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 Sundfélagið Ægir
Ægir er stærsta og besta félagið í Reykjavík og átti fulltrúa á seinustu tveimur Ólympíuleikum, átt fjöldan allan af sundmönnum í landsliði SSÍ bæði í fullorðinsflokkum og unglingaflokkum.
www.aegir.is   (109 words)

  
 Maron og Ægir - barnaland.is - Heimur barnsins á netinu
Ægir var nafn sjávarguðsins í norrænni goðafræði og er það nafn líklega komið af latneska orðinu "aqua" sem merkir vatn.
Ægir er á leikskólanum Krakkakoti :-þ Þar á hann marga vini og leikur sér þar frá 8-14 á meðan mamma er í vinnunni.
Samkvæmt þjóðskrá 2004 eru 214 sem bera nafnið Ægir sem 1.
www.barnaland.is /barn/19577   (605 words)

  
 Maron og Ægir - barnaland.is - Heimur barnsins á netinu
Ægir að útskýra fyrir okkur af hverju hann gat ekki lúllað í sínu rúmi.
Ægir og amma að ræða skaðsemi reykinga, nýkomin úr 2 tíma sundferð.
Ægir búinn með 3 diska af hakki og spaghettíi og mamma farin að hafa áhyggjur hvort ætti ekkert að fara að stoppa.
www.barnaland.is /barn/19577/gullkorn   (386 words)

  
 Ã„gir - susning.nu
Ägir eller Hler, kallades en jätte och havsgud i fornnordisk mytologi.
Ägir betyder "han i vattnet", "öl-bryggaren" och havsskummet är Ägirs mjöd som han låter mala i sin kvarn.
Ägir uppfattades som en grym och elak jätte som orsakar att människor drunknar.
www.susning.nu /%c4gir   (125 words)

  
 HAVGUDEN ÆGIR
Ægir er især hjemmevandt i Østersøen, Vesterhavet, Nordsøen og i Nord-Atlanten.
Så lad os give Ægir sin værdighed tilbage.
www.gandar.dk /havguden.htm   (147 words)

  
 Roklubben Ægir
Hvis du gerne vil vide mere om det at ro og om klubben Ægir, er det nemmeste komme ned i klubben en aften til daglig roning (omkring klokken 18:30) og se og opleve hvad Ægir handler om.
Husk at Ægirs hjemmeside er designet af et af enkelte medlemmer på frivillig basis.
Alle filer, tekster, billeder, lyd, grafik, animationer og lignende multimedie er under copyright af Roklubben Ægir.
www.roklubben-aegir.dk /profil/kontakt.php   (144 words)

  
 Sundfélagið Ægir
Til hamingju Krakkar og Til hamingju Ægir með frábæran árangur...
Sundfélagið Ægir :: Fréttir og Tilkynningar :: H20 með Klór
www.upsaid.com /aegir   (540 words)

  
 The Gir Lodge, Sasan Gir, Junagadh, Gujarat
Gir is also a bird watcher's paradise and home to over 200 species of avi-fauna.
Gir Lodge is 65 km from Junagadh railway station and 60 km from Keshod airport
The Gir National Park and Sanctuary cover an area of 1400 square kilometers of dry deciduous forest and tropical thorn forest.
www.nivalink.com /girlodge   (540 words)

  
 Gir Wildlife Sanctuary,Gir National Park,Gir Forest,Gir Lion Sanctuary,Asiatic Lion in Gir Park
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary - Information on Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Asiatic Lion, Project Tiger, Bengal Tigers, Wildlife in Gir Park, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, safaris, jungle lodges, bird watching across India and the Himalayas
Wildlife enthusiasts can visit Gir park throughout the year, but the best period to visit the Gir Sanctuary is between the months of November and June.
Infact, Gir national park is also home to one of the largest Leopard populations in any park in India, and especially in the hotter season they can sometimes be seen at night close to the lodges.
www.indianwildlifeportal.com /wildlife-sanctuaries/gir-wildlife-sanctuary.html   (540 words)

