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Baron Somers Baron Somers, of Evesham in the County of Worcester, is a title that has been created twice. The title was first created in the Peerage of England in 1697 for Sir John Somers, so that the could sit in the House of Lords and serve as Lord Chancellor.
Baron Southborough Baron Southborough was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 1 November 1917 for the Privy Counsellor, Francis Hopwood. On the death of the 4th Baron on 15 June 1992, the barony became extinct.
Baron St Helens Baron St Helens is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first two creations were both in favour of the same person, but are now extinct.
Baron St Levan Baron St Levan, of St Michael's Mount in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 July 1887 for the former Member of Parliament Sir John St Aubyn, 2nd Baronet.
Baron St Oswald Baron St Oswald, of Nostell in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the industrialist and Conservative politician Rowland Winn, a former Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire.
Baron Stalbridge Baron Stalbridge, of Stalbridge in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 March 1886 for the Liberal politician and long standing Member of Parliament for Flintshire Lord Richard Grosvenor.
Baron Stamp Baron Stamp, of Shortlands in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for the civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker Sir Josiah Stamp.
Baron Stanley The title Baron Stanley was created in the Peerage of England in 1456, for Sir Thomas Stanley. His son was created Earl of Derby in 1485 and the titles remained united until the death of the fifth earl, without male heirs in 1594, when the barony became abeyant.
Baron Stawell The title Baron Stawell was created in 1683 for Ralph Stawell. This creation became extinct after the death of the 4th Baron in 1755 but was re-created for his daughter, Mary (the wife of Henry Bilson-Legge) in 1760.
Baron Sterndale Baron Sterndale was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 14 November 1918 for the former Lord Justice of Appeal and later Master of the Rolls, William Pickford. On his death on 7 August 1923 the barony became extinct.
Baron Stowell Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park in the County of Gloucester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1821 for William Scott, who had earlier represented Downton and Oxford University in the House of Commons.
Baron Strabolgi The title Baron Strabolgi (pronounced "Strabogie") is a very ancient one in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1318 for the tenth Earl of Atholl, David of Strathbolgie, also called David de Strabolgi.
Baron Strachie Baron Strachie was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 3 November 1911 for the Member of Parliament for Somerset South, and future Paymaster-General, Edward Strachey. On the 2nd Baron's death on 17 May 1973, the barony became extinct.
Baron Strang Baron Strang, of Stonesfield in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1954 for the prominent diplomat Sir William Strang, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1949 to 1953.
Baron Strange Baron Strange is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England (they are not to be confused with the more recent peerage creation of Baron Strang). Two creations, one in 1295 and another in 1325, had only one holder each, upon the death of whom they became extinct.
Baron Strathclyde Baron Strathclyde is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1914 when the politician and judge Alexander Ure was made Baron Strathclyde, of Sandyford in the County of Lanark.
Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, of Mount Royal in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada and of Glencoe in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Scottish-born Canadian financier and politician Sir Donald Smith, with remainder in default of male issue to his only daughter Margaret Charlotte.
Baron Stratheden and Campbell Baron Stratheden, of Cupar in the County of Fife, and Baron Campbell, of St Andrews in the County of Fife, are two titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The titles were created in 1836 and 1841 respectively.
Baron Strathnairn Baron Strathnairn was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 31 July 1866 for the Irish Privy Counsellor (1865) and later (1877) Field Marshal, Hugh Henry Rose, on whose death on 16 October 1885 it became extinct.
Baron Strathspey Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created for the first time in 1858 for John Charles Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield (see the Earl of Seafield for earlier history of this title).
Baron Strickland Baron Strickland was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 19 January 1928 for Sir Gerald Strickland, the former Governor of the Leeward Islands, Tasmania, Western Australia, and New South Wales (1913-1917), former MP for Lancaster and then Prime Minister of Malta. On his death on 23 May 1928, the barony became extinct.
Baron Stuart de Decies Baron Stuart de Decies, of Dromana within the Decies in the County of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1839 for Henry Villiers-Stuart, Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford and a former Member of Parliament for Waterford and Banbury.
Baron Stuart de Rothesay The title of Baron Stuart de Rothesay was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the British diplomat, Sir Charles Stuart on 22 January 1828. The title became extinct upon his death on 6 November 1845.
