the ice sheet, it is the largest municipality of… … Wikipedia
Magnus Carlsen — This article is about the Norwegian chess player. For people with a similar name, see Magnus Carlsson (disambiguation). Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen, 2008 Full name Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen Country Norway … Wikipedia
Serious (TV series) — Infobox television caption = The logo for the current Serious Ocean series. show name = Serious (TV series) format = Children s television series Reality TV Adventure runtime = 30 minutes starring = Bruce Parry Emma Jay Ben Major Polly Murray… … Wikipedia
Antti Autti — Antti Aleksanteri Autti (born March 15, 1985 in Rovaniemi, Finland) is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men s Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to… … Wikipedia
