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Yantra Mandir (Delhi) The Yantra Mandir (literally the 'temple of instruments', and often called the Jantar Mantar) is in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi. It consists of a collection of architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, for his own use, from 1724 onwards.
Yanuca Lailai Yanuca Lailai (also known as Lost Island to travellers) is an uninhabited, 72 acres, volcanic rock, limestone island located between the islands of Ovalau and Moturiki in Fiji. The coastline has mangrove trees, volcanic rock cliffs and beaches while the interior abounds in jungle.
Yanush Ben Gal Avigdor "Yanush" Ben-Gal, a former Israeli General, commanded the 7th Israeli Brigade during the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and oversaw the defence of Golan Heights under Syrian attack. In late-summer of 1981, ben Gal was replaced as commander of the Northern Command and was replaced by General Amir Drori.
Yanya Punhi Yanyā Punhi (Devnagari: ञेया पुन्ही, Sanskrit: Indra Jatra) is a festival celebrated in Kathmandu, Nepal. The main attraction of the festival is the procession of chariots and masked dancers representing deities and demons.
Yao (ethnic group in Africa) The waYao, or Yao, is a major ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi, with an estimated 1,000,000 speakers in Malawi, 495,000 in Mozambique, and 492,000 in Tanzania. The nationality's traditional homeland is located between the Rovuma and the Lugenda Rivers in northern Mozambique.
Yao (ruler) Yao (Traditional Chinese:堯, Simplified Chinese:尧) (2353 - 2234 BC) was a legendary Chinese ruler, one of the Three August Ones and the Five Emperors. Also known as Yaotang-shi (陶唐氏), he was born Yi Fangxun (伊放勳) or Yi Qi (伊祈) as the second son to Emperor Ku and Qingdu (慶都).
Yao Hong Yao Hong (姚泓) (388-417), courtesy name Yuanzi (元子), was the last emperor of the Chinese/Qiang state Later Qin. He was the oldest son and heir of Yao Xing (Emperor Wenzhao), who was already regarded as kind but weak during his father's reign, and after his father's death, with the state already weakened by attacks by the rebel Xia state and with his brothers and cousins repeatedly rebelling, the Jin general Liu Yu took advantage of Yao Hong's weaknesses to conquer Later Qin.
Yao Chang Yao Chang (姚萇) (331-394), courtesy name Jingmao (景茂), formally Emperor Wuzhao of (Later) Qin ((後)秦武昭帝), was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Qiang state Later Qin. His father Yao Yizhong (姚弋仲) had been a powerful general and Qiang chieftain under the Later Zhao emperor Shi Hu, but after Later Zhao's collapse after Shi Hu's death, Yao Chang's older brother Yao Xiang (姚襄) tried to start an independent state but was defeated and killed by Former Qin forces.
Yao people The Yao nationality (瑶族, Pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: người Dao) is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south.
Yao Xing Yao Xing (姚興) (366-416), courtesy name Zilue (子略), formally Emperor Wenhuan of (Later) Qin ((後)秦文桓帝), was an emperor of the Chinese/Qiang state Later Qin. He was the son of the founding emperor Yao Chang (Emperor Wucheng).
Yao's Principle Andrew Yao proposed that to establish a lower bound on the expected worst-case cost of a randomized algorithm, evaluate the minimum cost of a deterministic algorithm on a probability distribution over the problem instances.
Yaoguai Yaoguai (妖怪 pinyin yāoguài) or yaomo (妖魔 yāomó) or yaojing (妖精 yāojīng) is a Chinese term that generally means "demon". Yaoguai are mostly malevolent animal spirits that have acquired magical powers through the practice of Taoism.
Yaohan Centre Yaohan Centre (八佰伴中心) is a shopping centre in the Golden Village district of Richmond, British Columbia. It caters mainly to Asian ethnic groups, mainly those of Chinese (including Hong Kong), Taiwanese, and Japanese descent.
Yaohua High School Yaohua High School (Traditional Chinese: 耀華中學; Simplified Chinese: 耀华中学; pinyin: yào huá zhōng xué) is a key school directly under the Tianjin Municipal Committee of Education, in the People's Republic of China.
