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YelabugaŞaytan qalası (Shaytan's castle) Yelabuga (Russian: ; Tatar: Alabuğa/Алабуга), also spelled Alabuga or Elabuga, is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located on the Kama River. Population: 68,663 (2002 Census); 67,500 (2000 est.). The history of the settlement dates..
YelachenahalliA municipal area ("halli" means village in Kannada) on Kanakpura Road Bangalore, but has fast developed into a hub of development with malls and high rise buildings. Over the last few years, this area has transformed itself into an extension to the IT city. Very near to JP Nagar, approx 10 km from M..
YelahankaYelahanka is situated on the northern periphery of the city of Bangalore, India. It is primarily a residential area, but also houses the Rail Wheel Factory ( formerly Wheel & Axle Plant ) and the Escorts Mahle Goetze. Also houses few educational instititutions, like the Bishop Cottons School, Infant..
YelamuYelamu is the name of the tribal group of Ohlone Indians that lived in the region comprising the City and County of San Francisco before the arrival of Europeans. Within two generations of European contact, effects associated with the Spanish Mission system, including oppression and disease, drove t..
YelandurLocation Yelandure is the smallest Taluk of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka state of India. It consists of 33 villages. It is situated about 60 km south-west of Mysore and about 150 km south of Bangalore. In history it was called as Ramachndra yelanbure. Later on it changed into Yelandure. Myso..
YelangYelang (}) was a minor kingdom in what is today Guizhou, China. This kingdom is noted for a diplomatic farce in which the king of Yelang, who was convinced that his kingdom was the greatest in all the world, inquired rhetorically of the Han emperor's envoy, "Which is greater, Yelang or Han?", thus g..
Yelarbon, QueenslandYelarbon is a small town in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River. It sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. Yelarbon is an Aboriginal Australian word meaning water lilies growing in a lagoon. It was the first place in Queensland to grow tobacco commercia..
YelbargaYelbarga is a panchayat town in Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Yelbarga is located at [15.63° N 76.02° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yelbarga]. It has an average elevation of 605 metres (1984 feet). Demographics As of 2001 I..
Yelba OsorioYelba Osorio is a Latina actress whose first major role came in the 1993 release Carlito's Way. She cowrote and produced the 1999 release Learning to Swim. She also had a supporting role as Malaria in the cult classic film The Pest, starring John Leguizamo. ..
Yele-West New Britain languagesThe Yele-West New Britain languages are a tentative family proposed by Malcom Ross which unites three language isolates, Anêm and Ata (Wasi) of New Britain, and Yélî Dnye (Yele) of Rossel Island. These were classified as East Papuan languages by Stephen Wurm, but this does not now seem tenable. ..
Yelena AfanasyevaYelena Afanasyeva (born March 1, 1967) was a Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres. Her greatest achievements include a European title as well as a 1997 World Championships silver medal. The same year she achieved the time of 1:56.61 minutes in Zurich. Afanasyeva retired after the 2001 seas..
Yelena BaturinaYelena Nikolayevna Baturina (Еле́на Никола́евна Бату́рина) (born March 8, 1963) is a Russian businesswoman. Baturina is a Moscow native who began ..
Yelena Bekman-ShcherbinaYelena Bekman-Shcherbina (January 12, 1882 - September 30, 1951): pianist, composer and teacher. Born Yelena Kamentseva, she was adopted by her mother's sister after the death of her mother. In gratitude, she took her adoptive mother's name, Shcherbina. At the age of six she started studying with N..
Yelena BelevskayaYelena Belevskaya (born October 11, 1963 in Eupatoria, Crimea, Ukraine) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Belarus. Competing in long jump, in 1987 she won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the World Championships. The same year she jumped 7.39 m..
Yelena BerezhnayaBerezhnaya and partner Anton Sikharulidze compete in 2001. Yelena Berezhnaya (Russian: Елена Бережная) (born October 11, 1977 in Nevinnomirsk, Russia) is a Russian figure skater. She and skating partner Anton Sikharulidze were awarded an Olympic gold medal in pairs skating at the..
Yelena BonnerElena Georgiyevna Bonner (Russian language: Елена Георгиевна Боннэр, born February 15, 1923) is a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and wife of late Andrei Sakharov. She was born in Mary, Turkmenistan to the family of Gevork Alikhanov, a prominent Armenian commun..
Yelena DavydovaYelena Victorovna Davydova (Russian: Еле́на Ви́кторовна Давы́дова) (born August 7, 1961 in Voronezh, 400 miles south of Moscow), is a Russian (formerly, Soviet) gymnast, winner of the Olympic all-around title in Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Contents 1 Ch..
