Unreferenced date April 2007 The Atlantic Upland , which is cut by lowlands, stretches over most of southern Nova Scotia , Canada . The surface of the Atlantic Upland rises from sea level on the Atlantic shore to about 180 to 200 metres about 600 to 700 feet at the southern side of the Annapolis Valley . Most of the rivers on the mainland part of the province radiate outward in the Atlantic Upland. The rivers are generally short and narrow. Examples of these rivers include the LaHave River LaHave , Shubenacadie River Shubenacadie , and Mersey River Nova Scotia Mersey . coord 44 35 16.5 N 65 16 53.1 W display title Category Landforms of Nova Scotia NovaScotia geo stub ... more details
File Satellite image of Latvia in March 2003.jpg thumb right A satellite image of Latvia and part of Estonia The Haanja Upland Haanja Highland , Estonian Haanja k rgustik is a hilly area of higher elevation in southern Estonia . ref http www.estonica.org et Loodus L C3 B5una Eesti k C3 B5rgustikud ja n C3 B5od Haanja k C3 B5rgustik Haanja k rgustik , Estonian Encyclopedia Estonica ref Geography The upland continues into the neighboring Latvia as the Al ksne Upland . It contains the highest point of Estonia, Suur Munam gi . References reflist coord 57 50 06 N 27 00 54 E type mountain source kolossus ruwiki display title Category Hills of Estonia Category V ru County et Haanja k rgustik lt Hanijos auk tuma ru ... more details
Geobox Settlement Name section name Borough of Upland native name other name other name1 category List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania Boroughs Borough Image image Upland Boro Hall Delco PA.jpg image ... free1 Map section map Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.png map caption Location of Upland in Delaware County map1 Pennsylvania Locator Map.PNG map1 caption Location of Upland in Pennsylvania map1 ... States Website website Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Delaware County , Pennsylvania , United States . Upland is governed by an elected seven member borough council . The population was 2,977 at the 2000 census. Geography Upland is located at Coord 39 51 24 N 75 22 46 W type city ... at Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Tinicum Island . The settlement of Upland ... of tobacco for export to Sweden. Upland was reflected on the early map of New Sweden made by Peter ... uplandboro content history.php The History of Upland Borough ref During this period three ... of which was the Upland. ref http www.westjerseyhistory.org docs uplandUpland Court in Chester County ref The borough of Upland, as opposed to the historic town of Upland which was later renamed ... of Upland Borough ref The John P. Crozer II Mansion , George K. Crozer Mansion , Caleb Pusey House ... of those age 65 or over. Points of interest Crozer Arboretum Caleb Pusey House Education Residents in Upland are zoned to the Chester Upland School District .Main Street Elementary School is the elementary school in Upland. ref http cusd.mainstreet.schoolfusion.us modules cms pages.phtml?pageid 38974 ... Middle School and Chester High School Pennsylvania Chester High School . See also Upland Court ... at Upland, in Pennsylvania. 1676 to 1681 Kessinger Pub Company. 2007 ISBN 0 548 29249 3 External links http uplandboro.org Upland Borough Website Delaware County, Pennsylvania Category Populated places established in 1845 Category Boroughs in Delaware County, Pennsylvania es Upland Pensilvania ht ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Jack Upland or Jack up Lande ca. 1389 96? is a polemical, probably Lollard , literary work which can be seen as a sequel to Piers Plowman , with Antichrist attacking Christians through corrupt confession. Jack asks a flattering friar cf. Piers Plowman s Friar Flatterer nearly seventy questions attacking the mendicant order s and exposing their distance from scriptural truth. Two extant works respond to Jack s questions Responsiones ad Questiones LXV before 1396 and Friar Daw s Reply Digby 41, ca. 1420 . The latter text blasts John Wycliffe as one of history s major heresy heretics . Responding to Friar Daw, an unknown author wrote Upland s Rejoinder , which survives in Digby 41, in the margins surrounding Friar Daw s Reply . Upland s Rejoinder intensifies the level of invective Daw is said to recruit the young sons of true living plowmen to become paradoxically worldly beggars, apostacy apostates against true rule, and sodomy sodomites . Jack Upland was printed by itself in an octavo edition ca. 1536 40 by John Gough STC 5098 . John Foxe s Foxe s Book of Martyrs Acts and Monuments 1563, 1570 reprinted Jack Upland and attributed it to Geoffrey Chaucer . Thomas Speght s 1602 edition of Chaucer s Works STC 5080 included Jack Upland . See also Piers Plowman tradition Category 14th century books Category Books critical of Christianity Category English Reformation Category History of Roman Catholicism in England Category Literary forgeries Category Middle English literature Category Satirical works Category The Canterbury Tales no Jack Upland ... more details