Yaoi Yaoi is a publishing genre, which originated in Japan and often encompasses manga, dĹŤjinshi, anime, and fan art. It focuses on homosexual relationships between male characters and is generally sexually explicit.
Yaoi Hentai Yaoi Hentai is a Yaoi manga series by by Yamila Abraham, Laila Reimoz, Tina Anderson, Anna Hollingsworth, and Studio Kosaru. Yaoi Hentai is considered yaoi at its most extreme due to the fact the this yaoi features graphic scenes of love between a professor and a young college student, one bar-hopper who is kidnaped by a group of thugs, members of a corrupt soccer team and a scene of a tentacle monster who rapes a pair of twins.
Yaoi press Yaoi Press is an independent yaoi manga publisher based in Nevada. Founded in 2004 by publisher Yamila Abraham, the company specializes in original English-language yaoi; that is, manga that has not been licensed, imported and reprinted from Asia.
Yaoundé Yaoundé, «yah oon DAY», estimated population 1,430,000 (2004), is the capital city of Cameroon and second largest city in the country after Douala. It lies in the centre of the nation at about 750 metres above sea level.
Yaozhou Kiln The Ruins of the Yaozhou Kiln is the site of ancient pottery and porcelain kilns in Hengbao Town on the outskirts of Tongchuan, the Yaozhou Kiln was the central one of the kilns in Yaozhou. The Yaozhou Kiln, one of the four principal kilns in northern China, once extended for five kilometers.
Yap Yap is an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, the westernmost state of the Federated States of Micronesia. The "island" of Yap actually consists of four continental islands (hence the alternative name of the Yap Islands).
Yap Ah Loy Yap Ah Loy (Chinese:葉亞來) was also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan who was largely responsible for the development of Kuala Lumpur as a commercial and mining centre in the middle of the 1800’s. Yap Ah Loy rose from an unknown immigrant to become a Kapitan Cina and the headman of a settlement of several hundred Chinese inhabitants.
Yap LORAN-C transmitter Yap LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Yap, Micronesia, of Grid 9970 at 9°32'46"N, 138°9'56" E (), . Yap LORAN-C transmitter had a transmission power of 4000 kilowatts, which is more than the most powerful broadcasting stations.
Yap Thiam Hien Yap Thiam Hien (* 25 May 1913 in Kutaraja, Aceh, Dutch East Indies; † 29 April 1989 in Brussels)Yap Thiam Hien (1913-1989) - Obor Pejuang Keadilan dan HAM His father was Yap Sin Eng and his mother was Hwan Tjing Nio. He was one of the most notable people from Chinese heritage in Indonesia.
YapBrowser YapBrowser, also know as YapSearch or YapCash, is a rogue Web browser that was removed from the Internet after security researchers found it was serving up child porn advertising. It eventually reappeared, with a peculiar twist; it now came with the odd claim that users could expect protection from harmful exploits and viruses.
Yapeyú, Corrientes Yapeyú is a town in the province of Corrientes, Argentina, in the San Martín Department. It has about 2,000 inhabitants as per the , and it is known throughout the country because it was the birthplace of General José de San Martín (1778–1850), hero of the War of Independence.
Yapi Kredi Publications Yapi Kredi Publications ("Yapi Kredi Yayinlari") is one of the biggest publishing houses in Turkey. Based in Istanbul and active since 1992, it has published over 2000 titles in philosophy, literature, the arts, and children's books.
Yaqeen Yaqeen (یقین) is generally translated as "certainty", and is considered the summit of the many stations by which the path of walaya (sometimes translated as Sainthood) is fully completed. This is the repository of liberating experience in Islam.
Yaqub, Almohad Caliph Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (Arabic: ابو يوسف يعقوب المنصور) (c. 1160 – January 23, 1199) (also known as Moulay Yacoub), was the third Almohad caliph, succeeding his father Abu Ya'qub Yusuf.
Yaqui The "Yoeme" or Yaqui are a border Native American people who originally lived in the valley of the RĂ­o Yaqui in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and through the Sonoran Desert region into the southwestern U.S.