  
 Gir-Info
Gir Forest, located in southern Saurastra in Gujarat - the west most state of India, is the last home of Asiatic Lions(Panthera leo persica).
Based on revised classification of forest type by Champion and Sheth(1968), 22 forest sub types have been recognized in Gujarat, out of which, main composition of Gir forest are Dry Deciduous Teak forest, Dry Thorn forest, Savanah, Shrub land etc. Accacia-Zizyphus woodland is ideal habitat for lions and ungulates.
Gir has tropical monsoon climate, which is very hot during the summer.
www.iit.edu /~bhatmeh1/info.html   (540 words)

  
 indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Five Asiatic lions die in Gir forest
Gir is the world's only abode of the Asiatic lion.
Ahmedabad: Five Asiatic lions have died in less than three months in the Gir forest in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, raising concern among nature lovers even though officials have said three of the animals died of natural causes.
But Mahesh Singh, the Deputy Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) at Gir, told India Abroad News Service that it was not yet confirmed that the fourth lion had died of rabies.
newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2000/07/26/gir.html   (540 words)

  
 Gir national park,gir wildlife sanctuary,gujarat,gir wildlife tour,gir tourist attractions,gir lion sanctuary,asiatic lion,gir forest tour,gir national park,gujrat tourist guide,gir wildlife tour
Gir national park,gir wildlife sanctuary,gujarat,gir wildlife tour,gir tourist attractions,gir lion sanctuary,asiatic lion,gir forest tour,gir national park,gujrat tourist guide,gir wildlife tour
Gir National Park is the only remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion, which has been confined to this forest, since 1884( about 239 lions w
Since then, the forest area very quickly got reduced in area to 1,452-sq-km.
www.tourmyindia.com /wildlife_sancturies/gir_national_park.html   (540 words)

  
 Gir Wildlife Sanctuary,gir national park,gir forest,gir lion sanctuary,gir forest tour,asiatic lion,gir forest tour,gir national park,gujrat tourist guide,gujarat wildlife tour,india forest tour
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary,gir national park,gir forest,gir lion sanctuary,gir forest tour,asiatic lion,gir forest tour,gir national park,gujrat tourist guide,gujarat wildlife tour,india forest tour
Gir, the last refuge of the king of the jungle, is one of the largest and most important wildlife sanctuaries in India.
Some of the typical birds of Gir are the crested serpent eagle, crested hawk eagle, brown fish owl, king vulture, jungle quail, paradise flycatcher, pygmy woodpecker, hard headed oriole etc. Adholia, Valadera, Ratanghuna and Pilipat are rewarding places for bird watching.
www.tourmyindia.com /states/gujrat/gir.html   (540 words)

  
 Lion Sanctuary in Gujarat India,Gir National Park,Gir Sanctuary Gujarat
Gir stretches over 1,412 sq km of scrub and grassland, dry deciduous forest and some marshland.
Gir is open to visitors throughout the year except during the monsoon (between June and October).
Sasan Gir has a railway station of its own, with train connections to a number of other cities and towns in Gujarat and its neighbouring states.
www.indianwildlifeinfo.com /sasan-gir-national-park.html   (540 words)

  
 1Up India > Indian Wildlife Sanctuaries, India > Gir forest in Gujarat
Gir National Park allowes the visitors to glimpse wildlife in its natural surroundings.
Gir Interpretation Zone – Twelve kilometers from Sasan village at Devalia is this zone, within the precincts of the sanctuary.
Other than the lions visitors also get to see animals like the chinkara, wild boar, striped hyena, jackal, common langur, porcupine, hare and the black buck.
www.1upindia.com /sanctuaries/gir.html   (540 words)

  
 AllRefer Encyclopedia - Junagadh, India (Indian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Nearby is the Gir forest, the only place in Asia where lions are found.
The town has ancient Buddhist caves and Rajput forts, as well as a modern college.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/Junagadh.html   (540 words)