Yelena IsinbayevaYelena Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Исинбаева; born June 3, 1982 in Volgograd) is a Russian pole vaulter. She won the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal with a new World Record (then 4.91 m), was elected Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF twice (2004 and 2005) and has set numerous World Recor..
Yelena KamburovaYelena Kamburova (Russian: ; born July 11, 1940) is a Russian bard singer and actor. In addition to numerous solo albums, her voice is recorded in more than a hundred films. Kamburova is the founder (in 1992) and director of Theater of Music and Poetry (Театр музыки и поэзии). S..
Yelena NikolayevaWomen's Athletics Silver 1992 10 km Walk Gold 1996 10 km Walk Yelena Nikolayeva (born February 1, 1966 in Akshiki Chuvashskaya) is a Russian race walker. Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 19..
Yelena ProdunovaYelena, or Elena, Produnova (born on February 15, 1980) is a female Russian gymnast, living in Rostov-on-Don. She won a silver medal in the team competition and a bronze medal in the beam competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She is known for her innovative and powerful skills on the vau..
Yelena ProkhorovaYelena Prokhorova (born April 16, 1978) is a Russian heptathlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. Personal bests Heptathlon - 6765 (2000)200 metres - 23.37 (2000)400 metres - 54.25 (2003)800 metres - 2:04.27 (2000)100 metres ..
Yelena RomanovaYelena Romanova (born March 20, 1963) is a retired Russian middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 3000 metres. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1992. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 3rd Long race 1990 Euro..
Yelena RossiniYelena Rossini is a fictional character in Transmetropolitan, a comic book published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. Physically, Yelena is quite short (we are never told how tall, but she is portrayed as a half a head shorter than Spider Jerusalem and a full head shorter than Channon Yarrow), w..
Yelena ShushunovaYelena Lvovna Shushunova (Russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова) (born April 23, 1969 in Leningrad) is a Russian (former Soviet) gymnast, World, European, and Olympic Champion. Shushunova is renowned for her dynamic vaulting and tumbling skills; she was the first to perform a Yurchen..
Yelena SkoryatinaYelena Skoryatina was a Russian woman who was brutally tortured and murdered by her friend, after she lied that she had fought on the separatists' side in Chechnya as a sniper. The woman, went missing after a party with colleagues at a furniture factory where she worked. Police started investigati..
Yelena SlesarenkoYelena Vladimirovna Slesarenko, née Sivushenko (Елена Владимировна Слесаренко in Russian, born February 28, 1982 in Volgograd) is a Russian high jumper. Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Champion..
Yelena VälbeYelena Välbe, née Trubizyna, (born April 20, 1968 in Magadan, Russia) is one of the most successful athletes in cross-country skiers ever. Välbe has won 15 gold (1989: 10km, 30km; 1991: 5km, 10km, 15km, 4 x 5km relay; 1993: 15km, 4 x 5km relay; 1995: 30km, 4 x 5km relay), and 2 silver medals ..
Yelena YelesinaYelena Yelesina (born April 4, 1970 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. She also has a lot of silver and bronze medals from various championships. Major achievements Year Tournament..
Yelena YemchukYelena Yemchuk is a professional photographer, painter and film director, most notable for her work with The Smashing Pumpkins. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, her family moved to Brooklyn, New York when Yelena was in her early teens. She was at one time involved with Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan but tha..
YeletsYelets or Elets (Russian: ) is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don River. Its population was 116,726 as of the 2002 Census. Yelets is one of the oldest centres of the Black Earth Region. It is mentioned in historical documents as fa..
YelgunYelgun is a small picturesque valley in Byron Shire, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Farmers grow bananas, mangoes, passion fruit and papaya. ..
YelinoYelino (Russian: Елино) is a village in Agapovsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia. Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev was born there. ..
Yelizaveta Alekseyevna TarakanovaAn 1864 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky depicts the legend that Tarakanova was killed by a 1777 flood. In reality, she had died in 1775. Yelizaveta Alekseyevna Tarakanova (c. 1745 – December 15 [O.S. December 4] 1775), was a pretender to the Russian throne who also styled hers..
Yelizaveta KovalskayaYelizaveta Nikolayevna Kovalskaya (Solntseva) (Елизавета Николаевна Ковальская (Солнцева) in Russian) (7.17(29).1851 or 1849 - 1943) was a Russian revolutionary and narodnik. Yelizaveta Kovalskaya conducted revolutionary propaganda in Kharkov and St.Petersburg ..
Yelizaveta TarakhovskayaYelizaveta Yakovlevna Tarakhovskaya (Russian: ) (1891-1968) was a Russian poet, playwright, translator, and author of children's books. Biography Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya (born Parnokh) was born in the city of Taganrog on July 26, 1891 in a pharmacist's family. She is sister to poetess Sophia Pa..
