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Ægir (other)
Ægir (also Æger) is a figure in Norse mythology. Aegir, AEgir, Ægir or Æger may also refer to: Science *Aegir (moon), a moon of Saturn *AEgir (planet) or Epsilon Eridani b, an exoplanet *Aegir, another name for a tidal bore **Trent Aegir, the tidal bore on the River Trent *Aegir Ridge, an extinct mid-ocean ridge in the far-northern Atlantic Ocean *Aegir, another name for aegirine, a type of silicate mineral *''Aeger'', a genus of fossil shrimp Ships *Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel, ''Ægir''-class offshore patrol vessel, a class serving the Icelandic Coast Guard *, a former class of ships in the US Navy *DCV Aegir, DCV ''Aegir'', a 2013 large offshore construction vessel being built for Heerema Marine Contractors *, name of several ships in the Royal Norwegian Navy *ICGV Ægir, ICGV ''Ægir'', offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard *, coastal defense ships of the Imperial German Navy *, a 1943 former US submarine tender Other uses *G.S.R. Aegir, a student row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ægir
Ægir (anglicised as Aegir; Old Norse 'sea'), Hlér (Old Norse 'sea'), or Gymir (Old Norse less clearly 'sea, engulfer'), is a jötunn and a anthropomorphism, personification of the sea in Norse mythology. In the Old Norse record, Ægir hosts the gods in his halls and is associated with brewing ale. Ægir is attested as married to a goddess, Rán, who also personifies the sea, and together the two produced daughters who personify waves, the Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán, and Ægir's son is Snær, personified snow. Ægir may also be the father of the beautiful jötunn Gerðr, wife of the god Freyr, or these may be two separate figures who share the same name (see below and Gymir (father of Gerðr)). One of Ægir's names, ''Hlér'', is the namesake of the island Læsø (Old Norse ''Hlésey'' 'Hlér's island') and perhaps also Lejre in Denmark. Scholars have long analyzed Ægir's role in the Old Norse corpus, and the concept of the figure has had some influence in modern popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with List of aircraft carriers in service, eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 299 deployable combat vessels and about 4,012 operational aircraft as of 18 July 2023. The U.S. Navy is one of six United States Armed Forces, armed forces of the United States and one of eight uniformed services of the United States. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is ReykjavÃk, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorlákshöfn
Þorlákshöfn (, ) is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus. The town is named after Saint Thorlak who was a bishop at Skálholt. Its main importance is as a port as it has the only harbour on Iceland's southern coastline between GrindavÃk in the west and Höfn in the east. The port serves direct weekly cargo ferries to Rotterdam and Hirtshals operated by Faroe Islands, Faroese Smyril Line. It is also one of two departure points for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Services include restaurants, tourism, a golf course, motocross field, camping, a sports complex, and a swimming pool. The town has several fish processing enterprises (Hafnarnes, Lysi). Several salmon farms (Arnarlax, GeoSalmo, Landeldi, LaxEldi) are among the biggest in the country are west of town. History and Culture The construction of ''Þorlákskirkja'', a modern Protestant church, was started in 1979. The church was consecrated in 1985. There are various historical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knattspyrnufélagið Ægir
Knattspyrnufélagið Ægir (, ) is a professional Icelandic sports club from the town of Þorlákshöfn, mainly known for its football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... team. The club has a football team playing in 2.Deild Karla after being relegated from the Lengjudeild Karla in 2023. Players Current squad Footnotes References External links * https://ca.soccerway.com/teams/iceland/kf-agir-thorlakshofn/18383/ Football clubs in Iceland Association football clubs established in 1987 1987 establishments in Iceland {{Iceland-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asgard (Stargate)
Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the Stargate, although there are an equal number of characters from offworld human civilizations. While ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate Universe'' are separate shows, they take part in the same fictional universe, so no character is internally show-specific. Main characters Except for the commanders of the top-secret Stargate Command military base (SGC), all main characters of ''Stargate SG-1'' are members of the SG-1 team, the primary unit of the SGC in the show. SG-1's duties include first contact, reconnaissance and combat, diplomacy, initial archaeological surveying, and technological assessment. The composition of SG-1 changes several times during the series run and varies in several alternative universes. Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICGV Ægir
