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The Regional Distribution of Zeolites in the Basalts of the Faroe Islands and the Significance of Zeolites As Palaeo- Temperature Indicators
The regional distribution of zeolites in the basalts of the Faroe Islands and the significance of zeolites as palaeo- temperature indicators Ole Jørgensen The first maps of the regional distribution of zeolites in the Palaeogene basalt plateau of the Faroe Islands are presented. The zeolite zones (thomsonite-chabazite, analcite, mesolite, stilbite-heulandite, laumontite) continue below sea level and reach a depth of 2200 m in the Lopra-1/1A well. Below this level, a high temperature zone occurs characterised by prehnite and pumpellyite. The stilbite-heulan- dite zone is the dominant mineral zone on the northern island, Vágar, the analcite and mesolite zones are the dominant ones on the southern islands of Sandoy and Suðuroy and the thomsonite-chabazite zone is dominant on the two northeastern islands of Viðoy and Borðoy. It is estimated that zeolitisa- tion of the basalts took place at temperatures between about 40°C and 230°C. Palaeogeothermal gradients are estimated to have been 66 ± 9°C/km in the lower basalt formation of the Lopra area of Suðuroy, the southernmost island, 63 ± 8°C/km in the middle basalt formation on the northernmost island of Vágar and 56 ± 7°C/km in the upper basalt formation on the central island of Sandoy. A linear extrapolation of the gradient from the Lopra area places the palaeosurface of the basalt plateau near to the top of the lower basalt formation. On Vágar, the palaeosurface was somewhere between 1700 m and 2020 m above the lower formation while the palaeosurface on Sandoy was between 1550 m and 1924 m above the base of the upper formation. -
The Whaling Station Við Áir
May 2007 The Whaling Station við Áir Provisional report on the conservation of the whaling station as a maritime museum MENTAMÁLARÁÐIÐ The Whaling Station við Áir Provisional report on the conservation of the whaling station as a maritime museum Mentamálaráðið The Faroese Ministry of Culture Hoyvíksvegur 72 Fo-100 Tórshavn Faroe Islands Tel +298 306500 www.mmr.fo May 2007 2 Tórshavn May 21, 2007 For the attention of the Minister of Culture, In the autumn of 2006 the Minister of Culture, Jógvan á Lakjuni, appointed a committee to consider the conservation of the Whaling Station við Áir. It was charged with submitting a report to the Minister in spring 2007. The committee concludes that the Whaling Station við Áir should be preserved as an example of the industrial society, which developed in the Faroes in the late 19th century. Whaling was of great social importance at the time and stations were set up throughout the world, seven were located in the Faroes. Today virtually all whaling has ceased, hence most of these stations have disappeared. Preserving the Whaling Station við Áir is therefore also important from a global perspective. The buildings við Áir have survived by chance, but it is thanks to visionaries in Sundalagið, the local area, and Føroya Fornminnissavn (Faroese National Museum) that much of the whaling equipment still exists. It will therefore be possible to restore the Whaling Station nearly to its original condition, not for industrial purposes, but in order to create a maritime museum and cultural activity centre við Áir. Time has clearly taken its toll on the buildings, however, and if the Station is to be conserved, immediate efforts to safeguard both the buildings and equipment are required. -
RG 42 - Marine Branch