YelizovoYelizovo is a town in the Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. It is located at around [53°10′60″N, 158°22′60″E]. The Avacha River flows through this town. ..
Yeli RenrongYeli Renrong 野利仁荣 (or "the Teacher, Iri") was said to be a scholar close to the Tangut Emperor Li Yuanhao, who commanded him to design the complex Tangut script of 6,600 characters in 1036 or 1038, based on Chinese writing, for use in writing the Tangut language. ..
Yelkouan ShearwaterThe Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan, from Turkish word "Yelkovan" which means wind-chaser and is used for shearwater group) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae; the name "Levantine Shearwater" has also been used for this species. It and Balearic Shearwater (Pu..
YellSee also Yell Group for the British company. Yell shown within Shetland Islands Yell is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 957. Ferries sail from Ulsta on the island to Toft on the Shetland Mainland and from Gutcher on Ye..
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Yellandfor at grid reference SS490330 Yelland is a small village in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon. Yelland is included within the parish of Fremington. Contents 1 Bronze Age Megalithic Site2 About Yelland2.1 Walking Trails2.2 Yelland ..
YellanduYellandu is a town, in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is home of the Singareni Colleries Company Limited, a coal mining company. ..
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Yellapragada SubbaraoYellapragada Subbarao stamp issued by the Indian post in 1995. Yellapragada Subbarao (also Subbarow or Subba Row or Subba Rao) (January 121895-August 9 1948) remains in the views of many the most notable medical scientist to emerge from India. He was born in a very poor family in Bheemavaram of..
YellapurYellapur is a panchayat town in Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Yellapur is located at [14.97° N 74.72° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yellapur]. It has an average elevation of 541 metres (1774 feet). Demographics As o..
YelliYelli is the song sung by Baka women early in the morning. See also Baka BeyondBaka (Cameroon and Gabon) External links [The Baka - Songs and Rhythms:YELLI] ..
YellingYelling – in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England – is a village east of St Neots ..
Yellingbo, VictoriaYellingbo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. It has a public hall and tennis courts. It is home to the helmeted honeyeater. Most famous resident is Andrea Smith Melbourne suburbs near Yellingbo(Shire of Yarra Ranges) Seville ..
Yellin in my EarYellin' in my Ear is a song by the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy written by lead vocalist Jesse Michaels. Along with "Junkie's Runnin' Dry", it is considered one of the more popular songs on the EP Hectic. ..
YelloYello is a popular Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their single "Oh Yeah", which featured a rich mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals. The song became famous after being featured in the American movies Ferris Bueller's Day..
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Yellow-and-black triplefinThe yellow-and-black triplefin (Forsterygion flavonigrum), a fish of the genus Forsterygion, is found around the north of the North Island of New Zealand from depths of about 15 metres to about 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock. Its length is between 4 to 7 centimetres. Its non-breeding colo..
Yellow-backed DuikerThe Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor), is a antelope found in central and western Africa. They have the widest range of any duiker. Yellow-backed Duikers grow to 4.8 feet in length and 30 inches (80 centimetres) high at the shoulder. They weigh around 130 pounds (60 kilogrammes). They..
Yellow-banded Poison DartThe Yellow-banded Poison Dart (or Yellow-banded Poison Frog) is a type of frog found in nature in the northern part of South America. This amphibian is normally found in very humid conditions on trees or rocks. Specimens are available for breeding by hobbyists. References La Marca & Azevedo-R..
Yellow-banded SkipperThe Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found in southern and eastern Europe. Pyrgus species are usually difficult to separate in the field but P. sidae is a notable exception. It is the largest member of the genus found in Europe with a wingspa..
Yellow-bellied ElaeniaThe Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. This is a common bird in semi-open woodland, scrub, gardens and cultivation..
Yellow-bellied FantailThe Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha is a fantail found in southern Asia. ..
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherThe Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have brownish-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with yellowish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bars, a small bill and a short tail. The upp..
Yellow-bellied MarmotThe Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris), also called the rockchuck, is a ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It lives in the mountains of the western United States and Canada, including the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. It inhabits subalpine and alpine regions, typically above 2..
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerThe Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, is a medium-sized woodpecker. Adults are black on the back and wings with white bars; they have a black head with white lines down the side and a red forehead and crown, a yellow breast and upper belly, a white lower belly and rump and a black tai..
Yellow-bellied SiskinThe Yellow-bellied Siskin, Carduelis xanthogastra, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds from Costa Rica south to southern Ecuador, central Bolivia and the highlands of northwestern Venezuela. The Yellow-bellied Siskin breeds in mountain oak forests at altitude..
