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Peche Island Peche Island, pronounced Peach Island, is an uninhabited, currently 86-acre (reduced by erosion from a 1965 measurement of 109 acres) Canadian owned island, located at the northern end of the Detroit River, at its opening into Lake Saint Clair. It is 1.
Pechenegs The Pechenegs or Patzinaks (Bulgarian/Russian: Pechenegi (Печенеги), Arab: Расаnāk, Greek: Patzinaikos (Πατζιναικος), Hungarian: Besenyő, Latin: Расinасае, Old Turkish (assumed): Beçenek) were a semi-nomadic Turkic people of the Central Asian steppes speaking a Turkic language.
Pechenga Monastery The Pechenga Monastery (Russian: Печенгский монастырь) was for many centuries the northernmost monastery in the world. It was founded in 1533 at the influx of the Pechenga River into the Barents Sea, 135 km west of modern Murmansk, by St.
Pechersk Pechersk () is a neighborhood in Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine, located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper River. Also, the Pecherskyi Raion () is an administrative district (raion) of the city.
Pechersk School International Pechersk School International (PSI) is an English-using international school in Kiev, Ukraine. It was established in 1995 and teaches International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes to children of ages three to eighteen.
Pechin The is the Okinawan/Ryukyuan equivalent of the Japanese Samurai. In Okinawa warriors of the Pechin class would commonly call themselves Samurai, therefore Pechin, Ryūkyū Samurai or Okinawan Samurai are used interchangeably.
Pechiparai Reservoir Pechiparai Reservoir is a reservoir located 43 kilometers from the town of Nagercoil, near the village of Pechiparai in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. The reservior was formed by the construction of the Pechiparai Dam, which was built across the River Kodayar during the reign of the Travancore Maharaja Moolam Thirunal.
Pei Men Senior High School football team The Pei Men Senior High School football team () is a Taiwanese high school football team based in Jiali, Tainan County. They represents National Pei Men Senior High School to compete in the Highschool Football League, winning the first league title in 2006.
Peierls bracket In theoretical physics, the Peierls bracket is an equivalent description of the Poisson bracket. It directly follows from the action and does not require the canonical coordinates and their canonical momenta to be defined in advance.
Peig Sayers Peig Sayers (1873 - 1958) was an Irish author born in Dunquin (Dún Chaoin), a small town in County Kerry, Ireland. She moved to the Blasket Islands after marrying Pádraig Ó Gaoithín, a native of the island.
Peiking - Hankou Railway Peiking – Hankou Railway is a railway line extending from Peiking, in Hebei Province to Hankou in Hubei province, now part of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. Across the river in Wuchang was another line, the Canton - Hankow Railway that ran from Canton to Wuchang.
Peiligang culture The Peiligang culture (裴李崗文化) is a name given by archaeologists to a group of Neolithic communities who lived in the Yiluo river valley in Henan Province, China. The culture existed from 7000 BC to 5000 BC.
Peintre-graveur Peintre-graveur is a term probably invented and certainly popularised by the great scholar of the old master print, Adam Bartsch (Johann Adam Bernhard von Bartsch: 1757 - 1821, both Vienna). It means "painter-engraver" and is intended to distinguish between printmakers, whether working in engraving,etching or woodcut, who designed images with the primary purpose of producing a print, and those who essentially copied in a print medium a composition by another, to produce what is known as a "reproductive print", or who produced only essentially non-artistic work in print form, such as maps for example.
Peirce Middle School Peirce Middle School is one of 3 middle schools in the West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania. The 4 elementary schools that feed into it are East Bradford Elementary, 70% of Hillsdale Elementary, 65% of Fern Hill Elementary, and Mary C.
Peirce's law Peirce's law in logic is named after the philosopher and logician Charles Sanders Peirce. It was taken as an axiom in his first axiomatisation of propositional logic. The axiom can be used as an alternative to the law of excluded middle.