for the former settlement in Monterey County Upland, Monterey County, California Infobox settlement official name City of Upland settlement type City nickname The City of Gracious Living website http www.ci.upland.ca.us www.ci.upland.ca.us image skyline Upland.png imagesize 320px image caption Upland City Hall left and Upland Public Library right image flag image seal Upland seal.png image map San Bernardino County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Upland Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px ... name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1661606 footnotes Upland is a city ... Image Upland 1906.jpg thumb left Upland in 1906. Upland originally was an irrigation colony ... median of Euclid Avenue formerly connected Upland to the Southern Pacific Railroad line in Ontario ... was pulled from Ontario to Upland by a mule, which then climbed aboard an attached trailer ... Hill page 27 ref Present day Upland maintains many of the same features, most specifically Euclid ... and ranch style house s. Skateboarding Upland is also very well known worldwide throughout the skateboarding culture as Badlands because of Upland s geographical location and mainly because it was the birthplace ... of the past decade.The Pipeline Skatepark also influenced the rebuild of a 20 foot full pipe in Upland .... The new skatepark pays respect to Upland Pipeline by featuring a 20ft full pipe inside a massive ...,rails,and ledges. Upland has since been on the map,where skateboarders from all around the world come to Upland to get a taste of the Badlands. The skatepark itself has been featured in many skateboard videos,magazines and even television programing. The new Upland Skatepark also inspired many local ... in Upland. Geography Upland is located at 34 6 N 117 39 W 34.0999, 117.6470 . Demographics 2010 The 2010 United States Census ref USCensus 2010CA ref reported that Upland had a population of 73,732. The population density was 4,711.1 people per square mile 1,819.0 km . The racial makeup of Upland ... more details
coord 51.796 4.305 display title region GB scale 20000 Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date December 2008 Upland Arms is a community Vague date December 2008 in Carmarthenshire based along the A484 running between Carmarthen and Kidwelly . Category Villages in Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire geo stub ... more details
Upland rice is rice grown on dry soil. Most rice is grown in flooded paddy field rice paddies . Introduction Nearly 100 million people now depend on upland rice as their daily staple food. Almost two thirds of the upland rice area is in Asia . Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are important producers. ref Phool Chand Gupta, J. C. O Toole. 1986. Upland Rice ... Institute, 1986 ISBN 9711041723, 9789711041724 ref Upland rice is grown in rainfed fields prepared ... from 1,000 to 4,500 mm annually. Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Ghaiya upland rice.jpg left 350px thumb upland rice field Soils range from highly fertile to highly weathered, infertile and acidic , but only 15 percent of total upland rice grows where soils are fertile and the growing season is long. Many upland farmers plant local rices that do not respond well to improved ... of Landraces of Ghaiya Upland rice for Tar areas of Nepal. L BIRD SANFEC. Katmandu Dhaka ... resistance and drought tolerance. ref Adhikari, B. B. and Rosyara, U.R. 2007. Collection of Upland ... to meet the new challenges. Upland rice farmers challenges New challenges are emerging in the world s upland rice farming areas, where already some of the world s poorest farmers try to wrest a living from fragile soils that are fast being degraded. Image 4 upland rice field.jpg right 350px thumb Upland rice field near Sundarbazaar Lamjung, Nepal Population growth, the demands of urbanism ... are leading to strong competition for upland terrain. The uplands have traditionally suffered from ... are resulting in a movement toward permanent agriculture and intensification of land use in upland areas. Those involved find themselves faced in addition to the usual upland problems with an urgent ... its proliferation. Although many traditional upland cultivars show stable resistance to this disease ... varieties are introduced. IRRI scientists have been working with colleagues in the Upland Rice ... more details