Yellow-bellied toadThe Yellow-Bellied Toad (Bombina variegata) belongs to the ordo of Anura, the archaeobatrachial family of Bombinatoridae, and to the genus of Fire-Bellied Toads. Contents 1 Anatomy2 Distribution3 Endangerment4 Legal protection status5 References6 External links An..
Yellow-billed BabblerThe Yellow-billed Babbler, Turdoides affinis, is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia. The Yellow-billed Babbler is a common..
Yellow-billed CardinalThe Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata is a bird found in Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It breeds in moist shrubland. Yellow-billed Cardinal Yellow-billed Cardinal References BirdLife International (2004). [Paroaria capitata]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threate..
Yellow-billed CuckooThe Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, is a cuckoo. Adults have a long tail, brown above and black-and-white below, and a black curved bill with yellow especially on the lower mandible. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a yellow ring around the eye...
Yellow-billed DuckThe Yellow-billed Duck, Anas undulata, is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but will wander in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. Thes..
Yellow-billed MagpieThe Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli, is a large bird in the crow family found only in California. It inhabits the Central Valley and the adjacent chaparral foothills and mountains. Apart from its having a yellow bill and a yellow streak around the eye, it is virtually identical to the Black-bi..
Yellow-billed OxpeckerThe Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan. It is least common in the extreme east of its range where it overlaps with Red-billed Oxpecker, despite alw..
Yellow-billed PintailThe Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas. References BirdLife International (2004). [Anas georgica]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of leas..
Yellow-billed ShrikeThe Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a small passerine bird in the shrike family. It is sometimes known as Long-tailed Shrike but this is to be discouraged since it invites confusion with the Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach, of tropical southern Asia. The Yellow-billed Shrike is a ..
Yellow-billed SpoonbillThe Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) occurs in shallows of fresh wetlands and occasionally on dry pasture. It often roosts in trees. Feeds by sweeping bill from side to side. They always fly with their head extended. References BirdLife International (2004). [Platalea flavipe..
Yellow-billed StorkThe Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. The Yellow-billed Stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. References BirdLife International (2004). [Mycteri..
Yellow-breasted BuntingThe Yellow-Breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It breeds in northeast Europe and across northern Asia. It is migratory, wintering in southeast Asia, India, and south..
Yellow-breasted ChatThe Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird, the most atypical member of the New World warbler family, and the only member of the genus Icteria. Found throughout North America from southern Canada to central Mexico during the summer, these birds largely migrate to Mexico and Cent..
Yellow-breasted FlycatcherThe Yellow-breasted Flycatcher, or Ochre-lored Flatbill, Tolmomyias flaviventris, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, and on both Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the far south of the..
Yellow-breasted MagpieThe Yellow-breasted Magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) is a passerine bird of crow family, Corvidae. it is native to China and south east Asia. ..
Yellow-browed BulbulThe Yellow-browed Bulbul, Iole indica, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of India and in small pockets of the Eastern Ghats of India. This is a bird of moist secondary growth and farmland. Despite its res..
Yellow-browed BuntingThe Yellow-Browed Bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys, is a passerine bird in the bunting family (Emberizidae), a group now separated by most modern taxonomists from the finches (Fringillidae). It breeds in eastern Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in central and southern China. It is a very rare wan..
Yellow-browed WarblerThe Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Asia east from the Urals to China. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in southeast Asia. This is an abundant bird of lowland and mountain woodlands. The nest is built in a tree. Like most Old World w..
Yellow-casqued HornbillThe Yellow-casqued Hornbill (Ceratogymna elata) is found in the primeval rain forest of coastal regions of West Africa, for example in Côte d'Ivoire. It is alternatively classed as Bycanistes elata. Yellow-casqued Hornbills are one of the largest birds of the forest, with adults weighing up to 2 ..
Yellow-chinned SpinetailThe Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea is a passerine bird found in the tropical New World from Trinidad and Colombia south to Argentina and Uruguay. This species is a common resident breeder in marshes and the edges of mangrove swamps. It is a member of the South American bird famil..
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed RatThe Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat, Isothrix bistriata, is a South American brush-tailed rat species from the Echimyidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and Venezuela. They are nocturnal and arboreal animals found in lowland evergreen rainforest, probably rest..
Yellow-crowned GonolekThe Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus), also known as the Common Gonolek, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the bushshrike family. It is a common resident breeding bird in equatorial Africa from Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo east to Ethiopia. It frequents dense undergrowth ..
