USS Arkansas (BB-33) was a dreadnought battleship, the second member of the Wyoming class, built by the United States Navy.She was the third ship of the US Navy named in honor of the 25th state, and was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation.She was laid down in January 1910, launched in January 1911, and commissioned into the Navy in September 1912.

Mariehamn (/ m ə ˈ r iː ə h ɑː m ə n /, Finland Swedish: [mɑriːeˈhɑmn] (); Finnish: Maarianhamina [ˈmɑːriɑnˌhɑminɑ]; Latin: Portus Mariae) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty.Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city.It is mostly surrounded by Jomala, the ...

The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelter and protection. The term "architecture" generally refers to buildings, but in its essence is much broader, including fields we now …

Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic.It is part of the Veron–Punta Cana municipal district, in the Higüey municipality of La Altagracia Province.According to the 2010 census, this district had a population of 43,982 inhabitants. Punta Cana is the second-most popular tourist destination in Latin America, with more visitors than …

The Bosporus Strait (/ ˈ b ɒ s p ə r ə s, ˈ b ɒ s f ə r ə s /; Ancient Greek: Βόσπορος Bosporos [bós.po.ros]; Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially Boğaz) or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Turkey.It forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe, and ...

Paleo-environmental and tectonic events in the Miocene epoch created the Danakil Isthmus, a land bridge forming a broad connection between Yemen and Ethiopia. During the last 100,000 years, eustatic sea level fluctuations have led to alternate opening and closing of the straits. According to the recent single origin hypothesis, the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb were probably …

Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific.It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea, and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). A protective reef, 225 kilometres (140 mi) around, encloses a natural harbour 79 by 50 km (43 nmi × 27 nmi), with an area of 2,130 km 2 (820 sq …

Reykjavík (/ ˈ r eɪ k j ə v ɪ k,-v iː k / RAYK-yə-vik, -⁠veek; Icelandic: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk] ()) is the capital and largest city of Iceland.It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it ...

Akumal is a small beach-front tourist resort community in Mexico, located 100 km (62 mi) south of Cancún, between the towns of Playa del Carmen and Tulum.It is located on Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay on the site of a former coconut plantation in Tulum Municipality in the state of Quintana Roo, and is part of the Riviera Maya area. The 2010 census showed a population of 1,310 …

Reykjavik (en islandais : Reykjavík / ˈ r e i ː c a ˌ v i ː k / [Note 1] Écouter, littéralement « Baie-des-Fumées ») est la capitale de l'Islande.Elle se situe à environ 250 km au sud du cercle polaire arctique, ce qui en fait la capitale la plus septentrionale d'un État souverain (la capitale du Groenland, Nuuk, étant située quelques kilomètres plus au nord).