Taxobox name Upland bully regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Eleotridae genus Gobiomorphus species G. breviceps binomial Gobiomorphus breviceps binomial authority Gerald Stokell Stokell , 1939 The upland bully , Gobiomorphus breviceps , is a sleeper fish sleeper of the genus Gobiomorphus , found in most rivers and lakes in the South Island and the southern half of the North Island of New Zealand . Their length is up to 8 cm. References FishBase species genus Gobiomorphus species breviceps month March year 2006 http www.niwascience.co.nz rc freshwater fishatlas species common bully NIWA June 2006 Category Eleotridae Category Endemic freshwater fish of New Zealand ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Upland Antshrike image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Thamnophilidae genus Thamnophilus species T. aroyae binomial Thamnophilus aroyae binomial authority Carl Edward Hellmayr Hellmayr , 1904 synonyms The Upland Antshrike Thamnophilus aroyae is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s and heavily degraded former forest. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 50229 all Thamnophilus aroyae . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Category Thamnophilus Thamnophilidae stub sv H glandsmyrt rnskata zh ... more details
Morgan Upland coor dm 69 0 S 66 0 W is a featureless undulating snow plateau in central Antarctic Peninsula bounded by Cole Glacier and Clarke Glacier Graham Land Clarke Glacier on the north and west, by Weyerhaeuser Glacier on the east, by Airy Glacier on the south, and Hariot Glacier on the southwest. The area was photographed from the air in September 1962 by the British Antarctic Survey BAS air unit. The photos were used for compiling a map by Ivor P. Morgan , BAS surveyor, 1961 64, for whom the upland is named. usgs gazetteer Category Plateaus of Antarctica Category Landforms of Graham Land Category Falli res Coast Category Bowman Coast Falli resCoast geo stub ... more details
The Western Upland is a geographical region covering much of the western half of the United States U.S. state of Wisconsin . It stretches from southern Polk County, Wisconsin in the north to the state border with Illinois in the south, and from Rock County, Wisconsin Rock County in the east to the Mississippi River in the west. The Western Upland is a rugged, hilly region deeply dissected by river s and stream s. The area is characterized by rocky outcroppings and numerous small cave s, as well as sharp and frequent changes in altitude . The elevation in the region ranges from about 600 feet above sea level in the Mississippi River Valley to more than 1,700 feet above sea level at Blue Mound State Park , in Iowa County. The Mississippi, Wisconsin River Wisconsin , Kickapoo River Kickapoo , Black River Wisconsin Black , and Chippewa River Wisconsin Chippewa rivers all carve deep gorge s through the upland. Even most small Stream creeks and streams have coulee s penetrating some two to three hundred feet deeper than the surrounding land. Meanwhile, highlands like Military Ridge , the Baraboo Range , and a host of unnamed ridges have elevations that are in excess of 1,000 feet above sea level. Before the last ice age , most of the land in the northern United States was similar to the land of today s Western Upland, with rugged ridges and valleys. But as glacier s came to cover the continent , they toppled the ridges and filled in the valleys, creating smooth plains. The Western Upland .... Farmland farming Farmland is prevalent in the Western Upland anywhere where the slope of the land ... Upland. Several small city cities are scattered along the ridges and valleys. With a population of 59,498, the largest city in the Western Upland is Janesville, Wisconsin Janesville in the extreme ... Sparta . Counties in the Western Upland Part or all of the land in the following counties is included in the Western Upland of Wisconsin Buffalo County, Wisconsin Buffalo County Crawford County ... more details
more footnotes date August 2011 Image Upland South map.jpg thumb 300px The Upland South is defined by landform ... region known as the Upland South. The terms Upper South and Upland South refer to the northern ... oC Google Books ref Upland South is usually defined based on landforms, generally referring ... Piedmont United States Piedmont region is often considered part of the Upland South, while the Atlantic ... is generally not. ref The origin and evolution of the Upland South is explored in Meinig 1986 ... as the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The Upland South is defined by landforms rather than states but encompasses the same general region. The Upper Upland ... These two definitions cover the same general area. The Upland South, not being defined by state lines .... In the same way, the Upland South usually does not include parts of