Yellow-crowned Night HeronThe Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax violaceus, is a smaller heron, similar in appearance to the Black-crowned Night Heron. Adults are 61 cm long and weigh 625 g. They have a white crown and back with the remainder of the body greyish, red eyes and short yellow legs. They have a white strip..
Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerThe Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis or Mahratta woodpecker is a species of small pied woodpecker found in South Asia. References BirdLife International (2004). [Dendrocopos mahrattensis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Da..
Yellow-eared BulbulThe Yellow-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus penicillatus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Sri Lanka. This is a bird of jungle and wooded farmland. Despite its restricted range, it is quite readily found at sites such as Horton Pla..
Yellow-eyed BabblerThe Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense is an Old World babbler found in open grass and scrub in south Asia. References BirdLife International (2004). [Chrysomma sinense]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justificat..
Yellow-eyed JuncoThe Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus, is a species of junco, a genus of small American sparrows. It is the only North American junco with yellow eyes. Alternate names include Mexican Junco, Baird's Junco, Chiapas Junco, and Guatemala Junco. Its range is primarily in Mexico, extending into some..
Yellow-eyed PenguinThe Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) or Hoiho is a penguin found in New Zealand, on the south-east coast of South Island, Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island/Rakiura, and Auckland and Campbell Islands. This is a medium-sized penguin with pale yellow eyes, growing to approximately 65 cm.The..
Yellow-eye mulletThe yellow-eye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) is a mullet, the only species in the genus Aldrichetta, found in around New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, and southern Australia, from the surface to depths of 50 metres. Its length is between 20 and 40 centimetres. The yellow-eye mullet is similar to..
Yellow-faced HoneyeaterThe Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops inhabits the east coast of Australia. It has a yellow stripe on its face, between two black stripes, and a blue eye. References BirdLife International (2004). [Lichenostomus chrysops]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006..
Yellow-faced ParrotThe Yellow-faced Parrot (Salvatoria xanthops) is the only species of the genus Salvatoria and is found in Brazil and occationally in Bolivia. Previously, it was placed within the genus Amazona and was sometimes called the Yellow-faced Amazon. Recent research showed that this species is much closer ..
Yellow-footed AntechinusThe Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) is a mouse-like marsupial found in Australia. One notable feature of the species is its unusual sexual behavior. The male Yellow-footed Antechinus engages in such frenzied mating that it commonly dies of sexual stress. References Australasian Mars..
Yellow-footed Green PigeonThe Yellow-footed Green Pigeon or Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera is a common species of Green Pigeon found in South Asia. The species feeds on fruits of a large variety of fruit trees including a number of species of Ficus. They forage in flocks. In the early morning they are ofte..
Yellow-footed GullThe Yellow-footed Gull, Larus livens, is a large gull, closely related to the Western Gull and thought to be a subspecies until the 1960s. Adults are similar in appearance to the Western Gull, with a white head, dark, slate-colored back and wings, and a thick yellow bill. Its legs are yellow, th..
Yellow-footed Rock-wallabyThe Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) is a member of the macropod family (the marsupial family that includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, and others). By some accounts, it is the inspiration for both the name and logo of the popular Yellow Tail brand of wines..
Yellow-fronted BarbetYellow-fronted Barbet (Megalaima flavifrons) is a barbet which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Barbets are near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Yellow-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species ..
Yellow-fronted CanaryThe Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) is a small songbird which is a member of the finch family. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation. It nests in trees, laying 3-4 eggs in a compact cup nest. The Yellow-fron..
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdThe Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus chrysoconus, is a small barbet. Barbets are near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. The Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird is a widespread and frequently common resident bre..
Yellow-green algaeYellow-green algae or xanthophytes are an important group of heterokont algae. Most live in freshwater, but some are found in marine and soil habitats. They vary from single-celled flagellates to simple colonial and filamentous forms. Unlike other heterokonts, their chloroplasts do not contain f..
Yellow-green VireoThe Yellow-green Vireo, Vireo flavoviridis, is a small passerine bird, It breeds from southern Texas in the United States south to central Panama. It is migratory, wintering in the western Amazon basin. Some individuals are difficult to separate from the similar Red-eyed Vireo, with which it is s..
Yellow-headed BlackbirdThe Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, is a medium-sized blackbird, and the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus. Adults have a pointed bill. The adult male is mainly black with a yellow head and breast; they have a white wing patch sometimes only visible in flight. The ad..
Yellow-headed CaracaraThe Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. Unlike the Falco falcons in the same family, the caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are rather sluggish and often scavengers. The Yellow-headed Caracara is a resident breeding bird from Pan..
