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Mount Gambier is a thriving city set in a unique and ancient landscape of volcanic craters, lakes, limestone and mysterious underground waterways.
Proclaimed as a City on 9th December 1954, Mount Gambier is the regional cetnre of the Limestone Coast in the South East of South Australia and is one of the most progressive communities in the State.
Gambier Limestone as it is known, was formed 30 million years ago when the land was covered with a warm shallow ocean.
www.mountgambiertourism.com.au /home.htm   (1356 words)

  
 gambier - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Gambier, Mount, extinct volcano in the state of South Australia, Australia, about 450 km (about 280 mi) southeast of Adelaide, near the border of...
Gambier Islands, also Mangareva Islands, group of small coral islands in French Polynesia.
The Gambier Islands are in the southeastern part of the...
encarta.msn.com /gambier.html   (97 words)

  
 C I T Y O F M O U N T G A M B I E R
Mount Gambier the 'Blue Lake City' is South Australia's second largest City, located midway between the major capital cities of Melbourne and Adelaide, set amidst a unique and ancient landscape of volcanic craters, lakes, caves and mysterious underground aquifers.
Mount Gambier was sighted and named, in honour of Lord James Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet, by Lieutenant James Grant in December 1800 whilst on a survey voyage in the Brig, HMS Lady Nelson.
Mount Gambier boasts all the amenities of a progressive and vibrant City and is ideally located to attract visitors from the Great Ocean Road, the Grampians, the nearby coastline and beaches or the Coorong who are keen to experience the natural and cultural beauty of the Mount Gambier region.
www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au   (405 words)

  
 Gambier Islands - French Polynesia - Mark Moxon, Travel Writer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Gambier lagoon comprises four main islands (Mangareva, Taravai, Akamaru and Aukena) and ten smaller islands or motus (including Agakauitai, and the coral motu of Totegegie, home to the airport).
The Gambiers are in the remotest part of French Polynesia, some 1643km from Tahiti; if you head east from the Gambiers you will come across Pitcairn Island (owned by the British, at the continuing behest of the inhabitants), Easter Island (Chilean), and then after a long, long gap there's South America.
The Gambier lagoon is a classic atoll surrounding the inner Gambier Islands.
www.moxon.net /french_polynesia/gambier_islands.html   (991 words)

  
 Gambier Bay
Gambier Bay, originally classified AVG-73, was reclassified ACV-73 on 20 August 1942 and again reclassified OVE-73 on 15 July 1943; launched under a Maritime Commission Contract by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Wash., 22 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
The lone 5-inch gun of Gambier Bay spat out at an enemy cruiser that was shelling her; and destroyer Heerman (DD-532) made an unsuccessful effort under the combined fire of the heavy enemy ships to save Gambier Bay.
Gambier Bay received four battle stars for service in World War II and shared in the award of the Presidential Unit Citation to "Taffy 3" for extraordinary heroism in the battle off Samar.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/g1/gambier_bay.htm   (1246 words)

  
 Destination: Gambier Islands
Gambier Islands (g m'b r), volcanic islands (6 sq mi/15.5 sq km; 2002 pop.
The Gambier islands consist of 14 small mountainous islands that are located southeast of Tahiti.
The Gambier Islands are home to more than one hundred stone buildings built from that time, including churches, presbyteries, convents, schools, weaving workshops, bakers' ovens and watch towers.
www.gambier-islands.com /index.html   (640 words)

  
 Gambier Islands (Tuamotu and Gambier Islands, French Polynesia)
The municipality of Gambier is located in the extreme southeastern corner of the Tuamotu archipelago 1,643 kilometers southeast of the island of Tahiti.
The flag of the Gambier Islands, of ratio 2:3, is horizontally divided white-blue-white (1:1:1) with five stars placed 2 (blue stars in the upper white stripe), 1 (white star in the middle blue stripe) and 2 (blue stars in the upper white stripe).
A flag similar to the flag of Gambier but with a lighter shade of blue is shown in the Flags of Paradise chart [brt96] as the - mistaken - flag of Mangareva.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pf-tg-gm.html   (1127 words)