FINDING AID: 42-21 RECORD GROUP: RG 42 - Marine Branch SERIES: C-3 - Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Inland Waters DESCRIPTION: The finding aid is an incomplete list of Statement of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss. DATE: April 1998 LIST OF SHIPPING CASUALTIES RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA COASTAL WATERS SINCE 1897 Port of Net Date Name of vessel Registry Register Nature of casualty O.N. Tonnage Place of casualty 18 9 7 Dec. - NAKUSP New Westminster, 831,83 Fire, B.C. Arrow Lake, B.C. 18 9 8 June ISKOOT Victoria, B.C. 356 Stranded, near Alaska July 1 MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN Vancouver, B.C. 629 Went to pieces while being towed, 4 miles off Carmanah Point, Vancouver Island, B.C. Sept.16 BARBARA BOSCOWITZ Victoria, B.C. 239 Stranded, Browning Island, Kitkatlah Inlet, B.C. Sept.27 PIONEER Victoria, B.C. 66 Missing, North Pacific Nov. 29 CITY OF AINSWORTH New Westminster, 193 Sprung a leak, B.C. Kootenay Lake, B.C. Nov. 29 STIRINE CHIEF Vancouver, B.C. Vessel parted her chains while being towed, Alaskan waters, North Pacific 18 9 9 Feb. 1 GREENWOOD Victoria, B.C. 89,77 Fire, laid up July 12 LOUISE Seaback, Wash. 167 Fire, Victoria Harbour, B.C. July 12 KATHLEEN Victoria, B.C. 590 Fire, Victoria Harbour, B.C. Sept.10 BON ACCORD New Westminster, 52 Fire, lying at wharf, B.C. New Westminster, B.C. Sept.10 GLADYS New Westminster, 211 Fire, lying at wharf, B.C. New Westminster, B.C. Sept.10 EDGAR New Westminster, 114 Fire, lying at wharf, B.C. -
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission ANNUAL REPORT 1995 Layout & editing: NAMMCO Secretariat Printing: Peder Norbye Grafisk, Tromsø, Norway ISSN 1025-2045 ISBN 82-91578-00-1 © North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission 1995 Søndre Tollbugate 9, Postal address: University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø Tel.: +47 77 64 59 08, Fax: +47 77 64 59 05, Email: [email protected] Preface The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission was established in 1992 by an Agreement signed in Nuuk, Greenland on the 9th of April between the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway. The objective of the Commission, as stated in the Agreement, is to “... contribute through regional consultation and cooperation, to the conservation, rational management and study of marine mammals in the North Atlantic.” The Council, which is the decision-making body of the Commission, held its inaugural meeting in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 10-11 September 1992 (NAMMCO/1), and has convened four times since: in Tromsø, Norway 19-20 January 1993 (NAMMCO/2); Reykjavik, Iceland, 1-2 July 1993 (NAMMCO/3); Tromsø, Norway 24-25 February 1994 (NAMMCO/4); and most recently in Nuuk, Greenland, 21-23 February 1995 (NAMMCO/5). The present volume contains proceedings from NAMMCO/5 - the fifth meeting of the Council, which was held at the Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland 21-23 February 1995 (Section 1), as well as the reports of the 1995 meetings of the Management Committee (Section 2) and the Scientific Committee (Section 3), which presented their conclusions to the Council at its fifth meeting. Included as an annex to the Management Committee report is the report of the second meeting of the Working Group on Inspection and Observation. -
Hiking, Guided Walks, Visit Tórshavn FO-645 Æðuvík, Tel
FREE COPY TOURIST GUIDE 2018 www.visitfaroeislands.com #faroeislands Download the free app FAROE ISLANDS TOURIST GUIDE propellos.dk EXPERIENCE UP CLOSE We make it easy: Let 62°N lead the way to make the best of your stay on the Faroe Islands - we take care of practical arrangements too. We assure an enjoyable stay. Let us fly you to the Faroe Islands - the world’s most desireable island community*) » Flight Photo: Joshua Cowan - @joshzoo Photo: Daniel Casson - @dpc_photography Photo: Joshua Cowan - @joshzoo » Hotel » Car rental REYKJAVÍK » Self-catering FAROE ISLANDS BERGEN We fly up to three times daily throughout the year » Excursions directly from Copenhagen, and several weekly AALBORG COPENHAGEN EDINBURGH BILLUND » Package tours flights from Billund, Bergen, Reykjavik and » Guided tours Edinburgh - directly to the Faroe Islands. In the summer also from Aalborg, Barcelona, » Activity tours Book Mallorca, Lisbon and Crete - directly to the » Group tours your trip: Faroe Islands. BARCELONA Read more and book your trip on www.atlantic.fo MALLORCA 62n.fo LISBON CRETE *) Chosen by National Geographic Traveller. GRAN CANARIA Atlantic Airways Vága Floghavn 380 Sørvágur Faroe Islands Tel +298 34 10 00 PR02613-62N-A5+3mmBleed-EN-01.indd 1 31/05/2017 11.40 Explanation of symbols: Alcohol Store Airport Welcome to the Faroe Islands ................................................................................. 6 Aquarium THE ADVENTURE ATM What to do .................................................................................................................. -
