KÍTHIRA

kēˈthērä or Cytherasĭthērˈə, island (1991 pop. 3,021), c.109 sq mi (282 sq km), S Greece, in the Mediterranean Sea, southernmost of the Ionian Islands, off the S Peloponnesus. Mostly rocky with many streams, it produces wine, goat cheese, olives, corn, and flax. On the south shore is Kíthira (1991 pop. 226), the chief village, formerly called Kapsali. Ancient Kíthira was a center of the cult of Aphrodite. The island passed to Greece in 1864.

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books on: KIthira  - 7 results

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Chronology, 1941-1945
Book by Mary H. Williams; Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1960
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Chronology
...Bulgaria. GREECE-- Br 9th Commandos lands without opposition on Kithira I., off S coast of Peloponnesus, to reconnoiter in preparation...of Force 140. Advance Coastal Forces Base is established on Kithira. ITALY-- AAI: In U.S. Fifth Armys IV Corps area, while...
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The Mugwe: A Failing Prophet; a Study of a Religious and Public Dignitary of the Meru of Kenya
Book by B. Bernardi; Oxford University Press, 1959
Subjects: Kings and rulers--Primitive, Meru (African people)
...biakwa bia Ugwe bionthe ni biaithirue buru. Kiu ni kio gitumi mpenda gukinya kuu, umpe into kithera gwe utaith irwa kana kithira nutigaritie into biu. Nkwenda wethirwa utigaritie, ungaire nuthu kethira bururi yakwa ikumba gucoa bingi. Riu ninkwenda...
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A History of Narrative Film
Book by David A. Cook; W.W. Norton, 1996
Subjects: Motion Pictures--History
...ultimately, mysterious, films Alexander the Great O Megalexandros, 1980; Golden Lion, Venice , Voyage to Cythera Taxidi sta Kithira , 1984; Best Screenplay, Cannes , The Beekeeper O melissokomos, 1986 ; Landscape in the Mist Topio stin omihli, 1988...
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Nato's Southern Allies: Internal and External Challenges
Book by John Chipman; Routledge, 1988
Subjects: Mediterranean Region--Defenses, North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Mediterranean Region
...points form a narrow corridor for the Soviet fleet that extends from the Bosporus and ends at the Rhodes-Karpathos-Crete-Kithira-Peloponnese line, which can block not only the exit of Soviet vessels from the Black Sea but also their effort either to...
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The History of Art History
Book by Udo Kultermann; Abaris Books, 1993
Subjects: Art Historians, Art--Historiography
...suffered a curious fate: the ship Mentor, carrying them to England, foundered and sank near the Greek island of Cythera now Kithira . Only after the wreck was raised was its freight salvaged and then sent on to England. When Turkey declared war on England...
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journal articles on: KIthira  - 2 results

 
 
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Late Carboniferous Plutonism within the Pre-alpine Basement of the External Hellenides (Kithira, Greece): Evidence from U-pb Zircon Dating
Journal article by P. Xypolias, W. Dörr, G. Zulauf; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 163, 2006
Subjects: Geological time, Kithira, Petrology, Rocks, Zirconium
...Basement of the External Hellenides (Kithira, Greece): Evidence from U-pb Zircon...orthogneisses of the pre-Alpine basement of Kithira island (External Hellenides; Fig. 1...three main tectonostratigraphic units on Kithira island: the Pindos unit, the Tripolitza...
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A Tale of Two Fleets: a Russian Perspective on the 1973 Naval Standoff in the Mediterranean
Journal article by Lyle J. Goldstein, Yuri M. Zhukov; Naval War College Review, Vol. 57, 2004
Subjects: Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Mediterranean Area, Military history, Military strategy, Navy-US, Navy-USSR
...facilities.43 Most of these anchorages were in international waters; the main ones were located off the Greek island of Kithira and in the Gulf of Sidra, near the north-central coast of Libya. Relatively underdeveloped underway replenishment techniques...


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newspaper articles on: KIthira  - 8 results

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Mersey Man Killed as Ship Hits Typhoon; Wirral Sailor Volunteered to Work in Storm
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), September 8, 2009
Subjects: Storm damage--Casualties, Typhoons--Casualties, Weather--Casualties
...the Falklands conflict, but lost his life aboard the Maersk Kithira during a typhoon. A report from the Marine Accident Investigation...heavy weather check list had not been created with the Maersk Kithira in mind. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is updating measures...
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Crew in Desperate Fight to Save Storm Injury Sailor
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 8, 2009
Subjects: Weather
...the Falklands conflict, but lost his life aboard the Maersk Kithira during a typhoon in the South China Sea. A report from the...heavy weather check list had not been created with the Maersk Kithira in mind. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is now considering...
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Tragic Ship Worker Was Falklands Hero
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), September 27, 2008
...was killed last week as he carried out work on the Maersk Kithira ship as it was battered by strong winds off the Chinese coast...reports say he suffered a broken back and legs when the Maersk Kithira was battered by strong winds and waves. He had worked for...
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Mersey Seaman Dies in Typhoon; Engineer Breaks Back in 106mph Winds
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 26, 2008
Subjects: Engineers
...while he carried out work on board the UK-registered Maersk Kithira, along with the ships chief officer, in atrocious weather...crew members were missing. The accident involving the Maersk Kithira happened in the same region where the Liverpool-registered...
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SAILOR KILLED IN TYPHOON; Tributes to Mersey Survivor of Falklands Attack
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), September 26, 2008
...Ross from Greasby died after he was injured carrying outwork on the Maersk Kithira. The freighter, which is UK-registered and owned by Danish firm Maersk...Conveyor leaves the river Mersey before the Falklands War. Left: The Maersk Kithira
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encyclopedia articles on: KIthira  - 3 results

 
 
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KÍthira
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KITHIRA ke thera or Cythera sither , island (1991 pop...olives, corn, and flax. On the south shore is Kithira (1991 pop. 226), the chief village, formerly called Kapsali. Ancient Kithira was a center of the cult of Aphrodite . The island...
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Cythera
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CYTHERA Greece: see Kithira . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ionian Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...coasts of Epirus and the Peloponnesus. The group is made up of Kerkira , Paxoi , Lefkas , Kefallinia , Ithaki , Zakinthos , Kithira , and numerous islets. Largely mountainous, the islands reach their highest point at Mt. Ainos (c.5,340 ft/1,630...


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