14 résultats pour "halifax"
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Halifax (Nova Scotia) - geography.
Every year the city hosts a series of cultural events. Particularly well known are the Scotia Festival of Music, Shakespeare by the Sea, the Atlantic Jazz Festival, the HalifaxInternational Busker Festival, and the Atlantic Winter Fair. IV ECONOMY Halifax’s workforce is concentrated in public administration, commerce, and personal services. Despite recent cutbacks, the government remains the single largestemployer. A large percentage of workers in Halifax are employed at the two military bases...
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Halifax (Nova Scotia) - Geography.
During World War I (1914-1918) Halifax again became a military bastion. Huge convoys of ships assembled at the inner harbor (Bedford Basin) to prepare for sailingthrough the submarine-infested North Atlantic. On December 6, 1917, a munitions ship arriving to join a convoy collided with another vessel at the Narrows leading intothe Basin. A massive explosion resulted, killing nearly 2000 people and devastating the whole north end of the city. In World War II Halifax played a vital role in the All...
- Halifax (Angleterre).
- Halifax (Canada).
- Lord Halifax
- Wood, Edward, Frederick, Lindley, premier marquis de Halifax
- Halifax ( Edward Frederick Lindley Wood.
- Lord Halifax (seconde guerre mondiale).
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Nova Scotia - Geography.
summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...
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Nova Scotia - Canadian History.
summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...
- Avery (Oswald Theodore) Biologiste américain (Halifax, Canada, 1877 - Nashville, 1955).
- Huggins Charles Brenton , 1901-1976, né à Halifax (Canada), médecin américain, directeur du laboratoire de recherches sur le cancer à l'université de Chicago.
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Canadian Forces.
As the Land Force Command component of the CF, the Canadian army is responsible for land combat and for physically protecting people and land-based resources. Itis the component of the CF most often called on to support international military operations and peacekeeping missions and to maintain order in times of civil unrest. A Organization The 20,900 personnel who comprise the army’s regular force are organized into four geographically based areas. Land Force Atlantic includes the provinces of...
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Définition:
BUT, substantif masculin.
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