Jutland, Battle of
Jutland, Battle of a major naval battle in the First World War, fought between the British Grand Fleet under Admiral Jellicoe and the German High Seas Fleet in the North Sea west of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Although the battle was indecisive the German fleet never again sought a full-scale engagement, and the Allies retained control of the North Sea.
More From encyclopedia.com
Melville Bay , Melville Peninsula, 24,156 sq mi (62,564 sq km), c.250 mi (400 km) long and from 70 to 135 mi (113–217 km) wide, Nunavut, Canada, between the Gulf of… Dinaric Alps , Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps (dīnâr´Ĭk), Ital. Alpi Dinariche, Serbo-Croatian Dinara Planina, mountain system, extending c.400 mi (640 km) along the eas… Adriatic Sea , Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea (ādrēă´tĬk), arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It extends c.500 mi (800 km) from the Gu… Amazon (river) , Amazon (river, Peru and Brazil)
Amazon, Port. Amazonas (ämäzō´nəs), world's second longest river, c.3,900 mi (6,280 km) long, formed by the junction… Melville Island , Melville Island, c.16,400 sq mi (42,500 sq km), Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, N of Victoria Island; largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islan… Bay Of Bengal , Bengal, Bay of
Bay of Bengal, arm of the Indian Ocean, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long and 1,000 mi (1,610 km) wide, bordered on the W by Sri Lanka and In…
About this article
Jutland
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Jutland