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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
13: ...ities of gold and other riches"). In [[1534]] he set sail looking for a western passage to [[Asia]]. H...
17: ...ousand Hurons came to the edge of the river to greet the Frenchmen. The site of their arrival has bee...
19: ...rival in Stadacona as it was by then too late to return to France. Cartier and his men prepared for w...
21: During this winter, Cartier compiled a sort of gazetteer which included several pages on the manner of...
23: ...fathom (1.8 m) thick in the river and snow four feet (1.2 m) deep ashore. To add to the discomfort, sc... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
13: ...y]], [[mental cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], spawning b...
15: ...be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...er Lady Althorp's adultery with wallpaper heir [[Peter Shand Kydd]], Diana's mother sued for custody o...
24: ...e 16 she briefly attended [[Institut Alpin Videmanette]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[S...
28: ...dy Fermoy, was a longtime friend of [[Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]] . [[Charles, Prince of Wales|... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
1: [[image:Margaret_Atwood.jpg|right|framed|Margaret Atwood]]
2: ...laces in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, where she currently lives. She i...
4: ...ian fiction]], a theme that shows up both in the settings and atmosphere of her fiction and in her [[n...
6: ...effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voice...
10: ...'', was included in the French version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]]. - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
1: [[Image:alanis.jpg|thumb|Alanis Morissette]]
2: '''Alanis Nadine Morissette''' (born [[June 1]], [[1974]]) is a successful ...
6: ...nary success of ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'', Morissette's popularity has waned as singers such as [[Bri...
10: ...anada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morissette. She has an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]]...
12: ...t the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like yo... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ... [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
8: ...archy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
15: ...e head of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
52: ...]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]]
70: ...ry, Alberta]].<br> See [[List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada]], [[List of the 100 lar... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...n also browse countries [[List of countries|alphabetically]], [[List of national capitals|by capital c...
3: ...n state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
27: *[[Ethiopia]] (Itiopia) - [[Addis Ababa]]
54: *[[Sierra Leone]] - [[Freetown]]
123: * [[Vietnam]] - [[Hanoi]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ...al (politics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
14: ...r><td>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia|Addis Ababa]] <td>[[Ethiopia]]
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
35: <tr><td>[[Basseterre]] <td>[[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
49: <tr><td>[[Bridgetown]] <td>[[Barbados]] - Kansas (21369 bytes)
30: HighestElev = 4,039 feet; 1,231 |
31: MeanElev = 2000 feet; 600 |
32: LowestElev = 679 feet; 207 |
46: ...the Union on [[January 29]], [[1861]]. Civil War veterans constructed homesteads in Kansas following t...
52: ..., [[Walter Johnson]], [[Maurice Greene]] and [[Lynette Woodard]]. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
24: ...dmittanceDate = [[March 1]], [[1803]], declared retroactively on [[August 7]], [[1953]] |
42: ...ring the [[18th century]], the [[France|French]] set up a system of trading posts to control the [[fur...
46: ...he [[American colonies|American colonists]] from settling in Ohio Country. British control of the regi...
50: ...bered only 45,000 in December [[1801]], Congress determined that the population was growing rapidly an...
74: ...lishments, and even distinctive regional dialect set this section off from the rest of the state and, ... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
40: ... Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers.
46: .... It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the soc...
50: Since [[World War II]], Detroit's industrial base has eroded as auto companie...
56: ...Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]], the first European settlement in Michigan - Illinois (27007 bytes)
45: ...tury as [[Iroquois]] expansion forced them to compete with several tribes for land. The Ilini were re...
48: ...lorers [[Jacques Marquette]],S.J. and [[Louis Joliet]] explored the Illinois River in [[1673]]. As a ...
51: ...Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. Early U.S. settlement began in the south part of the state and q...
64: *The '''[[Secretary of State of Illinois]]''' is [[Jesse White]] (...
74: ...ated, industrialized, and settled by a variety of ethnic groups. The city of Chicago is heavily [[Dem... - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
7: ...originated with marches in both [[Toronto]] and [[Ottawa]] in [[1872]]. On the other hand, socialist deleg...
11: ...s view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to [[school]].
19: ...posed to [[Symbol|symbolize]] the newfound unity between the state and the working classes. [[Irony|Ir...
21: ...liday"'' in 1990. See [[Holidays in Poland]] for details.
29: ...ndex.html Labour Day: A History - from NZHistory.net.nz] - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...andslide]]s, [[volcanic eruption]]s and large [[meteorite impact]]s all have the potential to generat...
4: ... very long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoti...
10: ...[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite impact]]. However, the most common cause is...
14: Sub-marine landslides; which are sometimes triggered by large earthquakes; as well as co...
21: ...ushika Hokusai|Hokusai]]). In fact, a tsunami is better understood as a new and suddenly higher sea le... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
5: ...rimary job is to stop the puck from entering the net, and who is permitted unique gear towards that en...
8: ...enceman (ice hockey)|defensemen]] usually stay together as a pair, but may change less frequently than...
12: In most competitive leagues, each team may carry at most 23 play...
23: ...hen there are no defenders except the goaltender between him and the opponent's goal – is a...
28: [[image:ottawa-sudbury.jpg|left|300px|Winning the face off can b... - Canada Day (1959 bytes)
13: The celebrations in [[Ottawa]] are particularly lavish. Every Canada Day, tens... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
1: ...l]]ing on [[ice]] with [[skates]], narrow (and sometimes [[parabolic figure skating blades|parabolic]]...
3: ...lometres long) is the [[Rideau Canal]] located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
5: ...e countries with a temperate climate, e.g. the [[Netherlands]], frozen canals and lakes are fairly rar...
8: ...long, cold winters especially in places like the Netherlands. In the 18th century, ice skating became ...
12: Ice skating works because the metal blade at the bottom of the ice skate boot can g... - Canal (2513 bytes)
9: ...r pleasure boats has spurred rehabilitation of stretches of historic canals
11: ...ve]]s for [[fibre optic]] [[telecommunications]] networks.
26: * [[Rideau Canal]] - [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...r radiation. It forms the inner edge of the [[magnetosphere]] and has practical importance because it ...
6: ...orce, but they are too energetic to stay fixed together in an electrically neutral molecule.
8: ...The point of balance between these two processes determines the degree of ionization present at any gi...
10: ...reaches the Earth and interacts with its [[geomagnetic]] field.
19: ...about midday. The layer reduces greatly after sunset, but remains due to [[galactic cosmic ray]]s. A ... - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
3: ...decided to return to England on the 31st. On the return voyage Hudson discovered what is now known as ...
7: ...s name. The Dutch would later claim the area and set up a colony as [[New Amsterdam]].
9: ...lag. This was part of the [[Navigation Acts]], a set of [[Mercantilism|mercantilist]] laws England had...
11: In [[1610]] Hudson managed to get backing for yet another voyage under the English flag; this time ...
15: ...e successfully made his way as far south as the [[Ottawa River]]. - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: ...]], bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]], located between [[Egypt]] on the east, [[Sudan]] on the south...
3: ...ing all of [[North Africa]] west of Egypt, and sometimes referring to the entire continent of [[Africa...
13: ...=140px | <font size=-1>([[Libyan coat of arms|In Detail]])</font>
30: ...y area|Ranked 16th]] <br> 1,759,540 [[square kilometre|km²]]
42: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.ly]]
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