Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point-to-point (P2P), point-to-multipoint (P2MP), or mesh wired or wireless links. ...

Devils Postpile National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located near Mammoth Mountain in Eastern California.The monument protects Devils Postpile, an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt.It encompasses 798 acres (323 ha) and includes two main attractions: the Devils Postpile formation and Rainbow Falls, a waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin …

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving old-growth redwoods along the Smith River.It is located along U.S. Route 199 approximately 9 miles (14 km) east of Crescent City.The park is named after explorer Jedediah Smith, and is one of four parks cooperatively managed as Redwood National and State Parks.

Die British Aerospace BAe 146, die zweite Modellserie ab 1993 umbenannt in Avro RJ, ist ein vierstrahliges Kurzstrecken-Passagierflugzeug in Schulterdeckerausführung.Kennzeichnend für die Maschine ist neben dem hoch angesetzten gepfeilten Tragflügel mit der ausgeprägten negativen V-Stellung und den vier Triebwerken der außerordentlich geräumige Rumpf.

Overview. The islands string northwestward from Southeast Farallon Island for 5 miles (8.0 km). Their total land area is 0.16 square miles (0.41 km 2).The islands were initially exploited for bird eggs and fur seal skins, then used as a lighthouse station and a radio station. They have been protected in the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, first established in 1909 with the …

An 8000-year-old dugout canoe was found by archaeologists in Kuahuqiao, Zhejiang Province, in east China. This is the earliest canoe found in Asia. The Moken, an ethnic group that lives in Myanmar's Mergui Archipelago and the north of Thailand as sea nomads, still builds and uses dugout canoes. According to the Moken's accounts of their people's origin, a mythical queen …

Humboldt Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, containing Rockefeller Forest, the world's largest remaining contiguous old-growth forest of coast redwoods.It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Eureka, California, near Weott in southern Humboldt County, within Northern California, named after the great nineteenth-century scientist, Alexander von Humboldt.

Grover Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.The population was 13,156 at the 2010 census, up from 13,067 in 2000.Grover Beach is the location of the Pacific Crossing cable Landing station. This is where trans-pacific submarine cables come ashore and interface with the North American telecom network.

Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, in Siskiyou and Modoc counties. The monument lies on the northeastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano and has the largest total area covered by a volcano in the Cascade Range.. The region in and around Lava Beds National Monument lies at the junction of the Sierra-Klamath, Cascade, and Great Basin …

Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in Central California and bounded on the northwest by Yosemite National Park and the south by Kings Canyon National Park.The forest is known for its mountain scenery and beautiful lakes. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California.There are local ranger district …