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USS Peary
Peary may refer to: People Last name * Danny Peary (born 1949), American film critic and sports writer * Gerald Peary (born 1944), American film critic * Harold Peary (1908–1985), American actor, comedian and singer * Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863–1955), American author and arctic explorer, wife of Robert Peary * Robert Peary (1856–1920), American explorer First name * Peary Chand Mitra (1814–1883), Indian author and journalist * Peary Rader (1909–1991), American early bodybuilder, Olympic lifter, writer, and magazine publisher * Peary Charan Sarkar (1823–1875), pioneer in women's education in Bengal Middle name * Benjamin Peary Pal (1906–1989), Indian plant breeder and agronomist Locations Canada * Peary Bay, in Nunavut * Peary Channel, a waterway in Nunavut Greenland * Cape Peary, a headland in northwestern Greenland * Mary Peary Peaks, a mountain in northern Greenland * Peary Channel (Greenland), a hypothetical sound in Northern Greenland * Peary Glacie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Peary
Dannis Peary (born August 8, 1949) is an American film critic and sports writer. He has written and edited many books on cinema and sports-related topics. Peary is most famous for his book '' Cult Movies'' (1980), which spawned two sequels, '' Cult Movies 2'' (1983) and '' Cult Movies 3'' (1988) and are all credited for providing more public interest in the cult movie phenomenon. He is the brother of film critic, columnist, actor, and documentary filmmaker Gerald Peary. Early life and education Peary was born in Philippi, West Virginia to Laura Chaitan and Joseph Y. Peary, a professor. During his childhood, he moved to South Carolina, and then New Jersey. In 1971, he earned a B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He also worked as a film critic for the '' Daily Cardinal'' student newspaper. In 1975, he earned an M.A. in cinema, with honors, at the University of Southern California. While attending USC, he worked as the fine arts and sports editor for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School is a public school, specializing in vocational education for students of eight participating High Schools in central and northern Cambria County, Pennsylvania. There are 17 shops available to students in grades 10-12. The school is located in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Participating high schools and school districts * Bishop Carroll High School * Blacklick Valley School District * Cambria Heights School District * Central Cambria School District * Conemaugh Valley School District * Northern Cambria School District * Penn Cambria School District * Portage Area School District School history Ground was broke on the school on July 18, 1971, but due to extended construction strikes, the school was not completed in time for the 1972-73 school term. Until the school was completed, the school held classes at two temporary sites near Ebensburg. The school was completed around November 17, 1972, with only five of the current eight schools p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pari (other)
Pari or PARI may refer to: Places * Pari, Estonia, a village in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia * Pari, Hamadan or Piruz, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran * Pari, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran * Pari, Civitella Paganico, a village in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy * Pari, Gilgit Baltistan, a village in Skardu district, Pakistan * Pari, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Piruz, Iran, also known as Pari Film * ''Pari'' (1995 film), an Iranian production * ''Pari'' (2018 Pakistani film) * ''Pari'' (2018 Indian film), a Hindi film People * Akilan Pari (born 1989), Indian basketball player * Claudio Pari (1574-1619), Italian composer * Pari Saberi (born 1932), Iranian drama and theatre director * Vēl Pāri, an ancient Tamil king * Pari people, an ethnic group in Sudan Acronym * People's Archive of Rural India, a digital journalism platform in India * Philippine Association of the Record Industry * Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Peary
Camp Peary is an approximately 9,000 acre U.S. military reservation in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia. Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity (AFETA) under the authority of the Department of Defense, Camp Peary hosts a covert CIA training facility known as "The Farm", which is used to train officers of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, as well as those of the DIA's Defense Clandestine Service, among other intelligence entities. Camp Peary has a sister facility, " The Point", located in Hertford, North Carolina. Camp Peary is named for Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary. Porto Bello, the historic hunting lodge of Lord Dunmore, last royal governor of Virginia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located on the grounds of Camp Peary. Location Comprising of land, of which about are unimproved or only partially improved. The Biglers Millpond occupies the site adjacent to the York River. The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peary Polar Expedition Medal
The Peary Polar Expedition Medal was a commemorative medal awarded to six of the participants of the 1908–1909 Expedition to the North Pole, led by Robert Peary. Authorized by Congress in 1944, the silver medals were presented by the Secretary of the Navy. Establishment The medal was established by Private Law 78-166 on January 28, 1944. The law was entitled, "An act to provide for the presentation of silver medals to certain members of the Peary Polar Expedition of 1908-1909." The law authorized the Secretary of the Navy to have made at the United States Mint, silver medals with which to reward six individuals for their service to the expedition. The medals were to be presented in the name of Congress. Absent from the list of recipients was Peary himself. Appearance The medal is in diameter. The obverse depicts a figure of Peary in a fur hooded parka, holding the tip of a walking pole in his right hand. Below the figure of Peary are the words in three lines: ''PEARY POL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peary Caribou