Peirce-Nichols House Located in Salem, Massachusetts and owned by the Peabody Essex Museum, Samuel McIntire designed the Peirce-Nichols House (80 Federal Street), ca. 1782, in a transitional late-Georgian/early Federal style for Jerathmiel Peirce, co-owner of the merchant ship Friendship.
Peirescius (crater) Peirescius is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon. It is close enough to the limb that it appears significantly foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, even though it is nearly circular in shape.
Peishansaurus Peishansaurus (PAY-SHAHN-SAWR-us - meaning "North Mountain lizard") was a genus of plant-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Campanian stage), roughly 97.5-65 million years ago.
Peithon, son of Agenor Peithon, son of Agenor (?-312 BCE) was an officer in the expedition of Alexander the Great to India, who became satrap of the Indus from 325 to 316 BCE, and then satrap of Babylon, from 316 to 312 BCE, until he died at the Battle of Gaza in 312 BCE.
Peixoto de Azevedo Peixoto de Azevedo is a city located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. On September 30, 2006, the wreckage of the Brazilian Gol Flight 1907 was found approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of the town.
Peja Stojakovic Children's Foundation Peja Stojakovic Children's Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to help improve the lives of children who suffer from displacement, poor quality of life, and loneliness. The organization was founded by Serbian professional basketball player Peja Stojaković.
Pejavara Pejavara is a village located in the Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada, formerly known as South Canara or South Kanara, district of Karnataka, India. It houses one of the eight ashta mathas established by Shri Madhwacharya, the Dvaita philosopher.
Pejelagarto Pejelagarto is the Spanish name for the large freshwater gar very common in the Mexican Southeast and particularly in the state of Tabasco. They are notable for their primitive appearance, and the family to which they belong, the Lepisosteidae, appeared during the Cretaceous and have survived to the present day relatively unmodified.
Pejorative A word or phrase is pejorative if it implies contempt or disapproval. The adjective pejorative is synonymous with derogatory and dyslogistic (noun: dyslogism) (antonyms: meliorative, eulogistic, noun eulogism).
Peka Peka Peka Peka, sometimes Pekapeka, is a small seaside town located on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Its population according to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is 195, an increase of 35.
Pekan rabu Pekan Rabu which literally means Wednesday Market which is located in the middle of Alor Setar is well known among the local population and tourists from outside Kedah. The business complex is not only the pride of Malay entrepreneurs in Kedah but also the pride of all Malay's in Kedah.
Pekeapoo A Pekeapoo (or, sometimes, Peekapoo) is a crossbred dog created by breeding a Poodle with a Pekingese. In addition to being a combination of the two breed names, the name is probably a pun on Peekaboo (a game for amusing a small child, in which one covers one's face or hides and then returns to view saying “Peekaboo!
Peki'in Peki'in (), founded in 1952, is an agricultural settlement in the Upper Galilee region of Israel located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha. The local council of Peki'in has a population of over 4000 people.
Pekin bantam The Pekin bantam, or Cochin bantam, is a type of bantam chicken. They are shorter than the ordinary bantam, often only roughly 20-30 centimetres tall (with head upright) and their feet and legs are completely covered by their feathers.
Pekin duck A Pekin duck is a breed of domesticated duck used primarily for egg and meat production. Bred from the Mallard in China, it was brought to the United States about 1873, where it is the most popular commercial duck breed.
Peking (ship) A four masted barque of the Flying P-Line, the Peking was one of the last generation of windjammers used in the nitrate and grain trade around the often treacherous Cape Horn (photograph of the Peking under full sail taken before 1914 in the estuary of the Elbe river).
Peking Express Peking Express is a Dutch/Flemish reality game show that follows a series of couples as they hitchhike to or from Peking. The series has already gone through three seasons, and a fourth is being filmed, with a broadcast in 2007.
Peking Man Peking Man (sometimes now called Beijing Man), also called Sinanthropus pekinensis (currently Homo erectus pekinensis), is an example of Homo erectus. The remains were first discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian (Choukoutien) near Beijing (Peking), China.
