Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat (formerly spelt "Ballaarat") is a city in Victoria, Australia, and Victoria's largest inland city. It is well-known for its history and heritage. Ballarat,_Victoria
Battle of Abrittus The Battle of Abritus (modern Razgrad, Bulgaria), also known as the Battle of Forum Terebronii, occurred in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior probably in July, 251, between the Roman Empire and a federation of "Scythian" tribesmen under the Goth King Cniva. The Romans were soundly defeated, and Roman Emperors Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus were both killed during battle. They became the first Roman emperors killed in a battle with a foreign enemy. Battle_of_Abrittus
Battle of Berestechko The Battle of Berestechko (; ) was fought between rebellious Zaporozhian Cossack, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, aided by their Crimean Tatar allies, and a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army under King John II Casimir.Lasting from June 28 to June 30, 1651, it took place in Volhynia. Battle_of_Berestechko
Battle of El Alamein battles of El Alamein in the Second World War, both fought in 1942. The Battles occurred in Egypt in and around an area named after a railway stop called El Alamein at . First Battle of El Alamein - 1-27 July 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein - 23 October-4 November 1942 Battle_of_El_Alamein
Battle of Bouvines The Battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214, was a conclusive medieval battle ending the twelve year old War of Bouvines Battle_of_Bouvines
Battle of Actium The Battle of Actium was the final engagement in the Final War of the Roman Republic. It was fought between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The battle took place on September 2, 31 BC, on the Ionian Sea, near the Roman colony of Actium in Greece. Octavian's fleet was commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, while Antony's fleet was supported by the ships of his lover, Cleopatra VII, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt. Battle_of_Actium
Banda Islands The Banda Islands () are a volcanic group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140Seram island and about 2000Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. The main town and administrative centre is Bandanaira, located on the island of the same name. Banda_Islands
Belfast Belfast () is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of devolved government and legislative assembly in Northern Ireland. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of Ireland. The city of Belfast has a population of 267,500, Belfast
Chordate Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. They are united by having, at some time in their life cycle, a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail. Chordate
Copenhagen Copenhagen (); ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 (2009) and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179 (2009). Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager. First documented in the 11th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the beginning of the 15th century and during the 17th century under the reign of Christian IV it became an important regional centre. Copenhagen
Geography of Chad Chad is a land-locked country in north central Africa measuring 1,284,000 square kilometers (496,000 sq. mi.), roughly three times the size of California. Most of its ethnically and linguistically diverse population lives in the south, with densities ranging from 54 persons per square kilometers in the Logone River basin to 0.1 persons in the northern B.E.T. Geography_of_Chad
Cambrian The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Phanerozoic eon, lasting from ; it is succeeded by the Ordovician. Its subdivisions, and indeed its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the classical name for Wales, where Britain's Cambrian rocks are best exposed.The Cambrian is unique in its unusually high proportion of lagerstatte. Cambrian
Columbia River The Columbia River (known as Wimahl or Big River to the Chinook-speaking natives who lived on its lowermost reaches) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is named after the Columbia Rediviva, the first ship from the western world known to have traveled up the river. It stretches from British Columbia through Washington state, forming much of the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river is long, and its drainage basin is . Columbia_River
Geography of Cambodia Cambodia is a country in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. Its approximate geographical coordinates are Geography_of_Cambodia
Geography of Cameroon At , Cameroon is the world's 53rd-largest country. It is comparable in size to Papua New Guinea, and somewhat larger than the U.S. state of California. Cameroon's landmass is , with of water.The country is located in Central and West Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. Geography_of_Cameroon
Geography of Cape Verde This article describes the geography of Cape Verde.The Cape Verde Islands are located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean some off the west coast of Africa. The archipelago consists of 10 islands and 5 islets, divided into the windward (Barlavento) and leeward (Sotavento) groups. The six islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Geography_of_Cape_Verde
Christmas Island The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.It has a population of approximately 1,600 residents who live in a number of "settlement areas" on the northern tip of the islandFlying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drumsite. Christmas_Island
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island () is a nine-square-kilometre (approx. 3.5 square mile) coral atoll in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America, at . It has no permanent inhabitants. Its status is sui generis as an overseas possession of France under the direct authority of the French government, administered by the Minister of Overseas France. Clipperton_Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia. There are two atolls and twenty-seven coral islands in the group. The islands are located in the Indian Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka. (Coordinates are 12 30 S, 96 50 E.) Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands
Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands Territory includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia. The only inhabited island is Willis Island. The territory covers 780,0002, extending east and south from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, and including Heralds Beacon Island, Osprey Reef, the Willis Group, and fifteen other reef/island groups. Coral_Sea_Islands
Geography of Croatia Croatia is located in Southeastern Europe (aka the western Balkans) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. It borders the Adriatic Sea along its 5,835 km coastline. Its size is comparable to that of West Virginia or Nova Scotia. Croatia has a 932 km border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, a 670 km border with Slovenia, a 329 km border with Hungary, a 241 km border with Serbia (its Autonomous Province of Vojvodina entirely) and a 25 km border with Montenegro. Geography_of_Croatia
Geography of Cyprus The geography of Cyprus entails the physical and human geography of Cyprus, an island country situated in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The third largest island in the Mediterranean (after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia) and the world's 81st largest, it is located south of the Anatolian peninsula (Asia Minor), or modern-day Turkey, of the Asian (or Eurasian) mainland. Geography_of_Cyprus
Transport in Cyprus Cyprus has no working railway system, various other methods of transportation are needed to ensure the proper delivery of any cargo, be it human or freight. Since the last railway was dismantled in 1952, the only remaining modes of transport are by motorways, by sea, and by air. Transport_in_Cyprus
Cretaceous The Cretaceous (), usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide, is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago (Ma). In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows on the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period. It is the youngest period of the Mesozoic era, and at 80 million years long, the longest period of the Phanerozoic eon. The end of the Cretaceous defines the boundary between the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Cretaceous
Constantinople Constantinople (Greek:Konstantinoúpolis, or hē Pólis, Latin:Ottoman Turkish:Kostantiniyye) was the imperial capital (Gr:Basileúousa) of the Roman Empire (330–395), the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). Constantinople
Cornwall Cornwall (, ) is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the Isles of Scilly Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of . The administrative centre and only city is Truro. Cornwall
CeBIT CeBIT (Centrum der Büro- und Informationstechnik; German for "Centre of Office and Information technology") is the world's largest computer expo. Since 1986 it is held each spring on the exhibition ground in Hannover, Germany, and is often regarded as a barometer of the state of the art in information technology. CeBIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England. Cambridge is most famous for two prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 101,355. It is the fifth most populous city in the state. Cambridge,_Massachusetts
Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology (, abbreviated CTH, often shortened to Chalmers), is a university in Gothenburg, Sweden, that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture. The THES (2005) ranking classified it as the top university in Sweden and among the top research schools in Europe. Chalmers_University_of_Technology