some Upper South states ... Carolina and Virginia. Despite these differences, the two terms, Upland South and Upper South, refer ... general region to the south of, and lower in elevation, than the Upland or Upper South. Likewise, the terms Lower South and Deep South are often used interchangeably. History and culture The Upland ..., and patterns of settlement. Origins The Upland South emerged as a distinct region in the late ... mainly Upland Southerners. ref cite book last Turner first Frederick Jackson title The Frontier in American ... Google Books ref Much of the culture of the Upland South originated in southeastern Pennsylvania ... culture of the Upland South was influenced by other European ethnicities. For example, the Swedes ... of the Upland South tended to practice small scale farming, stock raising, and hunting. This settlement pattern of the Upland South was markedly different from the Deep South and the Midwestern United States Midwest . A significant portion of the 19th century settlers of the Midwest were from the Upland South. The southern Midwest was most heavily settled by Upland Southerners, especially in Missouri ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Upland, Nebraska settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave from Railway St.JPG imagesize image caption Downtown Upland Prairie Avenue image flag image seal Maps image map Franklin County Nebraska Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Upland Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Upland, Nebraska image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Nebraska subdivision type2 List of counties in Nebraska County subdivision name2 Franklin County, Nebraska Franklin government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.1 area land km2 1.1 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.4 area land sq mi 0.4 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2010 2010 population footnotes population total 143 population density km2 167.5 population density sq mi 433.9 General information timezone North American Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m 659 elevation ft 2162 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 40 latm 19 lats 6 latNS N longd 98 longm 54 longs 7 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 68981 area code Area code 402 402 blank ... Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0834304 GR 3 website footnotes Upland is a village ... at the 2010 United States Census 2010 census . Geography Upland is located at coord 40 19 6 N ... places in Franklin County, Nebraska Category Villages in Nebraska ca Upland Nebraska es Upland Nebraska ht Upland, Nebraska nl Upland Nebraska pt Upland Nebraska vo Upland Nebraska ... more details
Taxobox name Upland Sandpiper status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2011.2 assessors BirdLife International year 2009 id 106003015 title Bartramia longicauda downloaded 07 April 2012 ref image UplandSandpiperOntarioCropped.jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Scolopacidae genus Bartramia genus authority Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1831 species B. longicauda binomial Bartramia longicauda binomial authority Johann Matth us Bechstein Bechstein , 1812 File Bartramia longicauda.jpg thumb From Johann Friedrich Naumann Naumann The Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda is a large sandpiper , closely related to the curlew s Thomas, 2004 . Older names are the Upland Plover and Bartram s Sandpiper . It is the Monotypic taxon only member of the genus Bartramia . The genus name and the old common name Bartram s Sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram . The name Bartram s Sandpiper was made popular by Alexander Wilson , who was taught ornithology and natural history illustration by Bartram. Description The adult is 28 32 cm long with a 50 55 cm wingspan. It has long yellow ..., with at least one bird taking worms from a birder s mouth. Behavior Upland Sandpipers forage in fields .... The Upland Sandpiper s diet includes grasshoppers, cricket s, weevil s, beetles, moths , ant s, flies ... and seeds. Breeding Upland Sandpipers can sometimes be found in small, loose nesting colonies. The breeding ... to lure predators away from the nest or young birds. Call Upland Sandpipers can be identified by a distinctive ... D. Kruse. Effects of Grazing on Nesting by Upland Sandpipers in Southcentral North Dakota . http ... i2610id.html Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter http www.birds.cornell.edu AllAboutBirds BirdGuide Upland Sandpiper.html Upland Sandpiper Species Account Cornell Lab of Ornithology http www.sdakotabirds.com species upland sandpiper info.htm Upland Sandpiper ... more details