The Peary caribou (''Rangifer arcticus pearyi'') is a subspecies of caribou found in the High Arctic islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada. They are the smallest of the North American caribou, with the females weighing an average of and the males . In length the females average and the males . Like other caribou, both the males and females have antlers. The males grow their antlers from March to August and the females from June to September, and in both cases the velvet is gone by October. The coat of the caribou is white and thick in the winter. In the summer it becomes short and darker, almost slate-grey in color. The coat is made up of hollow hair which helps to trap warmer air and insulate the caribou. The males become sexually mature after two years and the females after three years. Breeding is in the fall and depends on the female having built up sufficient fat reserves. The gestation period last for seven to eight months and one calf is produced. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peary Arctic Club
The Peary Arctic Club was an American-based club with the goal of promoting the Arctic expeditions of Robert Peary (1856–1920). This association of influential persons was able to overcome the opposition of the U.S. Navy Department to grant the indispensable five–year leave for Peary's 1898 Arctic expedition. History The Peary Arctic Club was founded in New York City in 1898 by a group of wealthy New York people. Its members were friends of Peary. The idea of establishing the club had been put forward by Morris K. Jesup in the spring 1897. One year after the foundation, Morris Jesup was elected in 1899 as the first president of the club. Henry W. Cannon became treasurer, Herbert Bridgman secretary and Frederick E. Hyde vice-president. Judge Charles P. Daly, president of the American Geographical Society was elected to the executive committee of the club. In 1904, the club was able to raise funds to buy Peary a ship for his expeditions, the SS Roosevelt. The club's fund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Robert E
SS is an abbreviation for ''Schutzstaffel'', a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to: Places *Guangdong Experimental High School (''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China *Province of Sassari, Italy (vehicle plate code) *South Sudan (ISO 3166-1 code SS) *SS postcode area, UK, around Southend-on-Sea *San Sebastián, Spanish city Arts, entertainment, and media *SS (band), an early Japanese hardcore punk band * ''SS'' (manga), a Japanese comic 2000-2003 *SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company *''S.S.'', for Sosthenes Smith, H. G. Wells pseudonym for story ''A Vision of the Past'' *SS, the production code for the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Wheel in Space'' *''Sesame Street'', American kids' TV show Language * Ss (digraph) used in Pinyin * ß or ss, a German-language ligature * switch-reference in linguistics *''Scilicet'', used as a section sign * (''in the strict sense'') in Latin *Swazi language (ISO 639-1 code "ss") Scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maersk Peary
The ''Maersk Peary'' is a tanker, operated by the shipping firm Maersk Line, that was designed for working in the polar regions. History She was built in 2004 by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae-gu, South Korea, originally with a red hull and registered in Norway as the MT ''Jutul''. In 2011, Maersk won a long-term contract to supply Thule AFB, in Greenland and McMurdo Station, in Antarctica, and the ''Maersk Peary'' was reflagged as an American vessel and painted blue, sailing with an American crew. The vessel was then leased to the Military Sealift Command. Images USAF_Rising_Star,_used_during_the_2_months_a_year_Thule,_AFB's_port_is_open_--_130925-F-ZZ999-006.JPG, USAF Rising Star pushing the ''Maersk Peary'' at Thule AFB Antarctica- Maersk Peary Tanker Off-Load.jpg, ''Maersk Peary'' off-loading fuel at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica USNS Maersk Peary provides fuel to McMurdo Station in Antarctica..jpg, ''Maersk Peary'' at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica Antar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peary (crater)
Peary is the closest large lunar impact crater to the lunar north pole. At this latitude the crater interior receives little sunlight, and portions of the southernmost region of the crater floor remain permanently cloaked in shadow. From the Earth the crater appears on the northern lunar limb, and is seen from the side. Observation and Etymology Since Peary is located nearly on the limb of the Moon as viewed from Earth, high-quality images of the crater were not available until space probes started photographing the Moon; the first high-quality images came from the US Lunar Orbiter 4 spacecraft. Since it is located nearly at the lunar north pole, it was named after the polar explorer Robert Peary. Physical features Peary is nearly circular, with an outward bulge along the northeast rim. There is a gap in the southwestern rim, where it joins the slightly smaller crater Florey. The outer rim of Peary is worn and eroded, creating a rugged mountainous ring that produces long shado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Peary
Mount Peary () is a conspicuous massif, 1,900 m, with a flat, snow-covered summit several miles in extent, surmounted by a marginal peak on the west, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-northeast of Cape Tuxen and dominating the area between Wiggins and Bussey Glaciers on Kyiv Peninsula in Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot and named by him for R. Admiral Robert E. Peary, U.S. Navy, American Arctic explorer and first to attain the North Pole The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Ma ..., in 1909. In 1976, three men in an expedition died while climbing the mountain. See also * Mount Touring Club References SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Martha Henriques: "A Frozen Graveyard: The Sad Tales of Antarctica’s De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