ICGV ''Ægir'' is a former offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Built by Aalborg Værft, in Denmark, she is the lead ship of the and has one sister ship of an improved design, . The ship entered service in 1968 and participated in the two last Cod Wars against the United Kingdom. ''Ægir'' primarily conducted patrols, search and rescue, fishery inspections, general law enforcement and counter-terrorism operations in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone. In 2020, the patrol vessel was taken out of service and sold two years later. Description ''Ægir'' has a standard displacement of and at full load. The ship measures long with a beam of and a draught of . The ship is powered by two MAN 8L 40/54 diesel engines turning two shafts with Kamewa controllable pitch propellers rated at . This gives the ship a maximum speed of with a range of at . The vessel has a 20-ton bollard-pulling winch and passive rolling tanks. The ''Ægir''-class ships were initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DCV Aegir
DCV ''Aegir'' is a deepwater construction vessel (DCV) owned by Heerema Marine Contractors and was christened during a festive ceremony in September 2013. History In December 2010, Heerema Marine Contractors announced that the Deep Water Construction Vessel being built in South Korea is to be named ''Aegir''. Ulstein Sea of Solutions developed the vessel design as a customised version of the ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design. Huisman has provided the main crane, tower and reels. Auxiliary knuckle boom cranes are provided by Bergen Group Dreggen. Design The vessel is equipped for J-lay and reel pipelaying, with a payload of 4,500 metric tons. A crane has a lift capacity of 5,000 metric tonnes and lowering equipment can reach a depth of 3,500 meters. The vessel is equipped with class 3 dynamic positioning Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ægir-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
The ''Ægir''-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of two offshore patrol vessels serving in the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG). They participated in the two later Cod Wars. The vessels conduct patrols, search and rescue, fishery inspections, general law enforcement and counter-terrorism operations in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone and the waters of the surrounding territories, such as Greenland and Jan Mayen. Design and description The concept for the ''Ægir''-class OPV was based on the Icelandic Coast Guard experiences with ICGV ''Þór'' and . Rear Admiral Pétur Sigurðsson, commander of the ICG, set forth a requirement for a ship larger than both ''Þór'' and ''Óðinn'' and more seaworthy. The vessels were also armoured for icebreaking. Though of roughly the same design, the two ships are of different measurements. ''Ægir'' has a standard displacement of and at full load. The ship measures long with a beam of and a draught of . ''Týr'' has a standard displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegir (moon)
Aegir, also Saturn XXXVI (provisional designation S/2004 S 10), is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and March 11, 2005. Aegir is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,618 Mm in 1025.908 days, at an inclination of 167° to the ecliptic (140° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.237. Name The moon was named in April 2007 after Ægir, a giant from Norse mythology, the personification of tranquil seas, the one who soothes storms away. He is a son of Fornjót, and brother of Logi (fire, flame) and Kári (wind). The exoplanet Epsilon Eridani b (AEgir) was also named after this figure in 2015. The name may be pronounced various ways. (with the 'g' pronounced as a ''y''-sound) approximates modern Norwegian and Icelandic. (with a hard 'g' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeger
''Aeger'' is a genus of fossil prawns. They first occur in the Early Triassic ( Paris biota), and died out at the end of the Late Cretaceous. A total of 21 species are known. Species * '' Aeger brevirostris'' * '' Aeger brodiei'' * ''Aeger elegans'' * '' Aeger elongatus'' * '' Aeger foersteri'' * '' Aeger fraconicus'' * '' Aeger gracilis'' * ''Aeger hidalguensis'' * '' Aeger insignis'' * '' Aeger laevis'' * '' Aeger lehmanni'' * ''Aeger libanensis'' * ''Aeger luxii'' * ''Aeger macropus'' * ''Aeger marderi'' * ''Aeger muensteri'' * ''Aeger robustus'' * ''Aeger rostrospinatus'' * ''Aeger spinipes'' * ''Aeger straeleni ''Aeger'' is a genus of fossil prawns. They first occur in the Early Triassic ( Paris biota), and died out at the end of the Late Cretaceous. A total of 21 species are known. Species * '' Aeger brevirostris'' * '' Aeger brodiei'' * ''Aeger eleg ...'' * '' Aeger tipularius'' References Dendrobranchiata Prehistoric Malacostraca Prehistoric crustacean genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegirine
Aegirine is a member of the clinopyroxene group of inosilicate minerals. It is the sodium endmember of the aegirine– augite series. It has the chemical formula NaFeSi2O6, in which the iron is present as the ion Fe3+. In the aegirine–augite series, the sodium is variably replaced by calcium with iron(II) and magnesium replacing the iron(III) to balance the charge. Aluminum also substitutes for the iron(III). Acmite is a fibrous green-colored variety. Aegirine occurs as dark green monoclinic prismatic crystals. It has a glassy luster and perfect cleavage. Its Mohs hardness varies from 5 to 6 and its specific gravity is between 3.2 and 3.4. This mineral commonly occurs in alkalic igneous rocks, nepheline syenites, carbonatites and pegmatites. It also appears in regionally metamorphosed schists, gneisses, and iron formations; in blueschist facies rocks, and from sodium metasomatism in granulites. It may occur as an authigenic mineral in shales and marls. It occurs in associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
