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  Highland (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highland may refer to areas of New Guinea that are ecologically and ethnologically distinct from the lowland or coastal areas.
Highland Park is also a Scotch Whisky produced in the Orkney Islands, which are not part of either the administrative area of Highland nor the Scottish Highlands.
The Highland Pony is a breed of horse.
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 Highland (council area) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Highland area covers most of the mainland and inner-Hebridean parts of the traditional counties of Inverness-shire, Ross-shire, and Cromartyshire, all of Sutherland, Nairnshire and Caithness, and the far north-west of Argyll.
For elections to the Scottish Parliament the Highland area is within the Highlands and Islands electoral area, which elects eight first past the post constituency Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and seven additional member MSPs.
In the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom the Highland area is represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) elected from three constituencies: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey; and Ross, Skye and Lochaber.
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 Highland Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Highland Park is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Highland Park is also the name of a distillery in the Orkney Islands producing scotch whisky.
Highland Park, New York, New York is a neighbourhood in Brooklyn
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 Highland Beach
Highland Beach is located at 26°23'59" North, 80°4'6" West (26.399710, -80.068416).
Born in Glenfinnan, in the Scottish Highlands in the 16th century, MacLeod is an Immortal: since the time he was first fatally wounded, he does not age and cannot die unless he is decapitated.
The ''Highlander'' films and the television series that was spun off from it have attracted a devoted following and led to the creation of a great deal of fan fiction, much of it available on the Internet.
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 Highlands
The term highland serves used in physical geography for any elevated mountainous plateau.
Highlands is also the name of several places in the United States of America:
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Caucasus Mountains - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Lesser Caucasus and Armenian Highland constitute the Transcaucasian Highland.
The highlands of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are marked by sharp temperature contrasts between the summer and winter months due to a more continental climate.
The northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains are covered by oak, hornbeam, maple, and ash forests at lower elevations while birch and pine forests take over at higher elevations.
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 Plateau - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
For alternate uses of the term, see Plateau (disambiguation).
In geology and earth science, a plateau (alternatively spelt in a false French spelling plâteau, the real spelling in French being plateau), also called tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history.
Plateaus (or plâteaux), like mesas and buttes, are formed when land has been uplifted by tectonic activity and then eroded by wind or water.
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 Plateau Definition / Plateau Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
[click for more] and earth science, a plateau is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history.
Plateaus, like mesas and buttesIn the United States and Canada, a butte, related to a mesa, is an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top.
Plateau is a highland in the north-east of Thailand, also called Isan.
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 Hollywood, California - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The first section of the famous Hollywood Hotel, the first major hotel in Hollywood, was opened in 1902 by a subdivider eager to sell residential lots among the lemon ranches then lining the foothills.
In 1985, the Hollywood Boulevard commercial and entertainment district was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places protecting important buildings and seeing to it that the significance of Hollywood's past would always be a part of its future.
The Kodak Theatre, which opened in 2001 on Hollywood Boulevard at Highland Avenue, where the historic Hollywood Hotel once stood, has become the new home of the Oscars.
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 Highland Park - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Highland Park, Richmond, Virginia, a neighborhood in Richmond's Northside
Highland Botanical Park is an arboretum in Rochester, New York
Highland Park (Auckland) is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand
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 Cape Campbell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1692, a number of MacDonalds were killed in the Massacre of Glencoe when an initiative to suppress Jacobitism was entangled in the long running feud between Clan MacDonald and Clan Campbell.
The midnight slaughter of the host MacDonalds at the hands of their Campbell guests was a major affront to Highland customs and continues to stain the honour of Clan Campbell to this day.
In a letter to the genealogist of Clan Campbell Society of North America, the late Duke of Argyll, MacCailein Mor, disputed the existence of Argyll as a "principal sept" http://www.ccsna.org/jsep50a.htm#A0.
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 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Highlands is a stunningly beautiful rural residential area just northwest of Victoria...
