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Dago Jiru
Dago or Dagö may refer to: Places * Dagö/Dagø, the Swedish/Danish name of Hiiumaa, Estonia * Dago, Ghana, a village * Dago, Bandung, an area in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia * Dago Creek, Alaska * The Hill, St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, was referred to as "Dago Hill" in the early 20th century People * Ananias Leki Dago (born 1970), Ivorian photographer * Charles Dago (born 1975), Ivorian footballer * Nadrey Dago (born 1997), Ivorian footballer * Dago García, Colombian film producer Darío Armando García Granados (born 1962) * Frank Cirofici (1887–1914), also known as Dago Frank, Italian-American gangster * Frank Salvatore, also known as Mike the Dago, early 20th century Italian-American bootblack and politician Arts and entertainment * Dagö (band), an Estonian folk rock band ** Dagö (album), ''Dagö'' (album), the band's 2000 debut album * Dago (comics), a Paraguayan comic book character Other uses * Dago (slur), an ethnic slur referring to Italians, and some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiiumaa
Hiiumaa ( , ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within Hiiu County. Names Administratively Hiiumaa is the "main island" of the Hiiu County, called or in Estonian. The Swedish and German name of the island is or ('Day' island) and in Danish. In modern Finnish, it is called , literally 'Hiisi's Land'. In Old Gutnish, it was ('day isthmus'), from which the local North Germanic name is derived. History Prehistory Hiiumaa emerged from the Baltic Sea 8500 years ago due to isostatic uplift after the retreat of the ice cap. Mesolithic settlements are found on the island's Kõpu Peninsula from about 5500 BC. These settlements seem to be related mostly to seal hunting and extend into the earliest Neolithic. As Hiiumaa is constantly uplifting the local sea level was 20 m higher th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