  
 Walkabout - Mount Gambier
The Mount Gambier Hotel was built by John Byng in 1847, a flsmith and a general store set up business near what are now the Cave Gardens, and in 1849 a Dr Welh arrived with a handmill for turning wheat and barley into flour.
The major appeal of the Mount Gambier Tourist Information Centre is that it also houses a full-size replica of the Lady Nelson, the brig in which Lieutenant James Grant RN first sighted Mount Gambier.
Located 20 km west of Mount Gambier, Glencoe's sole claim to fame is that it has a superb old National Trust Woolshed with a 36 stand stone shearing shed and lots of interesting displays of woolshed activities.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/SAMountGambier.shtml   (2643 words)

  
 Come to Gambier Island BC, off the Sunshine Coast | Romantic Vancouver getaway
Gambier Island embraces the stress-laden in green nurturance.
This number swells to around 600 in the summer but as Gambier is larger than Bowen Island there is plenty of room to be peaceful and quiet.
Gambier is a haven for artists and writers some of whom are full-time residents.
www.bigpacific.com /about/gambier.html   (392 words)

  
 Gambier Mount - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Gambier, Mount, extinct volcano in the state of South Australia, Australia, about 450 km (280 mi) south-east of Adelaide, near the border of...
Born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Helpmann began training as a...
South Australia's other major cities are Whyalla (23,644 in 1996), Mt Gambier (22,037), Port Augusta (14,244), Port Pirie (13,960), and Gawler...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Gambier_Mount.html   (104 words)

  
 Gambier Bay CVE-73
Gambier Bay, originally classified AVG-73, was reclassified ACV-73 on 20 August 1942 and again reclassified CVE-73 on 15 July 1943, launched under a Maritime Commission Contract by the Kaiser Shipbuilding CO., Vancouver, Wash., 22 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
Gambier Bay remained off Saipan, repulsing aerial raids and launching planes which staffed enemy troop concentrations, bombed gun emplacements, and supported marines and soldiers fighting ashore.
The lone 5-inch gun of Gambier Bay spat out at an enemy cruiser that was shelling her; and destroyer Herman (DD-532) made an unsuccessful effort under the combined fire of the heavy enemy ships to save Gambier Bay.
www.multied.com /Navy/ecarrier/Gambier.html   (1227 words)

  
 Gambier hears presentation on state ethics law | mountvernonnews.com
GAMBIER — Members of the Ohio Ethics Commission gave a lengthy presentation on state ethics law Tuesday night, and fielded many questions by members of the Village Council, local residents, Kenyon College and public officials from other local communities.
Susan Spaid, co-chairwoman of the Gambier Planning and Zoning Commission and a college employee, pointed out that four of the five members of the commission are employed by the college.
Hardin said she isn’t familiar with all the relevant and specific facts relating the Gambier but would be happy to provide guidance.
www.mountvernonnews.com /local/06/06/28/gambier.html   (1582 words)

  
 The Gambier House in Gambier Ohio
Whether entering through the cast iron fence to the front door or by way of the trellised back courtyard, guests cannot help but be enveloped by the special warmth of this 1845 home built by one of Kenyon College’s master carpenters.
No matter the season or the reason, The Gambier House is a welcome retreat and center of operations for all your Knox County or Kenyon College needs.
The Gambier House has central air and heat and is a non-smoking bed and breakfast.
www.gambierhouse.com   (378 words)

  
 Import And Export of Agricultural Products - Gambier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Gambier is extract of leaves of plant Uncaria Gambier found in Indonesia.
Gambier is widly used for Leather Tanning, as Eco friendly dyes and as Mouth Freshner.
Gambier is used as an ingredient in many ancient chinese herbal recepies still being widely used.
www.goldenagro.com /spice/gambier.html   (227 words)

  
 Gambier, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States.
Gambier is the home of Kenyon College and was named after one of Kenyon College's early benefactors, Lord Gambier.
This path has become a piece of Gambier's history, as it is used by college students and residents alike as a way through town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gambier,_Ohio   (469 words)