  
 Gir lodge,gir,sasan gir hotels,gir lodge hotel booking,budget hotels in sasan gir,gir lodge,sasan gir,gir lodge reservations
Gir lodge,gir,sasan gir hotels,gir lodge hotel booking,budget hotels in sasan gir,gir lodge,sasan gir,gir lodge reservations
Gir is also a bird watcher's paradise as it has more than 200 species of avi-fauna.
TourMyIndia Provide complete Travel information on wildlife resort holidays in India,Information on gir lodge,hotel booking and reservation at gir lodge,wildlife resort sasan gir national park india,accommodation facalities at gir lodge in sasan gir,Hotels, resorts and lodges at sasan gir.
www.tourmyindia.com /jungleresorts/girlodge.html   (540 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : The famed citizens of Gir forest
It was hot and dusty driving down Route No. 2 with the fine dust from the forest path sucked in by the moving vehicle smearing us, binoculars and cameras a rich brown.
A 10-DEGREES chill, a feeble wind and a shady darkness brightly touched up by a full moon high in the skies were with us as the open Gypsy started out on Route 6 in the Gir Sanctuary at around 6.45 a.m.
The Gir forest and its famed citizens offered us a bonus on the evening of January 8.
www.blonnet.com /2004/01/11/stories/2004011100711600.htm   (540 words)

  
 Forever Tigers - Evolution of the Tiger
These hybrids occur only in captivity; not apparently in situ, (lions and tigers coexist in the wild today only in the Gir forest of India although their respective ranges used to intersect in Persia, China and perhaps also Beringia) and are usually sterile like the mule (a hybrid of a horse and a donkey).
Tigers are genetically most closely related to lions and can in fact interbreed forming hybrids called ligers when the father is a lion and tigons when the father is a tiger.
However, the Shambala Preserve - a big cat sanctuary founded by actress Tippi Hedren -- had a female tigon named Noelle who mated with a male Siberian tiger and gave birth to a ti-tigon.
www.forevertigers.com /evolution.htm   (540 words)

  
 The Sociable Lions Of Gir - Wildside - Business Traveller India
Integral part of Gir Forest, Maldharis, (livestock owners) comprising of Rabaris, Bharwads, Charans, Ahirs, Kathis, etc. moved to Gir due to lack of pastures after the agricultural revolution of 1950.
Besides the double treat of lion sightings we also saw a host of other animals and birds on the Raidi route, a scenic trail covering the varying terrain of Gir including a hill offering a sweeping vista of the forest and a view of mount Girnar in the distance.
As Gujarat burned, engulfed with communal hatred, a day after the Godhra carnage, deep in the heart of Gir Forest, I saw a man standing nonchalant at an arm's length from a lioness!
www.businesstravellerindia.com /200211/wildside.shtml   (540 words)

  
 Wildlife in India, Gir National Park and Sanctuary
Gir has also nearly 210 leopards and numerous chital, nilgai, chinkara, the four horned antelope and wild boar.
The forest is rich in bird life and the paradise flycatcher, black headed cuckoo shrike, pied woodpecker, Bonelli's eagle, crested serpant eagle, painted sandgrouse, bush quail and grey partridge are among the variety that is found here.
Three unusual reserves, the Nalsarovar Lake and Sanctuary, where large numbers of water-birds can be seen; the bare saline flats of Rann of Kutch; incredibly the home of the Indian wild ass and the spectacular Flamingo Island where nesting colonies of flamingoes are to be seen, make Gujarat an exciting place for wildlife enthusiasts.
www.jetairtours.com /gir.htm   (540 words)

  
 Gir National Park, Kathiawar peninsula of Gujarat, Lion Sanctuary.
Gir National Park, Kathiawar peninsula of Gujarat, Lion Sanctuary.
At the turn of the century, Gir was a splendid mixed, deciduous forest of teak flame of the forest, acacia, zizyphas and banyan, sprawled over some 3,386 sq.
Gir was then part of the erstwhile state of Junagadh.
www.indiaprofile.com /wildlife/gir.htm   (540 words)

