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Dundee
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Angus, Scotland, Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camperdown House
Camperdown may refer to: Places ;Australia *Camperdown, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney *Camperdown, Victoria, a town in Western Victoria **Camperdown railway station ;Canada * Camperdown Signal Station, operated 1797–1925, located on Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia ;England * Camperdown, Tyne and Wear, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside ;Netherlands * Kamperduin, a village in the province of North Holland, on the North Sea coast ;Scotland * Camperdown, Dundee, a suburb of Dundee ;South Africa * Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal, a town Other uses * Battle of Camperdown, a naval battle fought between the Dutch and British fleets in 1797 off the Dutch coast near Kamperduin * HMS ''Camperdown'', four ships of the Royal Navy named after the battle * Camperdown Elm (or "Weeping Elm"), a type of tree * Camperdown Works Camperdown Works was a jute works in Dundee, Scotland, which covered around 30 acres and at one point employed almost 6,000 workers. It was for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places In Angus
This List of places in Angus is a list of links for any town, village and hamlet (place), hamlet in the Angus, Scotland, Angus Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland. A *Aberlemno *Airlie, Angus, Airlie *Arbirlot *Arbroath *Ardovie *Ark Hill *Ascreavie, Ascreavie House *Ashludie *Auchmithie *Auchterhouse B *Balbirnie Mill *Balintore, Angus, Balintore, *Barry, Angus, Barry *Birkhill, Angus, Birkhill *Black Watch Memorial *Boddin, Angus, Boddin *Bowriefauld *Braes of Angus *Bridgend of Lintrathen *Bridgefoot, Angus, Bridgefoot *Burnside of Duntrune C *Caddam Wood *Caenlochan *Careston *Carlogie *Carmyllie *Carnoustie] *Caterthun *Craigo D *Dalhousie, Angus, Dalhousie, Dalhousie Arch *Dun, Angus, Dun *Dunnichen *Dunninald *Dykend E *Eassie *East Haven, Angus, East Haven *Edzell *Elliot, Angus, Elliot, Elliot Water F *Falls of Drumly Harry *Farnell, Angus, Farnell *Fern, Angus, Fern *Ferryden, Angus, Ferryden *Forfar, Loch of Forfar, Forfar Loch *Fowlis *Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