Peking Opera Blues Peking Opera Blues (TC: 刀馬旦, SC: 刀马旦, pinyin: Dāo Mǎ Dàn) is a 1986 movie directed by Tsui Hark. The movie combines comedy, Hong Kong action, and serious drama with scenes involving Peking Opera.
Peking Opera School The Peking Opera School was located in Hong Kong. The school is famous for being the childhood home of such famous actors as Jackie Chan (Yuen Lo), Sammo Hung (Yuen Lung), Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen (Yuen Kwai).
Peking Plan The Peking PlanThe "Peking" in the name is the traditional English (or 'Postal System') spelling of the former name of the city that is now the capital of China, which is now spelled in the pinyin system 'Beijing'. At the time, the city was not the capital, and its name was Peiping.
Peking University Peking University (), colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大, Běidà), was established in 1898, and is one of the oldest universities in China. The university policy has mandated the use of Peking University in English rather than Beijing University due to tradition and the desire to avoid confusion with Beijing Normal University and other similarly named institutions.
Pekiti Tirsia Kali Pekiti-Tirsia Kali is a system of Kali, a style specific to the Filipino Martial Arts which contains hundreds of systems and varied styles. Pekiti-Tirsia Kali was founded in 1897 and is the family system of the Tortal family.
Pekka Elomaa Pekka Elomaa is a Finnish film actor best known for his roles in the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit opposite actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren and in the 1992 film Pirtua, pirtua.
Pekka ja Pätkä Pekka ja Pätkä is the name of several comedy films produced by Suomen Filmiteollisuus in the 1950s in Finland, based on the popular Finnish comic characters Pekka Puupää (played by Esa Pakarinen) and Pätkä (Masa Niemi). The director of the first movie was Ville Salminen and the rest of the movies are directed by Armand Lohikoski, except for the last one which was directed by Aarne Tarkas based on the comic books.
Pekka Puska Pekka Puska (born 18 December 1945 in Vaasa) is a Finnish doctor, expert on public health and politician. He has been the head of the National Public Health Institute of Finland since 2003 and before that he was the temporary head of the institute since 2000.
Pekka Puupää Pekka Puupää (roughly Peter Blockhead) is a Finnish comic and film character, created by Ola "Fogeli" Fogelberg. The character appeared 1925–1975 in the popular comic Pekka Puupää and 1952–1960 in thirteen films (Pekka ja Pätkä) produced by Suomen Filmiteollisuus.
Pekka Sammallahti Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti (May 21, 1947 in Helsinki) is a professor of Sámi languages at the Giellagas Institute at the University of Oulu. A prolific writer, he has published more than 100 books and articles related to Lappland and the various Sámi languages.
Pekmez Pekmez in Turkish and petimezi in Greek is the name for the syrup-like liquid obtained after condensing juices of (especially) grape, fig or mulberry by boiling with coagulant agents. It is used as a syrup or mixed with tahini for breakfasts.
Peko Peko (Finnish spelling Pekko, Pellon Pekko) is an ancient Estonian and Finnish god of crops, especially barley and brewing. In the area of Setonia (Setumaa) between Estonia and Russia, the cult of Peko was alive until the 20th century.
Peko Dapčević Peko Dapčević (1913-1999) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin Serb communist who fought in the Spanish Civil War, joined the Partisan uprising in Montenegro, and became commander of the First Army. In 1953 he was named chief of the Yugoslav General Staff, but was demoted as a result of being indirectly involved in the Đilas troubles with the party.
Pekudei Pekudei, Pekude, Pekudey, P’kude, or P’qude (פקודי – Hebrew for "amounts of,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 23nd weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 11th and last in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 38.
Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn née Sannikova (Пелагея Фёдоровна Шайн) (1894 – August 27 1956) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. In modern English transliteration, her surname would be given as Shayn, but her astronomical discoveries are credited under the name P.
Pelagianism Pelagianism is the belief that original sin did not taint human nature (which, being created from God, was divine), and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without Divine aid. Thus, Adam's sin was "to set a bad example" for his progeny, but his actions did not have the other consequences imputed to Original Sin.