Coord 73 0 S 9 0 W scale 4000000 display title Ritscher Upland lang de Ritscherhochland is a large ice covered upland of western Queen Maud Land , bounded by Kraul Mountains and Heimefront Range to the west and southwest, and by Borg Massif and Kirwan Escarpment to the east. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition 1938 1939 , and named for Capt. Alfred Ritscher , leader of the expedition. It was remapped from air photos taken by the Norwegian British Swedish Antarctic Expedition NBSAE 1949 1952 , led by John Schjelderup Gi ver . ref name gnis12688 USGS Geographic Names Information System http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 5 NO P5 ANTAR ID 12688 USGS GNIS Ritscher Upland ref References Reflist External links http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System GNIS http www.scar.org information Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR usgs gazetteer Category Plateaus of Antarctica Category Landforms of Queen Maud Land Category Princess Astrid Coast PrincessAstridCoast geo stub lv Ri era augstiene no Maudheimvidda nn Maudheimvidda ... more details
Taxobox name Upland Coqui image Eleutherodactylus portoricensis.jpg status EN status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Leptodactylidae genus Eleutherodactylus species E. portoricensis binomial Eleutherodactylus portoricensis binomial authority Karl Patterson Schmidt Schmidt , 1927 The Upland Coqui , Coqui De La Monta a , or Coqui De Monta a Eleutherodactylus portoricensis is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Puerto Rico . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. It is one of the only two species to actually emit the sound coqui , the other one being the common coqui. Above its eye, this species has a white half moon, and in his belly, its has dark brown spots. These characteristics make him easier to identify. References Hedges, B., Joglar, R. & Thomas, R. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 56875 0 Eleutherodactylus portoricensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007. clr See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Amphibians and Reptiles Fauna of Puerto Rico List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico PuertoRicoBiota stub Eleutherodactylus stub external media topic Frog Calls audio1 http www.fs.fed.us r8 caribbean wildlife facts 2005 wildlife facts sounds 2005 e portorricensis.wav Upland Coqui Vocals Category Eleutherodactylus fr Eleutherodactylus portoricensis vi Eleutherodactylus portoricensis ... more details
Taxobox status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn image Chloephaga picta.jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Anseriformes familia Anatidae subfamilia Tadorninae genus Chloephaga species C. picta binomial Chloephaga picta binomial authority Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1789 subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision C. p. picta small Gmelin, 1789 , small br small Lesser Magellan Goose small C. p. leucoptera small Gmelin, 1789 , small br small Greater Magellan Goose small synonyms Foetopterus ambiguus br small Francisco Moreno Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 small The Upland Goose or Magellan Goose Chloephaga picta is a South America n member of the duck , goose and swan family Anatidae . ref name iucn IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 47154 title Chloephaga picta downloaded 11 May 2006 ref It is in the shelduck subfamily, Tadorninae . Males have a white head and breast, whereas the females are brown with black striped wings and yellow feet, and could be mistaken for Ruddy headed Goose Ruddy headed Geese . These birds are convert 60 72.5 cm in long and weigh convert 2.7 3.2 kg lbs . ref http wildpro.twycrosszoo.org S 0AvAnserif anatidae 1ACrAvAn chloephaga Chloephaga picta Chloephaga picta.htm ref They are found in open grasslands. File Cauquenes.jpg thumb 300px right Upland geese in Santa Cruz Province Argentina Santa Cruz , Argentina File Chloephaga picta, Santa Cruz, Argentina.JPG thumb Upland Geese caring for their babies, El Calafate , Argentina Upland Geese are noted in Chapter VI of The Origin of Species for having vestigial webbing between their toes. References Reflist Category Geese Category Chloephaga Category Birds of Chile Anseriformes stub ca Oca de Magallanes de Magellangans es Chloephaga picta eo Magelana ka keno fr Ouette de Magellan it Chloephaga picta hu Magell n l d nl Magelhaengans ja no Sebrag s simple Magellan Goose sv Magellang s ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Upland Pipit image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Motacillidae genus Anthus species A. sylvanus binomial Anthus sylvanus binomial authority Edward Blyth Blyth , 1845 synonyms The Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Afghanistan , China , Hong Kong , India , Nepal , and Pakistan . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 53143 all Anthus sylvanus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Category Anthus Category Birds of Asia Category Birds of Nepal Category Birds of Pakistan Category Birds of India Passeroidea stub pt Anthus sylvanus fi Yl nk kirvinen sv H glandspipl rka zh ... more details
