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Fens
A fen is a type of wetland. Fen, Fenn, Fens, Fenns, may also refer to: People * Fen (name), a Chinese given name and surname * Fen Cresswell (1915–1966), New Zealand cricketer * Fen McDonald (1891–1915), Australian rules footballer * Kees Fens (1920–2008), Dutch writer * Vitaly Fen (born ), Uzbekistani diplomat Places * The Fens, a low-lying geographical region of eastern England * The Fens (Boston, Massachusetts), a park * Fenns, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Fen Complex, Norway, an area of unusual igneous rocks * Fen Prefecture, a region of Imperial China * Fen River, in China * Fenn College, predecessor of Cleveland State University *Fenn Tower, building on the campus of Cleveland State University * Fenn's Moss, part of a British nature reserve Chinese units of measurement * Fen (currency), , a unit of the renminbi, the currency of China * Fen (land), , a Chinese unit of land area * Fen (length), , a Chinese unit of length Other uses * Fen (band), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fens
The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying agricultural region supported by a system of drainage channels and man-made rivers (Ditch, dykes and drains) and automated pumping stations. There have been unintended consequences to this reclamation, as the land level has continued to sink and the dykes have been built higher to protect it from flooding. ''Fen'' is the local term for an individual area of marshland or former marshland. It also designates the type of marsh typical of the area, which has pH, neutral or alkaline water and relatively large quantities of dissolved minerals, but few other plant nutrition, plant nutrients. The Fens are a National Character Area, based on their landscape, biodiversity, geodiversity and economic activity. The Fens lie inland of the Wash, and are an area of nearly in the south east of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fens (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Back Bay Fens, often simply referred to as "the Fens," is a parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1879. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to serve as a link in the Emerald Necklace park system, the Fens gives its name to the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood. History The Fens is a large picturesque park that forms part of Boston's Emerald Necklace. It is essentially an ancient spot of saltwater marshland that has been surrounded by dry land, disconnected from the tides of the Atlantic Ocean, and landscaped into a park with fresh water within. The park is also known as the Fens or the Fenway. The latter term can also refer to either the surrounding neighborhood or the parkway on its southern border. When Boston was settled in the early 17th century the Shawmut Peninsula on which it was built was connected to Roxbury by a spit of sandy ground called " The Neck." The adjacent area of marshland to the west was a tidal flat of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kees Fens
Kees Fens (18 October 1929 in Amsterdam – 14 June 2008) was a Dutch writer, essayist and literary critic.Volkskrant-criticus Kees Fens overleden – '''', 16 juni 2008 (Retrieved 17 June 2008) Fens received the in 1990. In 1999 he received the Laurens Janszoon Costerprijs. Awards *1986: Frans ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fen (band)
Fen is a post-black metal band formed in 2006 and originating in the Fens of the East of England, a region from which the band draws much of their inspiration. They have released seven full-length studio albums and two EPs, and are currently signed to German label Prophecy Productions. History In 2006, Fen recorded the ''Ancient Sorrow'' demo, which was later re-released as an EP on both CD and vinyl by Northern Silence Productions. In January 2009, they released their first full-length album ''The Malediction Fields'' on Italian label Code666 Records, which was followed by their February 2011 album ''Epoch'' on the same label. ''Epoch'' received positive reviews in ''Metal Hammer'' (8/10), and ''Terrorizer'' (7.5/10), with the track 'A Waning Solace' being included in ''Terrorizers "10 Essential Metal Anthems" list in April 2011. Three more albums followed on Code666, ''Dustwalker'' in 2013, ''Carrion Skies'' a year later, and ''Winter'' in 2017. The band were able to promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fen Complex
The Fen Complex () in Nome, Telemark, Norway is a region noted for an unusual suite of igneous rocks. Several varieties of carbonatite are present in the area as well as lamprophyre, ijolite and other highly alkalic rocks. It is the type locality for fenite, a metasomatic rock commonly found around carbonatite and alkali intrusives.http://www.mindat.org/loc-14357.html Mindat location description The Fen Complex is a roughly circular area about three kilometres in diameter. It is located just west of the Oslo graben. Radiometric age dating on the carbonatites gave an age of 539 +/- 14 Myr. The host rocks for the intrusions are middle Proterozoic granites and gneiss and the complex was associated with the Cambrian rifting of the cratonic rocks.Faure, Gunter (2000) ''Origin of Igneous Rocks'', Springer, pp. 319-321 The complex is a protected location because of the rare minerals and rock types found there. The rocks were first described by Waldemar Christofer Brøgger in 1921. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando De Noronha Airport
Gov. Carlos Wilson Airport is the airport serving the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. It is the easternmost airport of Brazil and the only facility located in the Brazilian Island#Oceanic islands, oceanic islands. It is operated by Dix Empreendimentos. History Fernando de Noronha is the biggest island of the archipelago with the same name, located in Brazilian territorial waters, away from Recife and away from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal. The first runway was built in 1934. In 1942, during World War II, the runway was extended and a passenger terminal was built by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command (United States Air Force), Air Transport Command under the Airport Development Program. It provided technical support for the Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