Pelagićevo Pelagićevo (Cyrillic]: Пелагићево) is a village and a municipality in [[Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed after the Dayton Agreement. Municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Gradačac (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Pelagic armorhead The pelagic armorhead, pelagic armourhead, Richardson's boarfish, or southern boarfish, Pseudopentaceros richardsoni, is an armorhead of the genus Pseudopentaceros, found in the north and south Pacific Ocean, South Africa, South America, and the South Island of New Zealand, from the surface to depths of 300 metres on the continental shelf. Its length is between 30 and 50 cm.
Pelagic cod The pelagic cod, Melanonus gracilis, is a small deepwater melanonid fish found in the Southern Ocean in sub-Antarctic and temperate waters, and occasionally in the tropics, at depths of between 150 and 3,600 m. Its length is between 15 and 19 cm.
Pelagic sediments Pelagic sediments, also known as marine sediments, are those that accumulate in the abyssal plain of the deep ocean, far away from terrestrial sources that provide terrigenous sediments; the latter are primarily limited to the continental shelf, and deposited by rivers.Pinet 83, Rothwell 70.
Pelagic thresher The pelagic thresher, Alopias pelagicus, is a thresher shark of the genus Alopias, found in tropical oceans, at depths down to 500 m. It was first described in 1935 by Japanese ichthyologist Hiroshi Nakamura.
Pelagic trawl Pelagic trawling is the use of a cone-shaped net behind a boat to catch large schools of small fishes such as anchovies and shrimp. In addition, the bottom trawlers target bottom-living fishes such as the cod, halibut, and Pacific rockfish.
Pelagic zone The pelagic zone is the part of the open sea or ocean comprising the water column, other than that near the coast or the sea floor. In contrast, the demersal zone comprises the water that is near to (and is significantly affected by) the coast or the sea floor.
Pelagie Islands The Pelagie Islands , from the Greek pelaghi meaning high sea, are the three small volcanic islands of Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily. To the northwest lie the island of Pantelleria and the Strait of Sicily.
Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos (March 21, 1816, Zamora, Michoacán—February 4, 1891, Oacalco, Morelos) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, lawyer and doctor of canon law, and politician. He was a member of the imperial regency that invited Maximilian of Austria to accept the throne of Mexico.
Pelagius of Cordova Saint Pelagius of Cordova (ca. 912 – 926) is said to have been a Christian boy left by his uncle at the age of ten as a hostage with the Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III of al-Andalus, in trade for a clerical relative previously captured by the Moors, the bishop Hermoygius.
Pelagonia Pelagonia (Greek: Πελαγονíα or Pelagonía; Slavomacedonian: Пелагонија or Pelagonija) was an ancient region of Europe later incorporated into Macedon. It was roughly bounded by Dardania to the far north, Illyria to the west and north, Paionia to the east, and Lynkestis to the south.
Pelamis wave energy converter The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter is an emerging technology that will use the motion of ocean waves to create electricity. The first "wave farm" is planned for 2006 off the coast of Portugal near the city of PĂłvoa de Varzim.
Pelargonium Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 200 species of perennial, succulent, and shrub plants, commonly known as geraniums. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of the separate genus that contains the related Cranesbills.
Pelasgian Creation Myth The Pelasgian Creation Myth Graves, 27-30 is one of the ancient religious stories of the origin of the world. It is a matriarchal, monotheistic system, in which one goddess dominates man, and predates other deities.
Pelasgians Ancient Greek writers used the name Pelasgians (Greek: PelasgoĂ­, s. PelasgĂłs) to refer to groups of people who preceded the Hellenes and still dwelt in several locations in mainland Greece, Crete, and other regions of the Aegean, as neighbors of the Hellenes, into the 5th century.
Pelaw Metro station Pelaw Metro station serves the Pelaw area of Gateshead, England. Situated on the Tyne and Wear Metro system, it is at the point where the Yellow and Green lines diverge, with the former continuing to South Shields and the latter over tracks shared with mainline trains to Sunderland and then onwards to South Hylton.