Yaqui language Yaqui (Yoem Noki), or Yoeme, is a Native American language of the Uto-Aztecan family. It is spoken by about 15,000 people, mostly of the border Yaqui tribe, in the region around the Mexican state of Sonora, and Arizona in the United States.
Yaquina (people) Yaquina originally denoted a tribe of Native Americans, now nearly extinct , along with their language (an Alsean language that is also extinct, which is also known as Yakwina or Yakona). The remaining Yaquina people live on the Siletz Reservation in Oregon, and are mostly of mixed blood.
Yaquina Bay Light Built in 1871, the Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse established soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, Oregon, United States. Located on the north side of the Yaquina Bay in Newport, it was only active for three years due to the establishment of the Yaquina Head Light in 1873, located three miles north of Yaquina Bay.
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site Yaquina Bay State Park, established in 1948, is located in Newport, Oregon, United States, at the north end of Yaquina Bay near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The site includes a forested bluff and the historic Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.
Yaquina River The Yaquina River (yuh-KWEN-uh) is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Coastal Range west of the Willamette Valley near Newport.
Yaquinto Publications Yaquinto Publications was the wargame publishing arm of Robert Yaquinto Printing Company of Dallas], Texas. In March of 1979 Robert Yaquinto hired Steve Peek and Craig Taylor, both experienced wargame designers with several famous titles in their resumes.
Yara International Yara () is a Norwegian company and a world leading supplier of plant nutrients in the form of mineral fertilizers. The core business of Yara is production and marketing of nitrogen fertilizer such as urea and nitrates.
Yara Yavelberg Yara Yavelberg (1943 - 1971) was born in SĂŁo Paulo. She was a Brazilian psychologist and university lecturer, who was killed by the repressive machine of the Brazilian military dictatorship in Salvador, Bahia.
Yarab Tso Hotel Hotel Yarab Tso is the principal hotel of the northern high altitude village of Tegar in the Nubra Valley in Ladakh in north India. Sixty miles north-east of the beautiful hotel gardens lie the notorious Siachen Glacier, where the cliffs are stained rust red from the blood of the slain, and the border of confrontation between India and Pakistan on the snowfields.
Yarah Bravo Yarah Bravo (born in Sweden to a Chilean mother and a Brazilian father) is a musician blurring the lines between spoken word, rap and RnB. Notable appearances include collaborations with French avant-garde rappers TTC and Polish acid jazz duo Skalpel.
Yarará (UAV) The Yarará project is one of a number of current unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development programmes in Latin America. The system is developed by Nostromo Defensa for surveillance, border patrol and reconnaissance.
Yard (sailing) A yard is a spar on a mast from which sails are set, constructed from either timber or steel. Although some types of fore and aft rigs have yards (see below), the term is usually used to describe the horizontal spars used with square sails.
Yard globe A yard globe, also known as a gazing ball, lawn ball, garden ball, gazing globe, mirror ball, or chrome ball, is a mirrored sphere typically displayed atop a conical ceramic or wrought iron stand as a lawn ornament, and is often an example of camp or kitsch. Its size ranges from 2 to 22 inches in diameter, with the most popular gazing ball being about 12 inches (33 cm).
Yard ramps Shipping containers are normally loaded and unloaded through the rear doors using fork-lift trucks. Where elevated loading docks are not available, it is necessary to utilise special inclinded Yard Ramps (also called Container Ramps) to get fork-lifts into the containers.
Yardena Arazi Yardena Arazi was a member of the female vocal trio Chocolat, Menta, Mastik in the 1970s along with Lea Lupatin and Ruti Holtzman. Together they represented Israel in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Emor shalom" ("Say hello").
Yarder A yarder is piece of logging equipment which uses a system of cables to pull or fly logs from the stump to the landing. It generally consists of an engine, drums, and spar, but has a range of configurations and variations such as the Swing yarder.
Yardie Yardie is a term stemming from the slang name given to occupants of government yards in Trenchtown, a neighborhood in West Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown was originally built as a housing project following devastation caused by Hurricane Charlie.