McGreevey signed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, a historic law that will protect drinking water for over 5.4 million people and help preserve New Jersey's dwindling open space.
Highlands North Carolina Chamber of Commerce - Welcome to Highlands...
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 Highland Park Illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
1) " Highland" -- In the context of Highland Park Illinois
In 1996 these districtcouncils were wound up and their functions were transferred to Highland Council, making it a unitary authority.
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 Ozark Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Ozark Highland area and the Black Hills of South Dakota are the only major highland regions in the US between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains.
The Ozarks, which rise from the surrounding plains, are locally referred to as mountains.
The Saint Francois Mountain Range rises above the Ozark plateau and is the geological cause of the highland dome.
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 Elam - Search.com Reference
In modern terms, Elam included more than Khuzestan; it was a combination of the lowlands and the immediate highland areas to the north and east.
They are identified by their use of the older title, "king of Susa and of Anshan", and by calling themselves "servant of Kirwashir", an Elamite deity, thereby introducing the pantheon of the highlands to Susiana.
Under the Igehalkids, Akkadian inscriptions were rare, and Elamite highland gods became firmly established in Susa.
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 Aram
Aram (ארם "Highland", Standard Hebrew Aram, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂrām) in the Book of Genesis is the fifth Shemite grandson of Noah.
Because of the meaning of the name ("highland"), it is more likely a description of the ancestor's origins or legacy rather than the actual name.
The whole is rolled up, wrapped tightly, and refrigerated for some time, then cut into slices to serve or for sale.
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 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Highland (a' Ghaidhealtachd in Gaelic) is the name of the largest administrative region in Scotland.
West Highland Way See Scottish Highlands for more information.
Are you interested in a professional interior design or decoration for your hotel, restaurant or mansion?
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 Atlanta - Wikitravel
With Virginia Highlands, has taken much of the nightlife from the Buckhead area which mostly attracts hip-hoppers now.
Virginia Highlands, Area east of Piedmont Park in the center of town known for its nightlife and restaurants.
Manuel's, at Highland and North Avenue, an Atlanta Democratic Party institution where you're likely to find campaign staffers and off-duty cops knocking back stiff drinks under a portrait of JFK.
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 Corrie - Famous Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In geography, a corrie is a terrain feature created by glaciation in high mountains.
The word is Highland Scots Gaelic and is derived from a gaelic word meaning hollow.
It is known in Welsh as a cwm and the French word cirque is used to denote a very similar geographical feature.
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 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Most of the hills between Laurel Canyon and Griffith Park are part of Hollywood.
The commercial, cultural, and transportation center of Hollywood is the area where La Brea Avenue, Highland Avenue, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Vine Street intersect Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard.
The population of the district is estimated to be about 300,000.
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 ipedia.com: Japan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For other meanings of the word Japan, see Japan (disambiguation).
Central Highland (Chuo-kochi): A typical inland climate, with large temperature differences between summers and winters and between days and nights.
Seto Inland Sea (Setonaikai): The mountains in Chugoku and Shikoku regions block the seasonal winds and bring mild climate and many fine days throughout a year.
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 Hollywood - About Hollywood - KnowledgeIsFun.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For other articles with the name Hollywood, see: Hollywood (disambiguation)
The population of the district is estimated at about 300,000 people.
In June 1999, the long awaited Hollywood extension of the Metro Red Line subway opened, running from Downtown to the Valley, with stops on Hollywood Boulevard at Western Avenue, at Vine Street and at Highland Avenue.
www.knowledgeisfun.com /H/Ho/Hollywood.php   (1745 words)

  
 Watten - Dic.blogopt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Watten, Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland
Watten commune in the Nord département of France
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Highland (disambiguation) - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
Recommended Font to see diacritics - VU Arial.
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You'll also find a selection of books, from Queen Victoria's Highland journals, to the very latest bestselling thriller.
The dinner table and chairs are elegant yet comfortable, and you can be assured of the finest tableware and crystal for meals at home.
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