Baron Sudeley Baron Sudeley, of Toddington in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1838 for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, who had previously represented Tewkesbury in the House of Commons as a Whig and served as Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire.
Baron Suffield Baron Suffield, of Suffield in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1786 for Sir Harbord Harbord, 2nd Baronet, of Suffield, who had previously represented Norwich in the House of Commons for thirty years.
Baron Swaythling Baron Swaythling, of Swaythling in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1907 for the prominent Jewish banker, Liberal politician and philanthropist Samuel Montagu.
Baron Swinfen Baron Swinfen, of Chertsey in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the lawyer and judge Sir Charles Swinfen Eady upon his retirement as Master of the Rolls.
Baron Sydenham of Combe Baron Sydenham of Combe was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 12 February 1913 for the former Governor of Victoria and departing Governor of Bombay, George Clarke, on whose death on 7 February 1933 it became extinct.
Baron Taunton Baron Taunton was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 18 August 1859 for Henry Labouchere, the former President of the Board of Trade, Chief Secretary for Ireland and Secretary of State for the Colonies. On his death on 13 July 1869, the barony became extinct.
Baron Tenterden The title Baron Tenterden was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1827 for the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Charles Abbott. The title became extinct upon the death of the fourth baron without heirs in 1939.
Baron Teviot Baron Teviot, of Burghclere in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1940 for Charles Kerr, who had previously represented Montrose in the House of Commons, and served as Chief Whip for the National Liberal Party, a government whip and Comptroller of the Household in the National Government.
Baron Thomas Hoo Thomas Hoo, 4th (ca 1396-1455) was a member of a distinguished family of England, which has been traced as far back as the 10th century. The name also appears in records as "de Hoo", implying a Norman connection.
Baron Thurlow Baron Thurlow, of Thurlow in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1792 for the lawyer and politician Edward Thurlow, with remainder to his younger brothers and the heirs male of their bodies.
Baron Tollemache Baron Tollemache, of Helmingham Hall in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1876 for John Jervis Tollemache, who had earlier represented Cheshire South and Cheshire West in the House of Commons as a Conservative.
Baron Tovey Baron Tovey, of Langton Matravers was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1946 for the former Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Tovey, on whose death on 12 January 1971 the barony became extinct.
Baron Tredegar The title Baron Tredegar was created in 1859 for the Welsh politician, Sir Charles Morgan, Bt. In 1905, the second baron was created Viscount Tredegar and when he died childless in 1913, the viscountcy became extinct, although the barony passed to his nephew, Courtenay, who was given a new creation of the viscountcy in 1926.
Baron Trent Baron Trent was a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 18 March 1929 for Sir Jesse Boot, Bt, son of the founder of the Boots Company. He had been created a baronet, of Nottingham, on 11 January 1917.
Baron Treowen Baron Treowen was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 20 June 1917 for the Member of Parliament for Monmouth South and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire, Ivor Treowen. On his death on 18 October 1933 the barony became extinct.
Baron Trevethin and Oaksey Baron Trevethin, of Blaengawney in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1921 for the prominent judge Sir Alfred Lawrence, Lord Chief Justice of England from 1921 to 1922.
Baron Truro Baron Truro, of Bowes in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1850 for Sir Thomas Wilde, the former Solicitor General, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Baron von Bullshit Rides Again Baron von Bullshit Rides Again is a live bootleg album by Modest Mouse, the first live CD officially released by the band. Save for some copies sold exclusively at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, it is only available for purchase on the internet.
Baron von Lektor "The Puppetmaster" Baron von Lektor (born December 10, 1977) is a German-American wrestler. He has also wrestled under the monickers: Chris Callous, Chris Lector, The Warrior Prophet, The Cannibal's Son, and Lord Callous.
Baron Vansittart Baron Vansittart was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 3 July 1941 for the senior diplomat and civil servant, Sir Robert Vansittart, on whose death on 16 April 1957 the barony became extinct.
Baron Vavasour The title Baron Vavasour was created in 1299 by writ of summons for William le Vavasour, who fought alongside Edward I at the Battle of Falkirk. The third baron was never called to Parliament, nor were any of his successors and the title became abeyant on the death of the de jure 25th baron in 1826.
