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  Extreme points of the world - Definition, explanation
The southernmost point of the world and the southernmost point on land is the geographic South Pole, which is on the continent of Antarctica.
The point farthest from the Earth's centre is the summit of Chimborazo (due to the Earth not being a perfect sphere), at 6384.4 km (Everest's summit is at 6382.3 km).
The point closest to the Earth's centre (~6353 km) is probably somewhere at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean (depth ~4 km) near the Geographic North pole (the bottom of the Mariana Trench is 6366.4 km from the centre of the Earth).
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/e/ex/extreme_points_of_the_world.php   (762 words)

  
  Netherlands Interesting Facts - Places - Things
The Netherlands is renowned for being unremittingly flat, with traditional images of canals, windmills and tulips complementing its new face as a modern European nation, so impressively demonstrated when The Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium.
This is The Netherland's most extensive province, stretching from the rivers of the south to the sand dunes of the north.
In the extreme south of the province is the city of Maastricht, and its position at the crossroads of three countries makes it ideal for excursions to such nearby cities as Aachen over the border in Germany.
www.travel-island.com /interesting.places/netherlands.html   (4677 words)

  
 Extreme points of the Netherlands
This is a list of the extreme points of the Netherlands, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Westernmost Point — Sint Anna ter Muiden, municipality of Sluis, Zeeland
Easternmost Point — Nieuweschans, municipality of Reiderland, Groningen
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/e/ex/extreme_points_of_the_netherlands.html   (118 words)

  
 Extreme points of Europe - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
This is a list of the extreme points of Europe, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.
The northernmost point of Europe is often incorrectly given as North Cape - actually the second northernmost point of the inshore islands of Europe.
Northernmost point — Knivskjellodden, Norway (71° 11′ 08″ N) Southernmost point — Gavdos, Greece (34° 48′ 02″ N) Westernmost point — Tearaght Island, Ireland (10° 40′ W) Easternmost point — In Russia, an unnamed 535 meter peak at 68° 18′ 50″ E on the far northern Ural Mountains watershed divide.
www.medbib.com /Extreme_points_of_Europe   (316 words)

  
 Perils of the World Wide Web, Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica
Everts is the chairman of the Network User Group Netherlands, an organization of 3700 network managers which control around 750,000 desktops.
He advocates government backed public websites, which would serve as debating chambers where different points of view would be put forward.
He also says people who set up websites should be encouraged as a matter of course to set up links to sites with differing views and adds that government regulation of such a system is worth considering.
www.expatica.com /source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=1936&name=Perils+of+the+World+Wide+Web   (937 words)

  
 Extreme points of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the extreme points of the Netherlands, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
The highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which also includes the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, is Mount Scenery (888 m) on Saba.
Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Vatican City
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Extreme_points_of_the_Netherlands   (216 words)

  
 Dutch Minister Not to Prevent Polygamy | The Brussels Journal
Piet-Hein Donner, the Dutch minister of Justice, responded in the negative to a request of the Dutch parliamentarian Cees Van der Staaij to annul the “trio marriage.” Van der Staaij is a member of the smallest party elected in the January 2003 general elections, the Calvinist SGP, holding two of the 150 seats in parliament.
There is at least a point of view that Mr Green may have harmed his family in spite of their protestations to the contrary, not least his 13 year old bride who later bore him seven children.
Which implies that apart from the Netherlands and the Arab countries, all countries in the world are governed by anti-democrats and Nazis.
www.brusselsjournal.com /node/421   (3966 words)

  
 Netherlands in the Second World War
The Netherlands became a constitutional monarchy in 1839.
However, this did not stop the Netherlands was invaded by the German Army on 10th May 1940.
The distribution of the communication network by the resistance and the Allied bombing campaigns caused severe food shortages in the Netherlands and the Royal Air Force was forced to drop emergency supplies into occupied areas.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWholland.htm   (1362 words)

  
 Geography of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is due to the fact that much of its land was reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes.
The reference point is the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwentoren (Our Lady's tower) in Amersfoort, with RD coordinates (155.000, 463.000) and geographic coordinates ca.
NS rail travel planner - contains a detailed map of the whole country; to view a location, specify it as destination and choose an arbitrary point of departure, then ask for the route map of the post transport from the train station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_the_Netherlands   (1133 words)