  
 Gir Forest Lodge,Gir Forest Resort,Gir Jungle Lodge,Gir Wildife Resort,Lodges & Resorts in Gir
Gir Forest Lodge & Resort - Get the information about the Gir, jungle lodges, forest lodge and wildlife resorts in Gir.
Gir Forest Lodge,Gir Forest Resort,Gir Jungle Lodge,Gir Wildife Resort,Lodges & Resorts in Gir
The Forests Department's delightful Sinh Sadan Guest House is located on the main road in an old house amid well-kept gardens and pretty good accommodation options for budget travellers.
www.indianwildlifeportal.com /wildlife-lodges-resorts/gir-maneland-jungle-lodge.html   (540 words)

  
 Make My Trip :: Gir lion forest
Gir is situated at a distance of 400 kms from Ahmedabad via Rajkot, Junagadh and Mendarda.
At the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, the break of dawn is welcomed by the thunderous roar of the mighty Asiatic Lion, heard echoing amidst deciduous forests juxtaposed with rugged terrain, volcanic patches and fertile grasslands.
Wildlife enthusiasts can visit Gir National Park throughout the year, but the best period to visit is between the months of November and June.
www.makemytrip.com /indiabest/gir.htm   (540 words)

  
 The Asiatic Lion's Last Stronghold: India's Gir Forest (1 of 2) - BootsnAll.com
This is a far cry from the situation in 1900, when the Gir Forest, then the personal hunting preserve of the Nawab of Junagadh, covered nearly 10,000 square kilometres.
Having discovered otherwise, I decided that a visit to the Gir Forest, the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion, would have to be part of my trip to India.
The last report from outside the Gir Forest was in 1884.
www.bootsnall.com /cgi-bin/gt/travelstories/asia/dec00gir1.shtml   (540 words)

  
 Lion Country Safari - Preserve - Gir Forest
Lion Country Safari - Preserve - Gir Forest
Truly wild Asiatic Water Buffalo are very rare and can be counted in the hundreds in south east Asia.
If danger approaches, blackbuck will spring up into the air -- a behavior called pronking -- to alert the rest of the herd.
www.lioncountrysafari.com /Preserve/Gir.htm   (540 words)

  
 Asiatic Lion Information Centre - News Stories
Forest Department sources said shifting of territory proved fatal for the lions, who ‘‘could not adapt.’’ The two lions &; aged around five and six — were found dead within 100 feet of each other atop a hill, which they refused to climb down in the last couple of days.
Forest officials said the lions had not settled down as was apparent from their behaviour even a few days after they were released into their new habitat.
Because of the increasing number of deaths of lions in the Gir lion sanctuary along with congestion in the forest area the government has prepared a proposal for Mithiyala where a new sanctuary covering an 18 square km area will be created once the project is cleared by the Centre.
www.asiatic-lion.org /news03.html   (540 words)

  
 lion
This group had increased to 290 individuals in 1955 but, although still protected, has been somewhat smaller since; they are the only remaining Asiatic lions.
a few pairs remained in India and were preserved as tourist attractions in the Gir forest (now Gir National Park) of Gujarat state in W India.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0829908.html   (540 words)

  
 Tradewings Travel
Gir is the only forest in Asia that possesses lion.
Forest Deptt's Economic Forest Guest House, TCGL's Lion Safari Lodge, Sasan Gir(Ph.
From March to May early morning or evening being the best time for viewing lions, but Gir forest remains open only from end of October to mid-May. It remains open daily from 6.30 to 11.00 and 15.00 to 17.00.
www.tradewingstravel.com /gujarat/gujwildlife.jsp   (540 words)

  
 Asiatic Lion Information Centre - News Stories 2000
Forest department officials feel it has the potential to match the country's best water bird sanctuaries.
A wildlife expert opined that similar symptoms are seen when lions suffer from meningitis.  Local staffers of the Gir (east) range, where the death occurred, confirmed that a thorough beat-wise checking of lion behaviour was carried out to find other cases, but all seemed to be normal.
Forest department sources said they expected the count to touch 320 this year.
www.asiatic-lion.org /news00.html   (540 words)

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