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Auldcathie
Auldcathie is a suburb to the west of Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland.
Auldcathie
Auldcathie
Auldcathie is a suburb to the west of Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland.
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Bison, Kansas
Local GemsBison is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 179.
Bison, Kansas
View pinAteliers et Chantiers de France
Local GemsThe Ateliers et Chantiers de France was a major shipyard that was established in Dunkirk, France, in 1898. The shipyard boomed in the period before World War I (1914–18), but struggled in the inter-war period. It was badly damaged during World War II (1939–45). In the first thirty years after the war the shipyard again experienced a boom and employed up to 3,000 workers making oil tankers, and then liquid natural gas tankers. Demand dropped off in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1972 the shipyard became
Ateliers et Chantiers de France
View pinDunkirk evacuation
Local GemsThe Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation began after large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off and surrounded by German troops during the six-week Battle of France.
Dunkirk evacuation
View pinWeymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Local GemsThe Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, adjacent to the site, are the main areas used for sailing. Local, national and international sailing events have been held at the site since it was opened in 2000, and in 2005 WPNSA was selected to host the sailin
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
View pinNieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal
Local GemsThe Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal is a canal which links the Belgian coastal town of Nieuwpoort with the French port Dunkirk. The Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal forms an extension of the Plassendale–Nieuwpoort Canal, and runs for 32 kilometres (20 mi) pretty much parallel to the coast line, within two to four kilometers from the sea.
Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal
View pinBardwell, Suffolk
Local GemsBardwell is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.
Bardwell, Suffolk
View pinAllan Water
Local GemsThe Allan Water is a river in central Scotland. Rising in the Ochil Hills, it runs through Strathallan to Dunblane and Bridge of Allan before joining the River Forth. It is liable to cause floods in lower Bridge of Allan.
Allan Water
View pinBluemull Sound
Local GemsBluemull Sound is the strait between Unst and Yell in Shetland's North Isles. A ferry service crosses it regularly. Cullivoe is on the Yell side, and the island of Linga lies in the strait.
Bluemull Sound
View pinSailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Local GemsSailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of 1904 and possibly the cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held 29 July – 11 August 2012 at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Weymouth. The 2012 sailing program consisted of a total of ten events. Eleven fleet races were scheduled off the coast at Weymouth Bay for each event,
Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
View pinDe Panne
Local GemsDe Panne is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, making it the westernmost town in Belgium. It is one of the most popular resort town destinations within Belgium. The municipality includes the village of Adinkerke. On 1 January 2011, De Panne had a total population of 10,748 on a total area of 23.90 km2, which gives a population density of 449.7 inhabitants per km2.
De Panne
View pinPioneer, Kansas
Local GemsPioneer is a ghost town in Rush County, Kansas, United States.
Pioneer, Kansas
View pinDunkirk Lighthouse
Local GemsDunkirk Lighthouse is an automated first order port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France. It is sited near Dunkirk. Construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1843.
Dunkirk Lighthouse
View pinRaid on Dunkirk (1800)
Local GemsThe raid on Dunkirk was an attack by a British Royal Navy force on the well-defended French anchorage of Dunkirk in the English Channel on 7 July 1800 during the War of the Second Coalition. French Navy forces had been blockaded in their harbours during the conflict, and often the only method of attacking them was through fireships or "cutting-out" expeditions, in which boats would carry boarding parties into the harbour at night, seize ships at anchor and bring them out. The attack on Dunkirk w
Raid on Dunkirk (1800)
View pinMiller Farmstead (La Crosse, Kansas)
Local GemsThe Miller Farmstead near La Crosse, Kansas in Rush County, Kansas was established in 1880–1881. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Miller Farmstead (La Crosse, Kansas)
View pinSchorte
Local GemsSchorte is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Ilm in Ilmenau.
Schorte
View pinMinster on Sea railway station
Local GemsMinster on Sea is a disused railway station that served Minster on the Isle of Sheppey. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1950.
Minster on Sea railway station
View pinElmswell
Local GemsElmswell is a village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. It is situated halfway between Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket and lies just to the north of the A14 road.
Elmswell
View pinStade Marcel-Tribut
Local GemsThe Stade Marcel-Tribut is a multi-purpose stadium in Dunkirk, France. It is the home ground of Ligue 2 club USL Dunkerque.
Stade Marcel-Tribut
View pinArney River
Local GemsThe Arney River is a small river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, feeding from Lower Lough MacNean and into Upper Lough Erne. It meanders through a wide, flat Glacial Trough between the uplands of Fermanagh, Belmore Mountain and the Cuilcagh Mountains. The valley is characterised by wide flat lowlands enclosed by low hills. The Cladagh River drains into the Arney River.
Arney River
View pinWeymouth and Portland
Local GemsWeymouth and Portland was a local government district with borough status in Dorset, England from 1974 to 2019. It consisted of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southill, Nottington, Westham, Radipole, Chiswell, Castletown, Fortuneswell, Weston, Southwell and Easton; the latter six being on the Isle of Portland.
Weymouth and Portland
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