Pachysandra, also called Japanese spurge, is an evergreen ground cover that looks like a great idea when you plant it–after all, it stays green year-round and spreads quickly to fill an area. … Pachysandra is an invasive perennial ground cover that spreads throughout the garden by means of underground stemsRead More →
Trade winds: These winds are mainly caused due to the Coriolis effect and Ferrel’s law. They blow as north-eastern trades in the Northern Hemisphere and as south-eastern trades in the Southern Hemisphere. Do trade winds come from the east? The trade winds are air currents closer to Earth’s surface thatRead More →
It flows northeast into Ohio, past Defiance and on to Toledo, where it enters Lake Erie through Maumee Bay. About 130 miles (210 km) long, the Maumee is navigable for about 12 miles (19 km) from its mouth and serves as the harbour of Toledo. What rivers flow north inRead More →
You can see it blazing prominently low in the southwest. Sirius, the “Dog Star,” is the brightest star of the constellation which bears the Latin name Canis Major — the Greater Dog. It is also the unquestionable ruler in its own section of the sky; a truly dazzling object. WhatRead More →
India is the only neighbour of Sri Lanka, separated by the Palk Strait; both nations occupy a strategic position in South Asia and have sought to build a common security umbrella in the Indian Ocean. Both India and Sri Lanka are republics within the Commonwealth of Nations. Is Sinhalese southRead More →
Appalachia. Appalachia is a formal and vernacular region surrounding the Appalachian Mountains covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (Wikipedia 2020). Is Pennsylvania in the Piedmont region? Location: In PA, the Piedmont starts just west of Philadelphia and extends northwest toRead More →
Don’t capitalize names of directions like north, south, east, and west when used to refer to direction and location, but do capitalize these words when they appear in the names of places and regions. The mines are located in the western part of the plateau. Each morning, the sun risesRead More →
North Tyneside lies in the coalfield that covers the South-East of the historic county of Northumberland. It has traditionally been a centre of heavy industry along with the rest of Tyneside, with for example the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend, and export of coal.Read More →
Visitor attractions Fish Quay. Restaurants, bars, fish market and coastal walk. … The Old Low Light. Heritage centre offering workshops, exhibitions and activities. … Tynemouth Market. Every Saturday/Sunday. … Royal Quays Outlet Centre. … Collingwood Monument. … Tynemouth Park. … Tynemouth Priory & Castle. … Blue Reef Aquarium. Is NorthRead More →
The story goes that the people who built the Moai believed that they were the only people in the whole world. Any invaders or bad people that would be coming would have to come from within the island – not by sea! So the Moai face inwards to protect theRead More →