  
 The Golden Age of the Netherlands
He established a court called the "Council of Troubles" to try Netherlanders for heresy and sedition (Dutchmen called it the "Council of Blood"), and it was this court of injustice that sent the Counts of Egmont and Hoorn to their deaths.
Even though the Netherlands' standard of living compared favorably with that of any neighboring country, recent research shows that the Golden Age was far from golden far perhaps half the population.
In addition to providing Netherlanders with a plentiful and varied selection of foodstuffs during the Golden Age, the rich trade economy was also largely responsible for the nation’s notable prosperity during this period.
essentialvermeer.20m.com /dutch-painters/dutch_art/golden_age.htm   (5287 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Geography of Belgium
Northernmost Point — Dreef, municipality of Hoogstraten, Antwerp
Southernmost Point — Torgny, municipality of Rouvroy, Luxembourg
Easternmost Point — Krewinkel, municipality of Büllingen, Liège
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Belgium   (399 words)

  
 Soult.com Eurovision | 2004 | Netherlands
One of the original Eurovision countries, the Netherlands managed four victories in the first twenty years (such as Lenny Kuhr's forgettable 'De Troubadour' in 1969), but have had nothing since their last victory in 1975.
I'll be surprised if the Netherlands fail to make the Final; once there, I don't see this as a winner, particularly if it has the misfortune to be drawn either side of Germany's similar but much stronger song.
Monaco | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Serbia and Montenegro | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden
www.soult.com /eurovision/2004/netherlands.shtml   (1866 words)

  
 Partisan Review
It was hardly surprising, then, that in the Netherlands, a country with same-sex marriage and legally regulated prostitution, there was cultural friction between natives and the Muslim community.
I knew very well, of course, that the Netherlands did indeed have a Religious Right; that it consisted of Islamic, not Christian, fundamentalists; and that sooner or later the Dutch would be forced to deal openly with the challenges it posed.
Bodi’s plaint was phrased with extreme delicacy, but the point was clear: when Muslim girls or women flee the tyranny of father or husband, the government should essentially hand them over to a group of Muslim men.
www.bu.edu /partisanreview/archive/2002/3/bawer.html   (5185 words)

  
 Chapter XXVIII Piecemeal Liberation of the Netherlands Amid Serious Civilian Distress
Planning for the Netherlands was based on the so-called collapse theory which assumed that German forces would all surrender at one time and that accordingly a complete civil administration for the entire country would be available.
Netherlands Civil Affairs Officers are to be employed as intermediaries between the Allied military authorities and the Netherlands local authorities.
As soon as Eindhoven was cleared of the enemy, a Netherlands Military Commissioner was established with the CA Detachment, and a reconnaissance party consisting of Major McDowell and Captain Laan, NMA, was sent forward to investigate the position.
www.army.mil /cmh/books/wwii/civaff/ch28.htm   (8253 words)

  
 Extreme points of the Netherlands
It is told that the real highest point is a few hundred meters away form the marked spot.
The northernmost point is actually in sea, but here I was about as far north as normal people can get over land.
On the crossing is the centre near Oosteinde in the province of Drenthe.
home.planet.nl /~veenhh/borderland/nederland/pa-extremes.htm   (953 words)

  
 Reports | Greenpeace International
The second quarter of 2007, the Solar Generation have been extremely busy around the world, engaging in international meetings, exchanging experiences at skillshares and being engaging in local activities on their campuses.
On the positive side, LGE gains points for launching models of mobile phones free of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and there is improvement in their voluntary product take back and recycling efforts.
The company loses points for its lack of support for Individual Producer Responsibility, but has improved on geographical coverage of its voluntary takeback programme and information to customers on what to do with their discarded products.
www.greenpeace.org /international/greenpeace-reports   (898 words)

  
 Twijzelerheide (The Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
It is in the extreme northwest corner of Achtkarspelen, which seems to be reflected on the village flag.
The green in the lower part of the CoA symbolizes the "greide" - meadowland or the present agricultural soil.
The ploughs used to make this happen is represented by the shard pointed yellow triangle.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nl-fr_th.html   (222 words)

  
 Steve Jackson Games Forums - Code of Honor, Intolerance, Fanaticism - freebie points?
A Disadvantage worth 10 Points or more should be permitted only if the trooper can get into serious conflict with his Code of Honor.
If anybody really earns all those points by roleplaying, his own comrades will shoot him five minutes into the game and his commanding officer will give them a medal for doing in that bastard.
ITC, just give the points for Fanaticism, and maybe allow a quirk (believes he is acting honorably) or some such.
forums.sjgames.com /showthread.php?t=20681   (1342 words)

  
 ACT's CAAP Tests: Reading-Social Sciences Sample Passage and Items
In several recent studies of citizens' attitudes in industrial societies, respondents in different countries were asked to locate their political positions on a ten-point scale ranging from extreme left to extreme right.
Most of the respondents are concentrated in the center and very few place themselves at the extreme right or extreme left.
The term political subculture may also be applied to groups less opposed to one another, as in Austria and the Netherlands.
www.act.org /caap/sample/reading1.html   (838 words)

