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Gimli is an Icelandic variant form of Gimlé, a place in Nordic mythology, where the righteous survivors of Ragnarök are foretold to live. It is mentioned in the Prose Edda and Völuspá and described as the most beautiful place on Earth, more beautiful than the Sun. [9] The etymology of Gimli is likely "the place protected from fire" [10] based on two Old Nordic elements : gimr "fire" and ...
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Website. gimli.ca. The Rural Municipality of Gimli is a rural municipality located in the Interlake Region of south-central Manitoba, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. It is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the provincial capital Winnipeg. The rural municipality's population in the 2016 Canadian Census was 6,181, making it the ...
The Namao is a ship ported in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, whose purpose is to conduct research on Lake Winnipeg. [1] It was originally built for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) but was eventually sold to the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium (LWRC) who converted it to a Lake Winnipeg research vessel. Scientists using the Namao to research the ...
Gimli is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth, appearing in The Lord of the Rings. A dwarf warrior, he is the son of Glóin, a member of Thorin 's company in Tolkien's earlier book The Hobbit. He represents the race of Dwarves as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. As such, he is one of the primary characters in the story.
The only Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Gimli was located approximately 10 Miles South on the west side of the hamlet of Netley, Manitoba. The Relief field was constructed in the typical triangular pattern. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 50°22′N 96°59′W with a Var. 10 degrees E and elevation of 750 ft (230 m).
Gimli Industrial Park Airport (IATA: YGM, ICAO: CYGM) is a civilian airport and former military field located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. It now operates as a civilian airport, with one of the original parallel runways decommissioned and now a significant portion of Gimli Motorsports Park .
Gimli (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba. RCAF Station Gimli (1943–1971), former air force station near the town. Gimli Industrial Park Airport, current airport using part of the former air station. Gimli Glider, a famous emergency airplane landing at the former air station.