Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
West Qurna (Arabic: غرب قرنة) is one of Iraq's largest oil fields, located north of Rumaila field, 65 km northwest of Basra. West Qurna is believed to hold 43 billion barrels (6.8 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) of recoverable reserves – making it one of the biggest oil fields in the world. [1] Until 2009, the field was closed to Western firms. [2]
Yosemite National Park East end of state maintenance at western park boundary Big Oak Flat Entrance Station; park fee or pass required for entry [28] Mariposa MPA R41.52-43.75 Big Oak Flat Road to SR 41 / SR 140 – Yosemite Valley Tuolumne Grove (winter closure gate near the eastern end of the grove) [5] [29] Tuolumne TUO 43.75-R56.15
SR 41 then heads north to the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park. Inside the park, state routes are federally maintained and are not included in the state route logs. Although there is an "End SR 41" sign south of the park's entrance, [2] state routes within the park may still be signed at intersections. [3]
Queen Elizabeth II talks to the Rev. John C. Davis, in dark suit, after church services during her 1983 visit to Yosemite National Park. Others present: right, Rev. Victor M. Rivera, bishop of San ...
West end of SR 49 overlap: 22.00: SR 49 north / Jones Street – Coulterville, Sonora: East end of SR 49 overlap: Yosemite National Park: 51.80: East end of state maintenance at western park boundary Arch Rock Entrance Station; park fee or pass required for entry [12] Big Oak Flat Road to SR 120 (Tioga Road) – Manteca Northside Drive ...
Al-Qurnah (Kurnah or Qurna, meaning connection/joint in Arabic) is a town in southern Iraq about 74 km northwest of Basra, that lies within the conglomeration of Nahairat. Qurna is located at the confluence point of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway. [ 2 ]
Al-Qurna District (Arabic: قضاء القرنة) is a district of Basra Governorate, Iraq. Its seat is the town of Al-Qurna. The West Qurna Field is located in the district. The Iraqi marsh lands, which are known as the Garden of Eden, surround this area in the lower part of the Mesopotamian basin.
The Wawona Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Yosemite National Park. It, and Tunnel View just beyond its east portal, were completed in 1933. [1] [2] Wawona Tunnel is named after the community of Wawona but its name origin is not known. A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl", a bird considered ...