  
 The World Wide Web Consortium - Benelux Office
The Benelux W3C Office (W3C-Benelux) is the regional contact point for the W3C activities in the Benelux.
2007-07-07: W3C is pleased to participate as a cosponsor at Extreme Markup Languages to be held 7-10 August in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The institute is located on the Science Park Amsterdam and is associated with the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
www.w3c.nl   (1405 words)

  
 Death by Committee
The Groningen Protocol is the proposal of doctors in the Netherlands for the establishment of an "independent committee" charged with selecting babies and other severely handicapped or disabled people for euthanasia.
On Tuesday the AP carried a second story, and Drudge broadcast the news to the cyber world: The protocol was already in effect, and at least four babies had been deemed disposable, and killed.
Abortion, of course, has always been limited by the physical act of birth, and once out of the womb, only the most extreme "reproductive rights" advocates have argued that the baby's natural right to live can be compromised by the mother.
weeklystandard.com /Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/983ynlcv.asp   (564 words)

  
 Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The staff report (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf file) for the 2006 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands - Netherland is also available.
The Netherlands is coming out of a period of slow or negative economic growth.
Recent economic performance suggests that competitiveness is not a particular threat to sustaining economic recovery, a point reinforced by the current account surplus.
www.imf.org /external/np/sec/pn/2006/pn0683.htm   (1398 words)

  
 FT.com / Europe - Battleground moves to the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Geert Wilders, the right-wing Dutch member of parliament and a leading light of the No campaign, urged Dutch voters to complete the job started by France, a result he hailed as “the beginning of the end for the European super-state”.
But it urged the Dutch to consider “the merits of the treaty and its importance to the Netherlands”.
Camiel Eurlings, a member of the CDA in the European Parliament, said the sight of French extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen celebrating, and hoping for a repeat in the Netherlands, should alone shock the Dutch into voting Yes.
www.ft.com /cms/s/ff3335ae-d146-11d9-9c1d-00000e2511c8.html   (822 words)

  
 Rethinking the Global Political Economy
The United States will then be forced to run a trade surplus with a drastic devaluation of the dollar and/or a draconian deflation in real incomes in order to reduce demand for imports and make U.S. goods cheap enough to run a surplus in world markets.
The suicidal tying of the peso to the dollar was for years celebrated as the example of what a developing country had to do in order to gain the confidence of foreign investors.
One result has been the nearly doubling of the share of the population in extreme poverty as capital relentlessly squeezed labor's income share.
www.epinet.org /content.cfm/webfeatures_viewpoints_global_polit_econ   (7906 words)

  
 Netherlands: The end of the “polder” model
This is the story of the Netherlands over the last two and a half years.
The LPF was never a fascist threat to the country and could not even be compared to the classic extreme right-wing parties such as the Front National in France or the Vlaams Blok in Belgium, which he even openly denounced.
The dominant ideology in the Netherlands, the ideology of compromise and having a sense of proportion, is breaking down.
www.marxist.com /Europe/netherlands_end_polder.htm   (5930 words)

  
 Statement by Netherlands at the International Conference on Financing for Development
The joint goals and the specific targets that go along with them facilitate the monitoring of progress and obligate countries to live up to their promise to work towards these goals.
When two or more national actors disagree they simply export their conflicting points of view to the international level; the ILO, WHO and WTO headquarters in Geneva become the battlefield.
In fact, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Luxembourg are the only OECD members that meet or exceed the ODA standard.
www.un.org /ffd/statements/netherlandsE.htm   (2049 words)

  
 S.O.S. Mathematics CyberBoard :: View topic - Smallest and largest values
I have found the maxima to be x=4 and the minima to be x=0.
As well as finding these points the question asks for smallest and largest values.
The answer is that the smallest value is 0 and the largest doesn't exist.
www.sosmath.com /CBB/viewtopic.php?t=3995&view=previous   (472 words)

  
 Extreme Homes TV Show - Extreme Homes Television Show - TV.com
This episode shows you a house/boat in the Netherlands, a box house in brazil, and a house made of mud and straw in New Zealand.
Tell the world what you think of Extreme Homes, write a review for this show.
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www.tv.com /extreme-homes/show/29835/summary.html   (222 words)

  
 Extreme points of Poland - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
This is a list of the extreme points of Poland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Northernmost Point: cape Rozewie, part of the town Władysławowo, Pomerania on the Baltic Sea, 54°50′N 18°04′E
Highest Point: mount Rysy, Tatra mountains, Lesser Poland (2,499 m)
www.medbib.com /Extreme_points_of_Poland   (168 words)

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