Davis Mountains
Davis Mountains W Tex., SE of El Paso. Old Baldy, 8,382 ft (2,555 m), is the highest peak. Forested slopes, springs, and deep canyons attract tourists. On the summit of Mt. Locke, 6,791 ft (2,070 m) high, is the Univ. of Texas McDonald Observatory (est. 1939), with a 107-in. (272-cm) reflector telescope. Fort Davis, est. 1854 as a border outpost, is a national historic site (see National Parks and Monuments , table).
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Pelee's vote-predicting powers being put to test: Canada's tiny island precinct has history as election barometer.
Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH); 1/22/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: Jim Tankersley Jan. 22--PELEE ISLAND, Ont. - When ice cakes the sand...as a national electoral barometer. As Pelee goes, the locals say, so goes Canada. And as national elections loom tomorrow, Pelee is playing coy. The island sits in Lake...
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Birders of a feather flock to Point Pelee for spring migration.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/15/2002; ; 700+ words
; POINT PELEE NATIONAL PARK, Ontario _ As exhausted as a channel...parade of migratory birds that each May make Point Pelee one of the world's most renowned bird-watching sites. Point Pelee juts southward 12 miles into Lake Erie at the confluence...
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Birders of a feather flock to Point Pelee for spring migration.
Newspaper article from: Detroit Free Press (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 5/15/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: Eric Sharp POINT PELEE NATIONAL PARK, Ontario _ As exhausted as...of migratory birds that each May make Point Pelee one of the world's most renowned bird-watching sites. Point Pelee juts southward 12 miles into Lake Erie at...
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Neophyte birders can't do better than Point Pelee.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 4/12/2001; ; 665 words
; ...North America and Europe. It's Point Pelee National Park, a narrow peninsula that...better than to spend a May day at Point Pelee. You can learn from experts and your life...just about anything with feathers. Point Pelee is a bird magnet because it's the first...
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MONT PELEE Heated history Volcanic eruption wipes out thousands, yet leaves a fertile legacy
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/24/2005; ; 580 words
; ...May 8, 1902 when the 4,583-foot Mont Pelee erupted, showering boiling lava and poisonous...people by the mud and rocks swept down Pelee's White River on May 4-5, coupled...few months before the eruption of Mont Pelee, which is still active today. Tropicasub...
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Martinique Mount Pelee
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/8/2002; ; 359 words
; ...Dateline: SAINT-PIERRE, Martinique In the shadow of Mount Pelee, hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary...people _ the deadliest eruption of the 20th century. Mount Pelee exploded on May 8, 1902, generating a cloud of hot ash and...
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Sifting truth from Pelee's ashes
Magazine article from: Natural History; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...volcanology On the morning of May 8, 1902, the volcano Mount Pelee, on the Caribbean island of Marunique, vomited a superheated...the centennial of the disaster, three books retell the Mount Pelee story. In Volcanoes in Human History, geologists Jelle Zeilinga...
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The TSB Identifies Excessive Weight, Icing Conditions, and a Combination of Stress and Fatigue as the Causes of the Fatal Plane Accident at Pelee Island
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 4/11/2006; 700+ words
; ...of a Georgian Express Ltd. Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft off Pelee Island, Ontario, on January 17, 2004. All 10 people on board...Georgian Express Ltd. Cessna 208B Caravan was on a flight from Pelee Island to Windsor, Ontario, with one pilot and nine passengers...
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1902: Mont Pelee Erupts Again
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/21/2002; 186 words
; ...who fled panic-stricken into the country. Terrific detonations, accompanied by lightning, came from the direction of Mont Pelee. M. Lhuerre, the acting-governor, left forthwith on board the Suchet to reconnoitre the coast. Another lamentable disaster...
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French government officials in Martinique to launch 100th anniversary of Mount Pelee explosion
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/19/2002; 282 words
; ...FRANCE, Martinique Two French government officials were in Martinique Saturday to launch the 100th anniversary of the Mount Pelee Volcano explosion, which killed 30,000 _ the deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century. Overseas Minister Christian...
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Pelee Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pelee Island , 18 sq mi (47 sq km), S Ont., Canada, in W Lake Erie. Scudder is the chief town. Ferry service connects the island with the Canadian and U.S. mainland. Middle Island off S Pelee is the southernmost point of Canada.
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Point Pelee
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Point Pelee see Point Pelee , Ont., Canada.
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Great Lakes
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...comprised of sandstone and shale. Wetlands are found along Lake Ontario's shore, including Canada's well-known Point Pelee National Park. These shoreline systems serve to protect their inland areas by absorbing the force of wind and wave energy from...
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Canada
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...St. Elias in the Yukon Territory and 4,627 km (2,875 mi) n – s from Cape Columbia on Ellesmere Island to Pelee Island in Lake Erie. Canada is bounded on the n by the Arctic Ocean, on the e by Kennedy Channel, Nares Strait, Baffin Bay...
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Lake Erie
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the water, and the environmental damage has since abated. Numerous recreation facilities are provided at national (Point Pelee and Fort Malden in Canada), provincial, and state parks located on the lake's islands and shores. The first European to...
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