  
 Gambier: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Gambier had been grown by the Malays for a very...local production into an export crop.
...fields of western Malaya and the pepper and gambier villages of Johor and Riau where the consumers...commodities such as tin, gold, pepper, gambier, sugar, rice and a number of other products...or else for the planting of pepper and gambier, sugar, tobacco and, ultimately, rubber...
When young, Gambier Parry inherited both their large fortunes...recommended by the Camden Society - of which Gambier Parry was a member - in the 1840s.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/gambier.jsp?l=G&p=1   (1425 words)

  
 Mount Gambier, South Australia, the city built around a volcano. Visit the famous Blue Lake. My part of Australia. ...
The Gambier Limestone which underlies much of the South-East of South Australia, was depostited when the sea covered a large part of the southern Australian landscape more than 15 million years ago.
It is an exposure of the water table which occurs naturally within the Gambier Limestone; the limestone is exposed as white strata in the sides of the crater.
The ground water is not confined by an overlying impervious layer of rock or sediment and therefore remains unpressurised.
members.fortunecity.com /midnightla/mtgambierslakes.html   (711 words)

  
 Mount Gambier Volcanic Complex State Heritage Area
The Mount Gambier Volcanic Complex consists of a series of craters and other volcanic features on the southern edge of the city of Mount Gambier, approximately 480 kilometres south-east of Adelaide.
The Mount Gambier Volcanic Complex State Heritage Area is predominantly a series of volcanic cones enclosing four crater lakes - Blue, Browne, Valley and Leg of Mutton Lakes.
The remains of the Nurseryman's Cottage (1876) at Leg of Mutton Lake, lookouts (such as the 1936 Potters Point and the 1937 RSL Lookout), numerous walks and many recreational structures are all noteworthy.
www.environment.sa.gov.au /heritage/shas/sha_mtgambier_vol.html   (1426 words)

  
 Gambier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Located just four miles east of Mount Vernon, Gambier is the home of one of America’s most distinguished liberal arts colleges.
On Gambier Hill (elevation 1,200 feet) overlooking the Kokosing Valley, he built Old Kenyon, the historic stone structure which was one of the first Gothic structures in America.
Kenyon is one of the oldest colleges west of the Alleghenies and offers a four-year academic program in the arts and sciences.
www.knoxchamber.com /gen_info/Gambier.htm   (209 words)

  
 C I T Y O F M O U N T G A M B I E R
In December 1864 the District Council of Mount Gambier became the District Council of Mount Gambier West (Town Council) and the District Council of Mount Gambier East was also formed.
On the 3rd December 1800, Captain James Grant, RN, of H.M.S. "Lady Nelson" named Mount Gambier and later the City of Mount Gambier was named after the Gambier family of Buckinghamshire, their most distinguished member being James Gambier, son of James Gambier, Lieutenant Governor of the Bahamas.
The gold eagles with fl ermine spots are from the crest of Admiral Lord Gambier and are "differenced" heraldically by the organ pipes to remember the early pioneer, Dr William James Browne, referred to above.
www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au /your_council.htm   (875 words)

  
 Gambier Island Conservancy
The Gambier Island Conservancy has expressed support for this land grant and will assist the Trust Fund in the fund raising once the offer of the land is received.
The Gambier Island Conservancy (GIC) has recently created a Land Trust Fund for the specific purpose of acquiring land for conservation.
It has become clear to many nature preservation organizations that the most effective and permanent way to protect special or sensitive areas is through the purchase of land or the receipt of land by donation.
www.gambierc.ca /index.html   (556 words)

  
 Gambier: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
However, opium price changes explain...production of commodities like tin, pepper and gambier (a derivative of the leaves of a plant...result was that certain sectors, notably gambier and pepper planting, were ceded to Chinese...
I muse on the place...or Lucky Jim, cannot be accommodated in Gambier, Ohio.
POPULAR with visiting tourists, Gambier Terrace is most famous for being an early...director of the Africa Oye festival.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/gambier.jsp?l=G&p=1   (1417 words)