Man-Dependence of House Sparrows (Passer Domesticus) in the Faroe Islands: Habitat Patch Characteristics As Determinants of Presence and Numbers
Man-dependence of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in the Faroe Islands: habitat patch characteristics as determinants of presence and numbers SVEN-AXEL BENGTSON, KIRSTIN ELIASEN, LAURA MARY JACOBSEN, EYDFINN MAGNUSSEN Abstract The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) began to colonize the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s and occurs in most built-up areas. Breeding is confined to the discrete human habitations (settle- ments) that form a pattern of patches (”habitat-islands”). In 2002 all settlements were surveyed and the number of pairs of sparrows (total number ca. 2,700 pairs) and amount of vegetation (”green space”) were estimated. The settlements ranged in size from 0.01 km2 (a single farmstead) to 8.72 km2 (the capital) and 68% of them (n=118) were occupied by sparrows. Patch occupancy was positively correlated with both area and amount of vegetation (p < 0.001) but not quite with the degree of isolation (p = 0.15). The latter was crudely scored as a function of distance to nearest Man-dependence of House Sparrows in the Faroe Islands UÊÓÓÇ Dorete - her book, Annales Societatis Scientiarum Færoensis, Suppl. 52, pp. 227-243. Ed. by S. A. Bengtson, P. Buckland, P. H. Enckell and A. M. Fosaa. Faroe University Press. settlement with > 10 pairs (a possible source area) and topography (mainly mountains and open sea). The patch variables area, human population, number of houses and houses were strongly intercor- related. Abundance (number of pairs) of sparrows was positively correlated with the number of houses (r = 0.84, p < 0.001). In all but one of the settlements with < 10 houses sparrows were absent, and also in many of those with 10-60 houses where the scatter swas wide (no significant correlation p = 0.25). -
GEUS Bulletin No 9 • 2006
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN 9 · 2006 Scientific results from the deepened Lopra-1 borehole, Faroe Islands Edited by James A. Chalmers and Regin Waagstein GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND DANISH MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1 GEUS Bulletin no 9 - 7 juli.pmd 1 07-07-2006, 14:19 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 9 Keywords Faroe Islands, Palaeogene basalts, Lopra-1/1A borehole. Cover Maersk Rig 81 on the location of the Lopra-1/1A wells at Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, in August 1996 shortly after the start of drilling. Photo: Regin Waagstein. Frontispiece: facing page Maersk Rig 81 on the location of the Lopra-1/1A wells at Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, in August 1996 shortly after the start of drilling. Photo: Regin Waagstein. Chief editor of this series: Adam A. Garde Editorial board of this series: John A. Korstgård, Geological Institute, University of Aarhus; Minik Rosing, Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen; Finn Surlyk, Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen Scientific editors of this volume: James A. Chalmers and Regin Waagstein Editorial secretaries: Esben W. Glendal and Birgit Eriksen Referees: T. Bidstrup (Denmark), D. Bird (USA), R. Burwood (UK), B. Christenson (New Zealand), A. Förster (Germany), D.S Gold- berg (USA), P. Harvey (UK), S. Jakobsson (Iceland), R. Løvlie (Norway), H. Micheelsen (Norway), J.D.A. Piper (UK), M.A. Rooney (Argentina), D. Tarling (UK), G. van Graas (Norway), R. White (UK), M. Worthington (UK) and an anonymous referee (Denmark) Illustrators: Eva Melskens and Kristian Rasmussen Digital photographic work: Benny M. Schark Graphic production: Knud Gr@phic Consult, Odense, Denmark Printers: Schultz Grafisk, Albertslund, Denmark Receipt/acceptance dates of manuscripts: see end of individual articles Printed: 7 July 2006 ISSN 1604-8156 ISBN 87-7871-179-7 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin The series Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin replaces Geology of Denmark Survey Bulletin and Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin. -
Lighthouses in Manitoba Petitioned to Be Considered for Heritage Designation Under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act
Heritage Lighthouse Programme des Program phares patrimoniaux parcscanada.gc.ca parkscanada.gc.ca The Minister responsible for Parks Canada will consider all lighthouses for which a petition meeting the requirements of the Act was received and determine which should be designated as heritage lighthouses on or before 29 May 2015, taking into account the advice of an advisory committee and the established criteria. To learn more about processes related to the evaluation and designation of petitioned lighthouses, please visit our website at www.parkscanada.gc.ca/lighthouses. Lighthouses in British Columbia petitioned to be considered for heritage designation under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act Province Lighthouse DFRP # BC Active Pass 17248 BC Addenbroke Island 67677 BC Amphitrite Point 17923 BC Ballenas Islands 17675 BC Boat Bluff 67678 BC Bonilla Island 19482 BC Cape Beale 17809 BC Cape Mudge 18225 BC Cape Scott 19007 BC Carmanah Point 17533 BC Chatham Point 18090 BC Chrome Island Range 18001 BC Discovery Island 17425 BC Dryad Point 67679 BC East Point (Saturna Island) 17296 BC Egg Island 67680 BC Entrance Island 17611 BC Estevan Point 17813 BC Fisgard 17454 BC Green Island (BC) 67681 BC Ivory Island 67682 BC Langara Point 19401 BC Lennard Island 17812 BC Lucy Islands 84377 Heritage Lighthouse Program, Parks Canada Page 1 of 2 25 Eddy (25-5-P), Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Telephone 819-934-9096 Generated: 31 July 2012 Facsimile 819-953-4139 [email protected] | www.parkscanada.gc.ca/lighthouses Heritage Lighthouse Programme des Program phares patrimoniaux parcscanada.gc.ca parkscanada.gc.ca The Minister responsible for Parks Canada will consider all lighthouses for which a petition meeting the requirements of the Act was received and determine which should be designated as heritage lighthouses on or before 29 May 2015, taking into account the advice of an advisory committee and the established criteria. -
Preserving Island Communities, Culture and Environment ______EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTING AS a LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE AGENDA Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:00 A.M
Preserving Island communities, culture and environment ________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTING AS A LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE AGENDA Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Islands Trust Office – Victoria, BC Page No. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 Approval of Agenda 3. PREVIOUS MINUTES 3.1 Minutes of May 8, 2012 Local Trust Committee Business Meeting (attached) – Decision 1 4. RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT MEETING REPORT – none 5. FOLLOW UP ACTIO N LIST REPORT (attached) – 7 Information 6. MOTION TO CLOSE MEETING THAT, pursuant to Section 90(1)(i) of the Community Charter, the Executive Committee Acting as a Local Trust Committee resolves to close the meeting to the public for the purpose of considering legal advice and adopting Executive Committee Acting as a Local Trust Committee meeting minutes of May 8, 2012 and further that Islands Trust Staff remain present.