Yellow-headed day geckoYellow-headed day gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri Seipp, 1991) is a diurnal species of geckos. It lives in the coastal area in northwest Madagascar and typically inhabits rainforests and dwells on trees. The Yellow-headed day gecko feeds on insects and nectar. Contents 1 Description2 Distrib..
Yellow-headed ParrotThe Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix), also known as the Double Yellow-headed Amazon, etc., is an endangered amazon parrot of tropical America. It is a popular pet, considered an excellent talker. This species is part of a complex that also includes the Yellow-crowned Parrot (A. ochrocephal..
Yellow-headed Temple TurtleA rather large turtle native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, etc.) and is called as such due to the tendancy to find these turtles near the Buddhist temples in the native area. Order: TESTUNDINES Family: Geoemydidae Genus: Hieremys Species: H. annandalii These are aquati..
Yellow-legged ButtonquailThe Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This family is peculiar in that the females are more colourful than the males and are polyandrous. References BirdLife International (2004). [..
Yellow-legged GullThe Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) is a large gull. The taxonomy of the Herring Gull/Lesser Black-backed Gull complex is very complicated. This group has a ring distribution around the northern hemisphere. Differences between adjacent forms in this ring are fairly small, but by the time th..
Yellow-legged ThrushThe Yellow-legged Thrush, Platycichla flavipes, is a resident breeding bird in South America. It has a discontinuous range, breeding in eastern Colombia, Venezuela, western Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, with a separate population in southeastern Brazil. The habitat of this large thrush is mountain ..
Yellow-legged TinamouThe Yellow-legged Tinamou Crypturellus noctivagus is a species of bird native to Brazil. References BirdLife International (2004). [Crypturellus noctivagus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of wh..
Yellow-naped ParrotThe Yellow-naped Parrot or Yellow-naped Amazone (Amazona auropalliata) is an Amazon parrot now more usually considered to be a subspecies of Yellow-crowned Parrot, Amazona ochrocephala (Gmelin, 1788). It is found along the Pacific coast from southern Mexico south to northern Costa Rica. It is dis..
Yellow-necked mouseThe yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused, only being recognised as a separate species in 1894. It differs in its band of yellow fur around the neck and in having slightly larger ears and usually being slightly larger overal..
Yellow-Peppered SalamanderThe Yellow-Peppered Salamander, Ambystoma flavipiperatum, also known as Salamandra de Champala and the Yellow-Headed Salamander, is a species of Mole Salamander native to the areas around Santa Cruz, Rancho Malveste, and Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico, at an elevation of 4900 ft. It is a large yellow sa..
Yellow-rumped CaciqueThe Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in much of northern South America from Panama and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a bird associated with open woodland or cultivation with lar..
Yellow-rumped HoneyguideThe Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus) is a bird that is native to India. It is found along the Himalayas and like other honeyguides it leads humans and bears to bee hives. They are among a few vertebrates capable of feeding on bees-wax. They are brood parasites, laying their eggs ..
Yellow-rumped ThornbillThe Yellow-rumped Thornbill or Australian Sylviae is a species of passerine bird from the Acanthiza genus. References BirdLife International (2004). [Acanthiza chrysorrhoa]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justificat..
Yellow-rumped WarblerThree closely related North American bird forms—the eastern Myrtle Warbler, its western counterpart, Audubon's Warbler, and the Central American Goldman's Warbler—are periodically lumped as the Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata). Since 1973, American Ornithological Union has elected t..
Yellow-shouldered BlackbirdThe Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus), La Mariquita de Puerto Rico or Capitán is a diurnal blackbird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the eleven species belonging to the Agelaius genus of the Icteridae family. Contents 1 Taxonomy2 Physical descript..
Yellow-shouldered ParrotThe Yellow-shouldered Parrot or Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) is a parrot of the genus Amazona that is a resident breeder in the arid areas of northern Venezuela, the Venezuelan islands of Margarita and La Blanquilla, and the island of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles). It has become..
Yellow-spotted river turtleOne of the larger South American river turtles, the Yellow-spotted river turtle can grow up to 45 cm long and weighing up to 8 kg. This species can be recognized by its black or brown oval carapace (shell) with distinctive low keels on the second and third scutes. Yellow spots on the side of its..
Yellow-spotted tropical night lizardThe yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a night lizard ranging from central Mexico to Panama. It includes two subspecies, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum and Lepidophyma flavimaculatum obscurum. Yellow-spotted tropical night lizards are among the largest..
Yellow-tailThis article is about the Yellow-tail moth. For alternative articles on yellow tail, see: yellowtail. The Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is distributed throughout Europe. This species has a wingspan of 35-45 mm, the female usually noticeably larger than th..