Pelayo of Asturias Pelayo (in Spanish), Pelágio (in Portuguese), or Pelagius (in Latin) (690–737) was the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death. He is credited with beginning the Christian Reconquista or reconquest of the Iberian peninsula (modern Portugal and Spain) from the Moors.
Pelayo trinquet The Pelayo trinquet in Valencia is one of the most reputed trinquets of the Valencian pilota sport, it's known as the Escala i corda cathedral since many relevant final matches such as the Circuit Bancaixa are played there.
Pelé's Soccer Pelé's Soccer is a classic Atari 2600 game based on the legendary football (soccer) player Pelé. It features basic 4-bit graphics, realistic (for that time) ball handing and goal keeping techniques using the Atari joystick.
Pelbartus Ladislaus of Temesvár Pelbartus Ladislaus de Temesvar (or Temeswar) (1430 - 1504), Franciscan writer and preacher. Born in 1430 at Timişoara (today in Romania but at the time hungarian Temesvár), in the Hungarian kingdom of Matyas Kiraly.
Pele's hair Pele's hair a geological term for volcanic glass threads or fibers formed when small particles of molten material are thrown into the air and spun out by the wind into long hair-like strands. The diameter of the strands is less than 0.
Pele's tears Pele’s tears is a geological term for small pieces of solidified lava drops formed when airborne particles of molten material fuse into tearlike drops of volcanic glass. Pele’s tears are jet black in color and are often found on one end of a strand of Pele's hair.
Pelecinus The genus Pelecinus is the only living member of the family Pelecinidae (there are also two fossil genera), and contains only three species restricted to the New World. One species, Pelecinus polyturator, occurs from North through South America, and the others occur in Mexico (Pelecinus thoracicus) and South America (Pelecinus dichrous).
Peleg Peleg () is one of the two sons of Eber, the eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, mentioned in the so-called "Table of Nations" in Genesis x, xi and 1 Chronicles i. According to Genesis 10:25, it was during the time of Peleg that "the earth was divided", after the failure of Nimrod's Tower of Babel.
Peleg Arnold Peleg Arnold (1751–1820) was a lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island (now North Smithfield). He represented Rhode Island as a delegate to the Continental Congress in the 1787–1788 session.
Peleiades In ancient Greece, Peleiades ("doves") were the sacred women of Zeus and the Mother Goddess, Dione, at the Oracle at Dodona. Pindar made a reference to the Pleiades as the "peleiades" a flock of doves, but the connection seems witty and poetical, rather than mythic.
PeleĹź Castle PeleĹź Castle (Romanian: Castelul PeleĹź ) is a romantic castle in Sinaia, Romania, built between 1873 and 1883, and is considered by some to be the most beautiful in Europe and in the world. In 2006, the Romanian government announced that the castle will be returned to King Michael.
Pelham (Metro-North station) The Pelham Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Pelham, New York via the New Haven Line. The station is one mile west of the point where the New Haven Line joins the Northeast Corridor and just east of the end of third-rail power and start of overhead catenary power.
Pelham Ballenger Pelham Ashby Ballenger (February 6, 1894 - December 8, 1948) was a Major League Baseball third baseman, for at least a week, with the Washington Senators in 1928. He was a native of Gilreath Mill, South Carolina.
Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx, is at 2,764 acres the largest public park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. It is run and operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Pelham Bay Park (IRT Pelham Line) Pelham Bay Park is the northern terminal of the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located by Pelham Bay Park, at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times
Pelham Civic Center Pelham Civic Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Pelham, Alabama. It features two NHL size ice skating rinks with a holding capacity of 500 skaters, a skating school, ice skating birthday party rooms, and a multi-purpose banquet area.
Pelham Gardens, Bronx Pelham Gardens is a neighborhood in the Bronx, bounded by Allerton Avenue on the north, Pelham Parkway on the south, and Williamsbridge Road on the west. Like most of the eastern Bronx, it is fairly residential compared to the more urban western half of the borough.