Baron Verulam The title Baron Verulam was created in two separate and unrelated instances, first in the Peerage of England then in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was firstly created for the English philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon (who was later created Viscount St Albans), and secondly created for the Viscounts Grimston (who were in the Peerage of Ireland).
Baron Wakehurst Baron Wakehurst, of Ardingly in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1934 for the Conservative politician Gerald Loder, fifth son of Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, of Whittlebury (see Loder Baronets for earlier history of the family).
Baron Waleran Baron Waleran, of Uffculme was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 23 December 1905 for William Walrond, the former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. On the death of the 2nd Baron on 4 April 1966, the barony became extinct.
Baron Wallace Baron Wallace was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 2 February 1828 for Thomas Wallace, the former President of the Board of Control and Vice President of the Board of Trade. On his death on 23 February 1844, the barony became extinct.
Baron Walpole Baron Walpole, of Walpole in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The holders of the peerage also held the titles of Baron Walpole, of Houghton in the County of Norfolk, Viscount Walpole and Earl of Orford (second creation) from 1745 to 1797, the title of Earl of Orford (third creation) from 1806 to 1931 and the title of Baron Clinton from 1781 to 1791.
Baron Warrington of Clyffe Baron Warrington of Clyffe was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 25 October 1926 for the Lord Justice of Appeal, Thomas Warrington. On his death on 26 October 1937, the barony became extinct.
Baron Wentworth The title Baron Wentworth was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth, who was de jure Baron le Despencer of the 1387 creation. The 16th Baroness married the 3rd Earl of Lytton and the title is currently a subsidiary title of the Earls of Lytton.
Baron Westbury Baron Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1861 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Richard Bethell on his appointment as Lord Chancellor.
Baron Western Baron Western was a title in created the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 28 January 1833 for the long serving MP for Malden and Essex, Charles Western. On his death on 4 November 1844, the barony became extinct.
Baron Wigram Baron Wigram, of Clewer in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the soldier and court official Sir Clive Wigram, Private Secretary to King George V from 1931 to 1936.
Baron Wilmington The title of Baron Wilmington has been created twice in the various British peerages. The first creation was in 1728 in the Peerage of Great Britain for Sir Spencer Compton, who was later made Earl of Wilmington.
Baron Wilson Baron Wilson, of Libya and of Stowlangtoft in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1946 for the prominent military commander Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson.
Baron Wilson (disambiguation) Baron Wilson or Lord Wilson properly refers only to a holder of the Barony of Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1946 for the Second World War Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson. However, several life peers with the surname "Wilson" have taken their titles from their surname, and their peerages have been created in the form Baron Wilson of X:
Baron Winterstoke Baron Winterstoke was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 1 February 1906 for the former MP for Coventry and Bristol, William Wills. On his death on 29 January 1911 the barony became extinct.
Baron Wyfold Baron Wyfold was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 17 May 1919 for the former MP for Accrington, Oxfordshire South and Croydon, Robert Hermon-Hodge. On the death of the 3rd Baron on 8 April 1999, the barony became extinct.
Baron Ystwyth Baron Ystwyth was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1921 for the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiganshire, Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies. It became extinct upon the death of the 1st Baron in 1935.
Baron Zemo Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers. The original Baron Zemo was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and was first seen in a flashback in The Avengers #4 (March 1964), though he did not actually appear in person and was not identified by name until The Avengers #6 (July 1964); the second first appeared in Captain America #168 (December 1973).
Barona Valley Ranch Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino is a San Diego area casino, hotel, and golf course owned by the Barona Band of Mission Indians. Barona's casino houses 2000 slot machines, up to 54 table games, four restaurants, a food court, bingo, an off-track betting facility, and a poker room.
Baronci altarpiece The Baronci altarpiece was a painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. His first recorded commission, it was made for Andrea Baronci's chapel in the church of Sant'Agostino in CittĂ  di Castello, near Urbino.
Baroness (solitaire) Baroness is a solitaire card game that is played with a deck of 52 playing cards. Also known as Five Piles and Thirteens, it is a game that has an arrangement that is almost like that of Aces Up but with the game play of Pyramid.
Baroness Felicita La Masa Bevilacqua Duchessa, Marchessa, and Countess Donna Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa (1822-1899) descended from a family of patriots, philanthropists, and art patrons. According to Count Pompeo Litta’s (1781-1852) Famigle Celebri Italiane, Felicita was a descendant of Morando Bevilacqua (1150-1221).