Yardley Chase Yardley Chase is a fairly large forest in Northamptonshire (England), mainly used for deer shooting, which consists of two similar shaped forests, which are each about 6 miles long, and 2 miles wide, in places. They were used in World War II, to store bombs, which were kept in large concrete huts, which are about 40 feet long, and about 20-25 feet wide, and were used until about 15 years ago, when the Ministry of Defence shut them down, as the scare of nuclear war was over.
Yardley Chittick Yardley Chittick (born October 22, 1900) has for several years been the oldest living patent attorney in the United States. Chittick lives at the Pleasant View Retirement Community in Concord, New Hampshire, adjacent to St.
Yardley, Pennsylvania Yardley is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but the Yardley postal address also serves Lower Makefield Township. Therefore, Lower Makefield is usually referred to as "Yardley" because they share the 19067 postal zip code, and because Lower Makefield has a Yardley mailing address (the post office that supports both Lower Makefield and Yardley is physically located in Yardley Borough).
Yardlong bean The yardlong bean is also known as the long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. It is known as dau gok in Cantonese, thua fak yao in Thai and kacang panjang in Malay and vali or eeril in [Goa, India].
Yared Hagos Yared Hagos (born March 27, 1983, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey center currently under contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He spent the entire 2005-06 season with the Iowa Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars.
Yareta Yareta (Azorella compacta, also known as Azorella yareta in the past) is a tiny flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and the west of Argentina at between 3200 and 4500 metres altitude.
Yarchagumba Yarchagumba (Cordyceps sinensis) also popularly known as Yarsagumba in Nepal, is a rare species of parasitic fungus that grows on the bodies of insect larvae. Before the rainy season begins, spores of the mushroom settle on the heads of Thitarodes caterpillars that live underground.
Yariguies brush finch The Yariguies Brush Finch (Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum) is a new species of finch found on October, 2006 in the Andes mountains in Colombia. This finch is named after the Yariguies tribe, indigenous to that region of Colombia.
Yarikh Yarikh, in Canaanite mythology, Yarkhibol in Phoenician, also written as Jerah, Jarah, or Jorah (Hebrew spelling ירח), is a god of the moon whose epithets are Illuminator of the Heavens, Illuminator of the Myriads of Stars, and Lord of the Sickle (the latter may come from the appearance of the crescent moon). He is provider of nightly dew, and is married to the goddess Nikkal, His moisture causing Her orchards to bloom in the desert.
Yarkovsky effect The Yarkovsky effect is a force felt by a body caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum. It is usually considered in relation to meteoroids or small asteroids (about 10 cm to 10 km in diameter), as its influence is most significant for these bodies.
Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect The Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect, or YORP effect for short, is a second-order variation on the Yarkovsky effect which causes a small body (such as an asteroid) to spin up or down. The term was coined by Dr.
Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre is situated at Clapham near Bedford in the United Kingdom. It opened on 19 November 2001 and was built to hold up to 900 detainees making it the largest immigration detention centre in Europe at the time.
Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon The Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon, or the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet is the deepest, and possibly longest canyon in the world. The Yarlung Tsangpo, usually just called "Tsangpo" (meaning "purifier"), originates from Mount Kailash and running east for about 1700 km drains a northern section of the Himalayas before its enters the gorge near Pe, Tibet.
Yarmouk River The Yarmouk River (Arabic:"Nahr Al-Yarmuk"; Hebrew:נהר הירמוך, "Nehar HaYarmukh"; Greek:Hieromax) is one of the three main tributaries which enter the Jordan River between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea (the other being the Jabbok). It forms the border between Israel and Jordan in the Jordan Valley and between Syria and Jordan further upstream.
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Yarmouth was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832.
Yarmouth and Clare Yarmouth and Clare was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1914 from Digby and Yarmouth ridings.
Yarmouth Castle Yarmouth Castle is a small off-square blockhouse built by Henry VIII in 1547, to guard Yarmouth, Isle of Wight harbour, an unusual device fort because it's not rounded at all. It is now owned by English Heritage.
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts Yarmouthport (often incorrectly spelled as "Yarmouth Port". The correct spelling is as one word with a lower-case 'p') is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox The Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, or Y-D Red Sox, are a team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. The Red Sox play their home games in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and they are the defending (2006) CCBL Champions and winners of 2 out of the past 3 league titles, also winning in 2004.