Taxobox name Upland combshell image status CR status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Unionoida familia Unionidae genus Epioblasma species E. metastriata binomial Epioblasma metastriata binomial authority Timothy Abbott Conrad Conrad , 1840 synonyms Dysnomia metastriata Conrad, 1840 The upland combshell , scientific name Epioblasma metastriata , is a species of freshwater mussel , an aquatic animal aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae , the river mussels. This species is Endemism endemic to the United States . Source Bogan, A.E. 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 7876 all Epioblasma metastriata . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. Category Unionidae Category Fauna of the United States bivalve stub es Epioblasma metastriata pt Epioblasma metastriata sr Epioblasma metastriata ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Hadley Upland coord 68 29 S 66 24 W scale 2000000 display inline,title is a triangular shaped remnant plateau with an undulating surface 1,500 1,900 m in southern Graham Land . It is bounded by Windy Valley and the Martin Glacier Martin , Gibbs Glacier Gibbs and Lammers Glacier s. The existence of this upland was known to the United States Antarctic Service USAS , 1939 41, Finn Ronne and Carl R. Eklund C.R. Eklund having travelled along Lammers and Gibbs Glacier s in January 1941. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS in 1948 50 and 1958. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC after John Hadley 1682 1744 , English mathematician who, at the same time as Thomas Godfrey inventor Thomas Godfrey , independently invented the Quadrant instrument quadrant the forerunner of the sextant , in 1730 31. usgs gazetteer Category Plateaus of Antarctica Category Landforms of Graham Land Category Falli res Coast Falli resCoast geo stub ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Upland Lawn nrhp type image caption location 16 Duncan Ln., Cornwall, New York lat degrees 41 lat minutes 26 lat seconds 25 lat direction N long degrees 74 long minutes 1 long seconds 13 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin New York built 1850 architect architecture Gothic Revival added December 6, 1996 area less than one acre governing body Private mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64500448.pdf Cornwall MPS refnum 96001433 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Upland Lawn is a historic home located at Cornwall, New York Cornwall in Orange County, New York , USA. It was built about 1850 and is a frac 1 1 2 story, five bay, center hall plan wood frame dwelling in the Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival style. It features a steeply pitched, cross gable roof with wood shingles. ref name nrhpinv ny cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 10958 title National Register of Historic Places Registration Upland Lawn date July 1996 accessdate 2010 05 31 author Anthony Ardito and John A. Bonafide publisher New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation See also cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 10938 title Accompanying six photos ref It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Gothic Revival architecture in New York Category Houses completed in 1850 Category Houses in Orange County, New York OrangeNY NRHP stub ... more details
Taxobox name Upland Buzzard image Buteo hemilasius Mongolia 8.jpg image caption In Mongolia status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Falconiformes br or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae genus Buteo species B. hemilasius binomial Buteo hemilasius binomial authority Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 synonyms The Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. Description This is the largest buzzard, though it is equaled in size by the North America n Ferruginous Hawk . The total length is 57 67 cm 23 26 in and wingspan is 143 161 cm 57 64 in . Weight is about 1350 grams 3 lbs on average. ref Raptors of the World by Ferguson Lees, Christie, Franklin, Mead & Burton. Houghton Mifflin 2001 , ISBN 0 618 12762 3. ref with both pale and dark morphs. Similar in plumage to others buzzards. Pale morph has lightly marked whitish head, nape and underparts with large brown spots irregularly distributed in upper breast