Baroness Mary Vetsera Baroness Mary Vetsera (German language]: Marie "Mary" Alexandrine Freiin von Vetsera), ([[March 19, 1871–January 30, 1889) was Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria's mistress. She was the daughter of Baron Albin Vetsera, a diplomat in foreign service at the Austrian court, and his wife Baroness Helene Vetsera (née Helene Baltazzi).
Baroness Nadine Wulffius Baroness Nadine Wulffius (1899-1992) was born Nadine (Nadezdha Fyodovna) Krivko in September 1899, in Riga, to Moscow University educated botanist and historian Fyodor Krivko (author of a well-known botany text) and his wife Countess Kladiya Alekseyev-Yavosluski. She was a student at the Petersburg University and the Imperial Ballet School.
Baroness Orczy Baroness Emma ("Emmuska") Orczy (September 23 1865 – November 12 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Baronet A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown known as a baronetcy. The practice of awarding baronetcies was introduced by James I of England in 1611 in order to raise funds.
Baronet of Rufford The Baronetcy of Rufford is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1761 for Thomas Hesketh, with special remainder to his brother Robert, who succeeded him as 2nd Baronet.
Baronial Palace, Monteroni The Baronial Palace in Monteroni di Lecce, Italy, is one of the largest baronial palaces in the province of Lecce. It was originally a "castrum" (Latin for fortress), built by the feudal lords Montoroni.
Baronies of Gwynedd (fictional) The Baronies of Gwynedd are the third-largest feudal states within the fictional Kingdom of Gwynedd in the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz. Each duchy is governed by a hereditary noble (an baron or baroness) who rules their land in exchange for swearing fealty to the Crown.
Baronies of Ireland In Ireland, a barony is a historical geographical unit: normally a subdivision of a county, although some baronies straddle county boundaries as a result of subsequent reorganisation of local government. The names and boundaries of baronies were defined during the Anglo-Norman and later English conquest of Ireland, although in many cases, they correspond to earlier Gaelic territories, and some were subsequently subdivided.
Baroniinae Baroniinae is monotypic subfamily of butterflies within the Papilionidae and is represented by the species Baronia brevicornis Salvin, 1893. The species is found in a very small area of Mexico and is of particular importance due to its relict nature and uncertain relationship to other subfamilies such as the Parnassiinae.
Barons Court (UK Parliament constituency) Barons Court was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1974. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system of election.
Barons of Loughmoe The title Baron of Loughmoe is a feudal barony located in northern County Tipperary, Ireland. The title was possibly raised to a Jacobite peerage in 1690 while James II was in exile, however, while the Marquis de Ruvigny notes this in his 'The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Grants of Honour', there is little other evidence to support this.
Barony of al-Barran The Barony al-Barran is a part of the Society for Creative Anachronism and was established on November 11, 1975 in the Kingdom of Atenveldt, with the first Baron being Sir Raymond the Quiet. al-Barran currently resides in the southern half of the Kingdom of the Outlands.
Barony of Caer Galen The Barony of Caer Galen is a chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism for Boulder and Broomfield Counties in Colorado. It was established in mid-1979 in the Kingdom of Atenveldt, and became an official shire in January 1980.
Barony of Djar-il-Bniet e Buqana The Barony of Djar-il-Bniet e Buqana is the most senior and oldest surviving title of Maltese nobility. It was granted by feudal tenure in perpetuity to Cicco Gatto, Keeper of the Royal Castle in Malta, Commander of the Royal galleries by King Louis of Sicily on January 4, 1350 at Messina, Sicily.
Barony of Morgallion Morgallion is one of the Medieval baronies (see Baronies of Ireland) that make up the county of Meath. In 1172 King Henry II granted the Kingdom of Meath to Hugh de Lacy to hold as King Murrough O Melaghlin held it.
Barony of Westmorland The Barony of Westmorland was one of two baronies that the English county of Westmorland was divided into. The barony covered the northern part of the county, and was divided into two wards — East ward and West ward.
Baroque In the arts, Baroque is a period as well as the style that dominated it. The Baroque style used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music.