Pelham Humfrey Pelham Humfrey (Humphrey, Humphrys) (1647 - 14 July 1674) was the first to prominence of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration. He died at the age of 27, but exerted a strong influence on his peers even at his young age, including Henry Purcell and John Blow.
Pelham Parkway The Bronx and Pelham Parkway (usually referred to simply as Pelham Parkway) is a parkway in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Despite the parkway moniker, Pelham Parkway is a local street, with 2 main roadways (one in each direction), and two service roads.
Pelham Parkway (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) Pelham Parkway is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and the Esplanade (erroneously signed as "Esplanade Avenue" in the station) in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
Pelham Parkway (IRT White Plains Road Line) Pelham Parkway is an elevated station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Bronx at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road, it is served by the train (all times), and by the train (rush hours in the peak direction).
Pelham, Birmingham Pelham in Ward End, is a small "sub-area" of inner-city Birmingham, that marks the point where Saltley and Ward End meet. It has a few shops, a pub (The Pelham Arms) and once had its own three- screen movie theatre, Capitol Cinema before it was closed down in 1996.
Peliades In Greek mythology, the Peliades were the daughters of Pelias and should not be confused with the Pleiades. Euripides entitled his earliest known tragedy Peliades; he entered it into the Dionysia of 455 BC but did not win.
Pelican A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. Along with the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds, it makes up the order Pelecaniformes.
Pelican Accessories Pelican Accessories is an after-market video gaming peripheral company. They manufacture peripherals for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS lite.
Pelican bar Pelican Bar was constructed in 2001 on a sand bar off the south coast of Jamaica at Parottee Point, which is between Treasure Beach and Black River. It is approximately 400 yards from the shore and is surrounded by water.
Pelican case Pelican cases are molded plastic containers that seal perfectly, with an airtight and watertight gasket. Pelican cases include a barometric relief valve made in gore-tex to prevent barotrauma to the case, during transportation, or when the air pressure in the environment may change.
Pelican crossing A pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a standard set of traffic lights with a push button and two coloured lamps for pedestrians using the crossing. The official name is Pelicon crossing (short for PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled crossing) but pelican is consistent with other crossing types (see below) named after animals and, in particular, birds.
Pelican eel The pelican eel or gulper eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is a deep-sea fish rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally snagged in fishermen's nets. It is an eel-like fish, the only member of the genus Eurypharynx and the family Eurypharyngidae.
Pelican Park Pelican Park is a stadium in Pensacola, Florida that is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Pensacola Pelicans minor league baseball team as well as the University of West Florida baseball team. It opened in 1981 with a seating capacity of about 1,000 people.
Pelican Point (South Australia) Pelican Point is at the northern tip of the LeFevre Peninsula, adjacent to the container terminal and associated infrastructure at Outer Harbor, South Australia. A non-residential area, it is undergoing considerable development, which is expected to continue as other projects, such as the Port River Expressway, come to fruition.
Pelican Publishing Company Pelican Publishing Company is a book publisher based in Gretna, Louisiana. It was formed in 1926 and in its time has produced nearly five-hundred titles, most of which relate to Louisiana and Southern culture, cuisine, and history.
Pelike A pelike is a one-piece ceramic container similar to an amphora. It has two open handles that are vertical on their lateral aspects and even at the side with the edge of the belly, a narrow neck, a flanged mouth, and a sagging, almost spherical belly.
Pelileo Pelileo (full form, San Pedro de Pelileo) is a city located at the center of the Andean region of Ecuador called La Sierra ("the highlands"). It is the capital of Pelileo County (48,988 inhabitants, 2001 Census), and forms part of Tungurahua Province.
Pelişor Pelişor Castle (Romanian: Castelul Pelişor ) is a castle in Sinaia, Romania, part of the same complex as the larger castle of Peleş. Built 1899–1903 by the order of King Carol I as the residence for his nephew and heir, the future King Ferdinand (son of Carol's brother Leopold von Hohenzollern) and Ferdinand's consort Queen Marie.

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