and abdomen. Flanks and sides of the belly dark, tail with greyish centre and dark sides, tail bands prominently dark, with heavier sub terminal band. Tarsi is fully or at least three quarters feathered brown. Dark morph bird has the upper parts, lower body and wing coverts solid dark, with the flight feather pattern similar to pale morph. ref name pcr cite book author Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton year 2005 title Birds of South Asia The Ripley Guide. Volume 2 pages 103 104 publisher Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions ref ref name fbi5 cite book url http www.archive.org ... on 24 July 2007. The Ineternet Bird Collection http ibc.lynxeds.com species upland buzzard buteo hemilasius Upland Buzzard Buteoninae Category Buteo Category Birds of Bhutan Category Birds of Pakistan Category Birds of Iran Buzzard, Upland falconiformes stub ca Aligot mongol de Hochlandbussard eo ... ru sah simple Upland Buzzard fi Mongolianhiirihaukka sv Mongolvr k ... more details
The Laurentian Upland or Laurentian Highlands is a Physiographic regions of the world physiographic province which, when referred to as the Laurentian Region, is recognized by Natural Resources Canada as one of five provinces of the larger Canadian Shield physiographic division. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title The Atlas of Canada publisher Natural Resources Canada date url http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca sites english maps reference anniversary maps physiographicregions map.pdf accessdate 2007 12 27 format PDF ref The United States Geological Survey recognizes the Laurentian Upland as the larger general upland area of the Canadian Shield. ref http water.usgs.gov GIS metadata usgswrd XML physio.xml Physiographic divisions of the conterminous U. S Bot generated title ref ref http tapestry.usgs.gov physiogr physio.html Physiographic Regions Bot generated title ref ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Mesaba Energy Project, Joint Permit Application publisher Minnesota Public Utilities Commission url http energyfacilities.puc.state.mn.us documents 16573 Joint Permit Application Section 7 .pdf accessdate 2007 12 27 format PDF ref Geography The Laurentian Region, as recognized by Natural Resources Canada, is part of the plateau and dissected southern rim of the Canadian Shield in the province of Qu bec . It is a western extension of the Laurentian Mountains , and continues across the Ottawa Valley into Ontario as the Opeongo Hills . Viewed from the river valley ... moderate and subdued. These scarps mark the dramatic southern edge of this Upland region, of which ... River. The more general Laurentian Upland Province may be considered to extend over a larger area of the Canadian ... Upland . ref http geomaps.wr.usgs.gov parks province laurent.html USGS Geology in the Parks Bot ... York State might also be considered and extension of the Laurentian Upland. ref Erwin Raisz, Physiographical ... s World Atlas, 17th ed. Chicago Rand McNally & Co. 1986. ref Geology The Laurentian Upland is primarily ... more details
Godfrey Upland coord 68 44 S 66 23 W source GNIS is a small remnant plateau with an undulating surface and a mean elevation of convert 1,500 m 3 in south central Graham Land , Antarctica. It is bounded by Clarke Glacier Graham Land Clarke , Meridian Glacier Meridian , Lammers Glacier Lammers and Cole Glacier Cole Glaciers. The existence of the feature was known to the United States Antarctic Service , 1939 41, Finn Ronne and Carl R. Eklund having traveled along Meridian and Lammers Glaciers in January 1941. It was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947 and surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1958. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee after Thomas Godfrey inventor Thomas Godfrey , an American glassworker and mathematician who, at the same time as John Hadley , independently invented the quadrant the forerunner of the sextant , in 1730. ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 5785 name Godfrey Upland accessdate 2012 04 26 ref usgs gazetteer id 5785 Category Plateaus of Antarctica Category Landforms of Graham Land Category Bowman Coast GrahamLand geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Lublin Upland Lang pl Wy yna Lubelska is a geographical region in eastern Poland , located between the rivers Vistula and Bug River Bug , in the vicinity of Lublin . Its area is about 7,200 km and its highest elevation 314 m above sea level. It is located in Lublin Voivodeship . In its southern portion it becomes the Roztocze range. coord missing Lublin Voivodeship Category Geography of Poland Category Lublin Voivodeship Lublin geo stub nn Lublin h glandet pl Wy yna Lubelska ru ... more details
Encyclopedia
top