(distributed under separate cover) 7. RECALL TO ORDER 7.1 Rise and Report from Closed Meeting 8. WORK PROGRAM 8.1 Top Priorities (attached) – Information 9 8.2 Projects 8.2.1 Staff Report Updates and Amendments to Draft 10 Bylaws No. 27 & 28- attached 8.2.2 Executive Islands (Ballenas-Winchelsea Group 78 Draft Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 27 (attached) 8.2.3 Executive Islands (Ballenas-Winchelsea Group) 116 Draft Land Use Bylaw No. 28 – (attached) 9. EXPENSE/BUDGET REPORTS 9.1 Trustee and Local Expenses (attached) 156 9.2 Budget Submissions 2013-2014 (memo attached) 157 10. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTING AS A LTC WEB 161 PAGE - for review 11. NEW BUSINESS 11.1 Next Business Meeting: Consideration of 2013 LTC Meeting Schedule dates, time and location - discussion 12. -
TOURIST GUIDE 2017 #Faroeislands
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Ed. Western Publication
NOTICES TO MARINERS PUBLICATION WESTERN EDITION MONTHLY EDITION NO 5 May 27th, 2016 Published monthly by the CANADIAN COAST GUARD www.notmar.gc.ca/subscribe CONTENTS Page Section 1 Safety and General Information ............................................................................................... 1 - 3 Section 2 Chart Corrections ..................................................................................................................... 4 - 18 Section 3 Radio Aids to Marine Navigation Corrections .......................................................................... 19-28 Section 4 Sailing Directions and Small Craft Guide Corrections ............................................................. 29 Section 5 List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Corrections .................................................................. 30 Canadian Coast Guard Programs Aids to Navigation and Waterways Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard Monthly Notices to Mariners - Western Edition Edition 5/2016 EXPLANATORY NOTES. Geographical positions refer directly to the graduations of the largest scale Canadian Hydrographic chart unless otherwise indicated. Bearings refer to the true compass and are measured clockwise from 000° (North) clockwise to 359°; those relating to lights are from seaward. Visibility of lights is that in clear weather. Depths - The units used for soundings (metres, fathoms or feet) are stated in the title of each chart. Elevations are normally given above Higher High Water, -
Building Name
Lighthouses evaluated by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office – as of February 2011 // Phares évalués par le Bureau d’examen des édifices fédéraux du patrimoine – courant à février 2011 Building name / FHBRO # / 2nd location / NHS relationship Location / Lieu Province Evaluation / Évaluation Custodian / Gardien Nom de l’édifice # du BEEFP 2ième endroit /relation au LHN Cap-des-Rosiers 93-062 Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Gaspé Québec Classified / Classé CANADIAN COAST GUARD / Lighthouse / Phare National Historic Site of Canada / GARDE CÔTIÈRE CANADIENNE Lieu historique national du Canada du Phare-du-Cap-des- Rosiers Pointe-au-Père 90-011 Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse Pointe-au-Père Québec Classified / Classé Parks Canada / Parcs Canada Lighthouse / Phare National Historic Site of Canada / Lieu historique national du Canada du Phare-de-Pointe-au- Père Île-Verte 89-177 Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Île-Verte Québec Classified / Classé CANADIAN COAST GUARD / Lighthouse / Phare Île-Verte Lighthouse National GARDE CÔTIÈRE CANADIENNE Historic Site of Canada / Lieu historique national du Canada du Phare-de-l'Île-Verte Lighttower / Phare 96-029 Île-du-pot-à-l'eau-de-Vie Saint-André Québec Classified / Classé CANADIAN COAST GUARD / GARDE CÔTIÈRE CANADIENNE Haut-Fond-Prince 07-346 Haut-Fond-Prince Tadoussac Québec Recognized / Reconnu CANADIAN COAST GUARD / Lighttower / Phare GARDE CÔTIÈRE CANADIENNE Lighttower / Phare 87-093 Gaspé Sainte-Marthe Québec Recognized / Reconnu CANADIAN COAST GUARD / GARDE CÔTIÈRE CANADIENNE Lighttower / Phare 87-087