Baroque (Japanese band) baroque (バロック), or brq, was a Japanese rock band, that formed in 2001 and was signed to S'CUBE, a division of Free-Will, and distributed by Sony Music. Originally a Visual Kei band, Baroque quickly dropped their visuals for more casual clothing such as jeans and t-shirts.
Baroque architecture Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical, theatrical, sculptural fashion, expressing the triumph of absolutist church and state. New architectural concerns for color, light and shade, sculptural values and intensity characterize the Baroque.
Baroque art Baroque art is the painting and sculpture associated with the Baroque cultural movement, a movement often identified with Absolutism and the Counter Reformation; the existence of important Baroque art and architecture in non-absolutist and Protestant states, however, undercuts this linking.
Baroque guitar The baroque guitar is a guitar from the baroque era (c1600-1750), an ancestor of the modern classical guitar. The term is also used for modern instruments made in the same style, typically for use in historically informed performances of baroque music.
Baroque Hoedown Baroque Hoedown was created by early synthesizer pioneers (and frequent collaborators) Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley. It is the theme song for Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade and the original Electrical Water Pageant theme song.
Baroque illusionistic painting The complex and ambitious Italian tradition of illusionistic painting applied the Renaissance confidence in handling perspective to projects for ceilings and overcame the problems of applying linear perspective to the concave surfaces of domes in order to dissolve the architecture and create illusions of limitless space. (Also see quadratura and sotto in su).
Baroque music Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 to 1750 (see Dates of classical music eras for a discussion of the problems inherent in defining the beginning and end points). This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance and to be followed by the Classical music era.
Baroque orchestra The Baroque Orchestra is the earliest example of a true orchestra which came into existence in the mid-late 1600s. Its origins were in France where Jean-Baptiste Lully added the newly re-designed hautboy and transverse flutes to his vingt-quatre violons du Roy.
Baroque trumpet A "lip-vibrated aerophone," the baroque trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family (Smithers 1988). A baroque trumpet is a brass instrument used in the 16th through 18th centuries, or a modern replica of a period instrument.
Baroque violin A baroque violin is, in common usage, any violin whose neck, fingerboard, bridge, and tailpiece are of the type used during the baroque period. Such an instrument may be an original built during the baroque and never changed to modern form; or a modern replica built as a baroque violin; or an older instrument which has been converted (or re-converted) to baroque form.
Baroreceptor Baroreceptors (or baroceptors) in the human body detect the pressure of blood flowing through them, and can send messages to the central nervous system to increase or decrease total peripheral resistance and cardiac output.
Baroreflex In cardiovascular physiology, the baroreflex or baroreceptor reflex is one of the body's homeostatic mechanisms for maintaining blood pressure. It provides a negative feedback loop in which an elevated blood pressure reflexively causes blood pressure to decrease; similarly, decreased blood pressure depresses the baroreflex, causing blood pressure to rise.
Barossa German Barossa German (ger Barossadeutsch) refers to a dialect of German, which was once common in and around the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It is unlikely that Barossa German is now spoken fluently, on a day to day basis, by anyone, although some words from it have entered South Australian English.
Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association The Barossa Light & Gawler Football League (BLGFL) is an Australian rules football competition based chiefly in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia, Australia. It is a affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.
Barossa Ranges The Barossa Ranges are a part of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges and primarily run along the eastern side of the Barossa Valley. The range was named by Colonel William Light in 1837 after the Barrosa Range in Spain, to which he found similarities.
Barossa Reservoir Barossa Reservoir is a reservoir in South Australia, built between 1899 and 1902 to supply water to Gawler and other northern country areas. At the time of its completion, the reservoir was hailed as an engineering marvel, and at a total of 36 metres, was the highest in Australia.
Barostriction Barostriction refers to a restriction of pressure equalization ventilation that should normally be present. Sealed containers such as Pelican cases and Skb cases 3I Waterproof Series, often have a pressure release vent that can become blocked and cause rupture of the container during change in elevation.
Barotropic cyclone Barotropic cyclones are those where isotherms are parallel to height lines on a map at a constant pressure surface, or at the surface, parallel to isobars. Tropical cyclones and cutoff cyclones (occluded and formerly occluded cyclones) both qualify as barotropic, though due to differences in their vertical wind structure and temperature profiles, cutoffs are referred to as "barotropically cold" and tropical cyclones are call "barotropically warm".

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