Yellow-tailed Black CockatooThe Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus, is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia. It is found from Eyre Peninsula to south and central eastern Queensland. In some places at least, they appear to have adapted to humans and can be often seen in many parts of urba..
Yellow-tailed OrioleThe Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico to western Peru and northwestern Venezuela. This large oriole inhabits dense thickets, often with vines, Heliconias and similar dense growths, in swampy lowlands. I..
Yellow-tailed Woolly MonkeyThe Yellow-tailed Woolly monkey, Oreonax flavicauda, is a New World primate endemic to Peru. It is a rare species found only in the Peruvian Andes, with less than 250 individuals in the wild. It belongs to the Atelidae family. It was once classified in the Lagothrix genus with the rest of the wool..
Yellow-throated BulbulThe Yellow-throated Bulbul is a species of bulbul endemic to southern peninsular India. The habitat of the species is rocky, scrub covered hills mostly in the Eastern Ghats and central peninsular India but also in some places in the Western Ghats. This bird is usually shy and hidden within scru..
Yellow-throated day geckoYellow-throated day gecko (Phelsuma flavigularis) is a diurnal species of geckos from eastern Madagascar. It typically inhabits rainforests and dwells on trees. The Yellow-throated day gecko feeds on insects and nectar. Contents 1 Description:2 Distribution3 Habitat4 Diet5&nb..
Yellow-throated SquirrelThe Yellow-throated Squirrel, Sciurus gilvigularis, is a squirrel species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. References Baillie (1996). [Sciurus gilvigularis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.[Naturerve...
Yellow-throated VireoThe Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons, is a small songbird. Adults are mainly olive on the head and upperparts with a yellow throat and white belly; they have dark eyes with yellow "spectacles". The tail and wings are dark with white wing bars. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bil..
Yellow-throated WarblerThe Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in southeastern North America from southern Pennsylvania and northern Missouri to the Gulf. The two subspecies found in northwest Florida and the Bahamas are resident, but other populations are migratory, win..
Yellow-tufted HoneyeaterThe Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops is found in the south-east ranges of Australia. It has a bright yellow crown and throat, a black mask and a yellow ear tuft. References BirdLife International (2004). [Lichenostomus melanops]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ..
Yellow-vented Bulbul''This article is about the southeast Asian species; for the Middle Eastern species also known by this name, see White-spectacled Bulbul The Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus goiavier, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in southeast Asia from southern Thail..
Yellow-wattled LapwingThe Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus, is a lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder in India. These are conspicuous and unmistakable birds. They are medium-large pale brown waders with a black crown, long white supercilium and large yellow..
Yellow-white dwarfYellow-white dwarfs are main sequence stars of spectral type F. ..
Yellow-white supergiantYellow-white supergiants are supergiant stars of spectral type F. ..
Yellow-winged DarterThe Yellow-winged Darter, Sympetrum flaveolum, is a dragonfly found in Europe and mid and Northern Asia. Breeding is confined to stagnant water, usually in peat bogs. Although not resident in the United Kingdom it occasionally migrates there in some numbers. Such 'Invasion Years' occurred in 1906,..
Yellow-winged VireoThe Yellow-winged Vireo, Vireo carmioli, is a small passerine bird. It is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. This vireo occurs from 2000 m to the timberline in the canopy of mountain forest, sometimes feeding in undergrowth or tall second growth. The small cup nest is b..
Yellowbanded perchThe yellowbanded perch (Acanthistius cinctus) is a large saltwater fish of the grouper family, found around eastern Australia including Lord Howe Island, and offshore islands off the east coast of Northland in the North Island of New Zealand, and the Kermadec Islands, in caves and archways of rock..
YellowbeardYellowbeard poster Yellowbeard is a 1983 comedy film, that was co-written and acted by Monty Python member Graham Chapman and David Sherlock, and directed by Mel Damski. The film co-starred Peter Boyle, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Cheech & Chong, Madeline Kahn, Peter Cook and Marty Feldman in his..
YellowbellyThe term "Yellowbelly" might refer to: A Yellowbelly (Lincolnshire)A Yellowbelly (Copthorne)Yellowbelly (band), TexasThe golden perch, an Australian fish, also called callopThe Yellowbelly Rockcod — a fish (Notothenia coriiceps)The Yellowbelly Slider — an aquatic turtle found in the sou..
Yellowbelly (Copthorne)A yellowbelly is a native-born resident of Copthorne, West Sussex, England. The origin of this nickname is lost in history, but a number of explanations have been offered in Copthorne - a story so far, the book written for the village's Millennium Celebrations, in the chapter by Joy Day entitled T..
