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Thus Melinoë is described as such not in order to be designated as a divinity of lower status, but rather as a young woman of marriageable age; the same word is applied to Hecate and Tethys (a Titaness) in their own Orphic hymns. [11] As an underworld "queen" (Basileia), Melinoë is at least partially syncretized with Persephone herself. [12]
Kalaloch / ˈ k l eɪ l ɒ k / is an unincorporated resort area entirely within Olympic National Park in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States. [3] Kalaloch accommodations, which include a lodge, rental cabins, and campgrounds, are on a 50-foot (15 m) bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, west of U.S. Route 101 on the Olympic Peninsula, north of the reservation of the Quinault ...
The Pasayten Wilderness is a 531,539 acres (215,106 ha) protected area located within Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest and Mount Baker National Forest in Washington state, centered on the Three Forks of the Pasayten River, a tributary of the Similkameen
Kyuquot (pronounced "ky YOO kit") is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community located on Kyuquot Sound on northwestern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Meaning people of Kayukw in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, it is partly the community of the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht peoples, whose band government is the Kyuquot ...
The federal government renewed its commitment to the park reserve in 2015, proposing "Akami−Uapishkᵘ−KakKasuak−Mealy Mountains" as the name for the country's ninth National Park Reserve. "Akami−Uapishkᵘ" is the Innu name for the area, meaning White Mountain across , while "KakKasuak" is the Labrador Inuit word for mountain . [ 13 ]
The Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is an area of 8,004 acres (32 km 2) of estuary located in Skagit County. The reserve contains the Breazeale Interpretive Center , which features exhibits about the natural history and ecology of the estuary and bay, fish tanks, a hands-on room and a video theater.
Qausuittuq National Park (pronounced Qow-soo-ee-tooq, from Inuktitut meaning place where the sun does not rise) is a national park located on northwest Bathurst Island in Nunavut. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was established on September 1, 2015, becoming Canada's 45th national park.
Waquoit Bay is a public national estuary, which is typically used as a research reserve. It is a part of Nantucket Sound and is located on the southern shore of Cape Cod in Massachusetts , USA. This bay forms the border of the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee, Massachusetts.