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Yarmouth is a port in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river (there is also an Eastern Yar on the island).
Yarnemia Yarnemia is a fossil dubiously classified in the urochordata family. While urochordates and yarnemia look similar, the oldest commonly-accepted urochordate dates to the Jurassic period, while yarnemia is precambrian.
Yarnscombe Yarnscombe is a small village at the centre of the Yarnscombe parish in the Torridge area of Devon, approximately 5 miles from Great Torrington and 11 from Barnstaple. In the year 2000 cenus the population was recorded at 300.
Yaron Brook Yaron Brook (born 1961) is the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, an educational non-profit organization in Irvine, California, whose mission is to promote the novels of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism. He regularly speaks at universities, corporations, and professional and community groups across America, addressing a wide-range of current events and philosophical issues from an Objectivist perspective.
Yaron Lifschitz Yaron Lifschitz is an Australian theatre director most notable for his involvement in the circus arts. He has directed over 50 productions including mainstage theatre, physical theatre, large scale events and opera.
Yaron Lichtenstein Grand Master Yaron Alexander Lichtenstein is the highest ranked Krav-Maga master living today 2006 and he is the only one of all of Imi Lichtenfeild's students which received this ranked personally from the Krav-Maga creator and founder.
Yaron Svoray Yaron Svoray is an Israeli author and investigative journalist whose six-month infiltration of Germany's neo-Nazi groups was documented in his book In Hitler's Shadow, co-written with Nick Taylor. The investigation brought Svoray into contact with key neo-Nazi leaders, his book revealed a surprisingly large network of seemingly normal middle-class citizens who subscribe to the Nazi platform of racial hatred and superiority, anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.
Yaropolk I of Kiev Yaropolk I Sviatoslavich (Russian: Ярополк I Святославич, sometimes transliterated as Iaropolk) was a young and rather enigmatic ruler of Kiev between 972 and 980. His royal title is traditionally translated as "Prince".
Yaropolk II of Kiev Yaropolk II Vladimirovich (Ярополк II Владимирович in Russian) (1082 – February 18, 1139), Prince of Pereyaslav (1114-1132), Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev (1132-1138), son of Vladimir II Monomakh and Gytha of Wessex. He fought in several campaigns against the Polovtsy (Cumans), once in 1103 and again in 1116.
Yaroslav Horak Yaroslav Horak is a Russian born, Australian based illustrator. He was the second artist for the Daily Express James Bond comic strips from 1966 to 1977, then for the Sunday Express and the Daily Star from 1977 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1984.
Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I the Wise (c. 978-1054) (East Slavic: Ярослав; Christian name: George; Old Norse: Jarizleifr) was thrice Grand Prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule.
Yaroslav II of Russia Yaroslav II (), Christian name Theodor () (February 8, 1191–September 30, 1246), was the Grand Prince of Vladimir (1238–1246) who helped to restore his country and capital after the Mongol invasion of Russia.
Yaroslav of Tver Yaroslav III Yaroslavich (Russian: Ярослав Ярославович) was the first Grand Prince of Tver and the 10th Grand Duke of Vladimir from 1264 to 1271. Yaroslav and his son Mikhail Yaroslavich presided over Tver's transformation from a sleepy village into one of the greatest centres of power in medieval Russia.
Yaroslav Osmomysl Yaroslav Osmomysl () was the most famous Prince of Halych (now in Western Ukraine) from the first dynasty of its rulers, which descended from Yaroslav I's eldest son. His sobriquet, meaning "Eight-Minded" in Old East Slavic, was granted to him in recognition of his wisdom.
Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych (Ярослав Попович) (born in Drohobych, Ukraine on January 4, 1980) is a cyclist with the UCI ProTour Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, and considered as a possible successor to Lance Armstrong as team leader. The Ukrainian turned pro in 2002 and has delivered some strong showings, most notably in the Giro d'Italia where he finished third in 2003 and fifth in 2004.
Yaroslavl Yaroslavl () is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km north-east of Moscow at . The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl.