  
 Gambier News
An apartment complex in violation of village zoning was a major topic of discussion at Tuesday's Gambier Village Council meeting.
First responders such as firefighters and emergency medical technicians will soon be able to access, renew and confirm their certification with a new online certification process being developed by the Ohio...
Gambier Village Council voted on two pieces of legislation at its meeting Monday night.
www.topix.net /city/gambier-oh   (607 words)

  
 Gambier History - Rick Gustavson
The three prominent bays on the south side of Gambier West, Centre and Long Bays were named by early settlers to the sound.
By 1890 a shingle mill was established on the island.
An attempt by Gambier Island Copper to creat a mine in the early 70's rallied the residents and the end result was the creation of the 1974 Islands Trust Act and the 1979 Gambier Island Zoning By-law, which now limits development on Gambier to recreational, residential or forestry.
www.rickgustavson.com /historyGambier.html   (248 words)

  
 USS Gambier Bay
With men in the water and the USS Gambier Bay sinking, the Japanese Cruiser Tone kept shooting.
Pursued by a vastly superior enemy fleet, the coordinates at which the USS Gambier Bay was sunk were not correctly reported.
On October 12, 1977, survivors of the USS Gambier Bay, VC-10 and their families returned to the Philippines to honor their missing and deceased that vanished during their last battle.
www.ussgambierbay-vc10.com   (927 words)

  
 Gambier, Ohio OH, village profile (Knox County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Gambier is a great environment to learn without too many distractions, but Columbus is only an hour away.
Gambier is a village in Knox County, in the Mount Vernon metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gambier was $9,661, compared with $21,587 nationally.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16752   (548 words)

  
 ÃŽles Tuamotu-Gambier at AllExperts
The Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French: Îles Tuamotu-Gambier or Archipels des Tuamotu et des Gambier or Archipel des Tuamotu-Gambier or Tuamotu-Gambier or officially subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) geographically consist of the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands which are geographically located closely together.
The Îles Tuamotu-Gambier consist of 17 communes: The 16 communes Anaa, Arutua, Fakarava, Fangatau, Gambier, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Manihi, Napuka, Nukutavake, Pukapuka, Rangiroa, Reao, Takaroa-takapoto, Tatakoto and Tureia on the Tuamotus and the commune Gambier, comprising the Gambier Islands.
* electoral circumscription of the Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East (circonscription des Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est) with 12 communes: The commune Gambier on the Gambier Islands and the 11 communes Anaa, Fangatau, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Napuka, Nukutavake, Pukapuka, Reao, Tatakoto and Tureia in the eastern part of the Tuamotus.
en.allexperts.com /e/0/%C3%8Eles_Tuamotu-Gambier.htm   (284 words)

  
 Mount Gambier travel guide - Wikitravel
Mount Gambier is located midway between Adelaide and Melbourne.
The Blue Lake is one of three crater lakes located on the southern edge of the city: the others are Valley Lake and Leg of Mutton Lake.
Wineries, Located a short 50 kilometers north of Mount Gambier is Penola and the Coonawarra wine region.
wikitravel.org /en/Mount_Gambier   (264 words)

  
 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF MOUNT GAMBIER
Mount Gambier is situated in the South East of South Australia.
Mount Gambier is renown for the natural and cultural beauty of the lakes, limestone caves, sinkholes, wonderful coastline, wineries, timber, horticulture and crayfish industry.
The radiata pine tree is a feature of the regions landscape hence the pine is also a feature of the Soroptimist International of Mount Gambier's Chain of Office.
www.siswp.org /mtgambier   (81 words)

  
 The Gambier House in Gambier Ohio
The Gambier House’s prime location makes it extremely sought-after for Kenyon parents throughout the academic year, especially during the College’s Family Weekend.
Selection of guests for this weekend is conducted by way of a drawing, one entry per family.
We look forward to your participation in the Family Weekend lottery and hope that, even if you are not selected, you will consider staying at the Gambier House at some point during the next four years.
www.gambierhouse.com /lottery.php   (161 words)

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