Aubiac, Gironde is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Asques, Gironde
Asques, Gironde is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Arès
Arès is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Arveyres
Arveyres is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Artigues-près-Bordeaux
Artigues-près-Bordeaux is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Arsac
Arsac is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Arcins
Arcins is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Arcachon
Arcachon (Arcaishon in Gascon) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
It is a popular beach on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest.
The "commune" of Arcachon has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The "commune" has to the south the La Teste de Buch "commune" and to the north the Arcachon Bay (), a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France.
The climate of Arcachon is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.
The inhabitants of Arcachon are known, in French, as "Arcachonnais" (women: "Arcachonnaises").
With a population of 10,370, Arcachon has a population density of inhabitants/km.
Evolution of the population in Dax
Arcachon is a subprefecture of the Gironde department since December 2006 when the "arrondissement" of Arcachon was made.
Arcachon is twinned with:
Arbis
Arbis is a former commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Porte-de-Benauge.
Arbanats
Arbanats is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Anglade
Anglade is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Andernos-les-Bains
Andernos-les-Bains is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Ambès
Ambès is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Ambarès-et-Lagrave
Ambarès-et-Lagrave is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Aillas
Aillas is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Abzac, Gironde
Abzac, Gironde is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.
Simon &amp; Schuster
Simon & Schuster Inc. is the name of a publishing company. It was founded in 1924. It is one of the four main publishers who publish English books. The first book Simon & Schuster published was a book of crossword puzzles with a pencil attached. The company has published bestsellers by many people, including Stephen King and Hillary Clinton.
Mount Scenery
Mount Scenery is a lava dome in the Caribbean part of the Netherlands. It is on the island Saba. It was formed by slow moving lava from the eruption of a volcano. It is the highest point in the Netherlands.
Saltwater crocodile
The saltwater crocodile ("Crocodylus porosus") is the largest of all living reptiles. They are amphibious, living in sea water, rivers and on land. In terms of weight, it is the third largest amphibious animal, after the bull elephant seal (typically 2700 kg/6000 lb; 5 m or 16 ft) and the walrus.
Crocodiles are an ancient form of life, with fossils from 200 million years ago. 'Salties', as they are commonly called, are found in Northern Australia, New Guinea, some parts of Southeast Asia, and the surrounding waters. They live in habitats near the coast: rivers, swamps, billabongs, beaches and sometimes the open sea.
The saltwater crocodile is a large reptile growing to about in length. The males are bigger than the female, with some rare individuals as long as 7 metres (23 feet). Others believe in a slightly smaller size of 6.3 metres (20.7 feet). They can weigh up to . They have a powerful tail which helps with swimming. They have a wide snout, with big scales making two rows down their neck and back.
Saltwater crocodiles are now a protected species in Australia. However, if humans are at risk of being attacked, the crocodile is moved to avoid possible harm. Many years ago, Australia used to export crocodile skin. Between 1945 and 1958 more than 87,000 skins were exported. They became so scarce that hunters had difficulty finding any. They were protected in Western Australia in 1969, the Northern Territory in 1971, and Queensland in 1974. Hunting crocodiles is now illegal. There are now farms to breed crocodiles for the skins to make leather, meat and for Chinese medicines.
Saltwater crocodiles reproduce during the wet season, in Australia from November to March. There is a complex mating ritual which includes them rubbing their heads and bodies together, before they mate in the water. The female builds a nest with plants that she breaks off with her teeth, and then pushes together with her back legs. A female crocodile can lay up to 60 eggs at a time. These eggs are large, with a hard shell. They take about three months to hatch. If the temperature in the nest is less than 32 degrees Celsius, the baby crocodiles will be female. If the temperature is between 32 and 33 degrees the babies will be male. When the crocodiles hatch out of the eggs, the mother will carry them in her mouth to the water. Few of them survive in the wild and grow to be adult crocodiles.
Saltwater crocodiles can be dangerous (and very aggressive) to both humans and other animals. They can move very fast in the water and on land. Sometimes, they can kill a person, but this does not happen very often. Usually, there are "No Swimming" signs near areas with high crocodile activity. Crocodiles can lie very still for up to one hour. They are able to leap as high as . In March 1987, a Toyota land cruiser collided with a crocodile at Cahill's Crossing on the East Alligator River. The crocodile knocked the motor car off the roadway with its tail. Crocodiles can also live in fresh water. Scientists have found crocodiles up to 235 kilometres from the sea.
Saltwater crocodiles can go a long time without eating. When they do eat, they catch fish, crustaceans, birds or grazing animals that have come to the water to drink. The size of prey taken depends on how large the crocodile is.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Dildo is a town on the southeastern Dildo Arm of Trinity Bay on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is about 100 kilometres west-northwest of St. John's. South Dildo is a neighbouring unincorporated community. It has been noted for its name, which is considered funny or strange due to being the same as the sex toy called a Dildo.
Dildo's history goes back to 2000 BC, when Maritime Archaic aboriginal people lived at Anderson's Cove. By 700 AD, the Dorset culture was on Dildo island. In 1613, the Beothuks, who were living on Dildo Island at this time. Henry Crout met them, traded with them, and left gifts. In 1711, the people of Trinity Bay were ordered by Governor Crow to leave their homes during the winter, to defend themselves against the French who burned their houses. Dildo Island was one of the places designated for this purpose. The town of Dildo was created in the late 1700s and settled to use the marine resources such as fish (mostly cod), whales and seals.