Yaroslavl Demidov State University The Yaroslavl Demidov State University is an institution of higher education in Yaroslavl, Russia. In 1918, Yaroslavl Demidov State University became a successor university to the Demidov Lyceum, originally founded in 1803.
Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast (, Yaroslavskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St.
Yarra Park, Melbourne Yarra Park has become the premier sporting precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and numerous sporting fields and ovals, including the associated sporting complexes of Melbourne Park and Olympic Park. The park and sporting facilities are located in the suburb of East Melbourne.
Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Victoria, Australia Yarra Plenty Regional Library provides library services to 3 municipalities in the northeast of Melbourne. The 8 branches and 2 state of the art mobile libraries cover an area of 983 km² including metropolitan, urban fringe and rural populations.
Yarra valley fm Yarra Valley FM is the local community radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, to the Yarra Valley Area of Victoria, Australia. You can pick up their signal throughout the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Shire of Cardinia and Murrindindi Shire, as well as many eastern Melbourne metropolitan municipalities.
Yarra Valley The Yarra Valley is the name given to the region surrounding the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. The river originates in the Yarra Ranges approximately 60 kilometres east of Melbourne and flows towards and into the city of Melbourne and out into Port Phillip Bay.
Yarra Valley Tourist Railway The Yarra Valley Tourist Railway is a tourist railway operating on a section of the former Healesville railway which operated between Lilydale and Healesville in the Yarra Valley area northeast of Melbourne, Australia.
Yarragon, Victoria Yarragon () is a small town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and the main Gippsland Railway line approximately halfway between the major towns of Warragul and Moe.
Yarralinda School Yarralinda School is a private primary school located in Mooroolbark, Victoria, Australia, at 4 Birchwood Drive. Yarralinda is the only school of its kind in Mooroolbark, a co-educational institution and takes enrolments from Prep to Year 6.
Yarralumla brickworks The Yarralumla brickworks also known as the Commonwealth Brickworks were one of the earliest construction projects in Canberra, Australia. Built in the suburb of Yarralumla to produce the bricks used to build many of Canberra's early buildings.
Yarramundi Yarramundi (circa 1760 – after 1818) was an Indigenous Australian called by Europeans “the chief of the Richmond Tribe” or “Tribes”. He was a member of the Boorooberongal clan of the Darug people, and was a garadyi or “doctor”.
Yarramundi Reach, Canberra Yarramundi Reach, the name for a small peninsula on the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, close to Scrivener Dam. (Also the name for the area of water on Lake Burley Griffin between it and Weston Park) It is a park with a picnic area and toilets, and access is provided off the nearby Tuggeranong Parkway.
Yarrawonga, Victoria Yarrawonga () is a town in the Moira Shire Local Government Area in the Australian state of Victoria. The town is situated on the south bank of the Murray River, the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
Yarro case On December 17, 2004, CEO Ralph Yarro III, CFO Darcy Mott and corporate counsel Brent Christensen were removed from the Canopy Group by Ray Noorda and other shareholders, and were accused, in essence, of having defrauded the company of many millions of dollars. Yarro and the other executives sued for wrongful temination, and Canopy countersued the three men.
Yarrow Later M class destroyer The Yarrow Later M class were a class of 7 destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. They were based on the preceding and successful Yarrow M class with minor alterations; notably reduced beam to compensate for increased displacement and a sloping stern.
Yarrow M class destroyer The Yarrow M class were a class of 10 destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. They were based on the standard Admiralty M class, but were redesigned by the builder, Yarrow Shipbuilders.
Yarrow Shipbuilders Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) was a major shipyard, now part of BAE Systems Naval Ships which also includes the nearby Govan shipyard. The shipyard is located in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow, Scotland on the River Clyde.
Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu St. The primary tenant of this 25,000-capacity stadium is the Taranaki representative team in the country's principal rugby union competition, the National Provincial Championship.
Yarrow, British Columbia Yarrow is a village located 90 kilometres east of Vancouver and 18 km west of downtown Chilliwack, in British Columbia, Canada. Yarrow has a picturesque setting in the Fraser Valley with a panorama of mountain and valley views.

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