Yellowbelly (Lincolnshire)A yellowbelly (or yeller belly) is a person from Lincolnshire, England. The origin of this nickname is disputed, and many explanations have been offered. These include: The officers of the Royal North Lincolnshire Militia used to wear bright yellow waistcoatsThe uniforms of the old Lincolnshire Re..
Yellowbelly flounderThe yellowbelly flounder (Rhombosolea leporina) is a flatfish of the genus Rhombosolea, found around New Zealand in shallow enclosed waters such as estuaries, harbours, mudflats, and sandflats, in waters less than 50 metres in depth. Their length is from 25 to 50 centimetres. The yellowbelly flo..
YellowcakePowdered yellowcake in a drum Yellowcakes (also known as urania) are uranium concentrates obtained from leach solutions, they represent an intermediate step in the processing of uranium ores. Yellowcake concentrates are prepared by various extraction and refining methods, depending on the ty..
Yellowcake forgeryThe term Yellowcake Forgery refers to falsified classified documents initially "uncovered" by Italian intelligence which depicted an attempt by Iraq's Saddam Hussein regime to purchase yellowcake uranium from the country of Niger during the Iraq disarmament crisis. On the basis of these documents a..
YellowcardThis article is about the band. For the sports behavior caution, see yellow card. Yellowcard is a rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Their music can be also classified as pop punk or punk. A distinct characteristic of the music of Yellowcard is their use of a violin, making them somewhat uniq..
YellowcraigsAn area of forest, beach and grassland in south-east Scotland, officially designated as a nature reserve and an SSI (site of Scientific Interest). Bordered to the north by the Firth of Forth, to the south by the village of Dirleton, to the east by the North Berwick West Links golf course and to..
Yellowdine, Western AustraliaYellowdine is located 400 km east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The townsite is in the goldfields region, situated in the Shire of Yilgarn. ..
Yellowdog UpdaterThe Yellowdog Updater is a utility that is similar to Debian's APT program, but for the RPM package management system. It can be used to automatically download and install updated RPM packages on any RPM-based distribution. Also known as YUP, it has largely been superseded by the Yellow dog Updater..
Yellowfin croakerYellowfin croacker (Umbrina roncador) is a species of croaker occurring from the Gulf of California, Mexico, to Point Conception, California. They frequent bays, channels, harbors and other nearshore waters over sandy bottoms. These croakers are more abundant along beaches during the summer months ..
Yellowfin cutthroat troutThe yellowfin cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki macdonaldi ), a subspecies of Cutthroat trout, was officially identified in 1891 and named after the US Fish Commissioner, MacDonald. At the end of the last ice-age boulders and clay morraine blocked off a tributary of the headwaters of the Arka..
Yellowfin tunaThe yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a type of tuna eaten by humans as food. It is found in open waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, though not in the Mediterranean Sea. It has been reported to be up to 239 cm (94 inches) in length and 200 kg (440 lb) in weight. The second do..
YellowhammerThe Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It breeds across Europe and much of Asia. Most birds are resident, but some far northern birds migrate south in winter. It is..
YellowheadYellowhead was the nickame of Pierre Bostonais (d. 1827) a furtrader and explorer. The Yellowhead Pass in the Rocky Mountains on the border between British Columbia and Alberta is named after him. Indirectly, because of the pass, several other geographical features of Western Canada are named afte..
Yellowhead (bird)The Yellowhead or Mohua (Mohoua ochrocephala) is a small insect-eating bird that is endemic to New Zealand's South Island. Although abundant in the 1800s, particularly in beech forests from Nelson and the Marlborough Sounds to Southland and Stewart Island/Rakiura, they declined dramatically in the..
Yellowhead (electoral district)Profile Yellowhead in relation to the other Alberta ridings'' Population, 2001 97,993 Electors 68,457 Area (km2) Population density (people per km2) Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Th..
Yellowhead County, AlbertaYellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. As of 2001, the population was 9,881. Communities AnsellBickerdikeBruleCadominCarrot CreekDalehurstEdsonEntranceEvansburgGallowayHaddockHargwenHornbeckHintonLobstickMarlboroMcLeod RiverMcLeod ValleyMedicine LodgeNojackNiton ..
Yellowhead disease--> |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background: violet;" | Virus classification |- style="text-align:center;" | |} The Yellowhead disease (YHD) is a viral infection of shrimp, in particular of the Giant Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon), one of the two major species of farmed shrimp. The dise..
Yellowhead HighwayThe Yellowhead Highway is a major east-west highway connecting the four western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Although part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, the highway should not be confused with the more southerly originally designated Trans-Cana..
Yellowhead jawfishYellow-Headed Jewfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) live in coral reefs. They use their mouths like scoops to dig burrows in the sand. Males also use their mouths to carry eggs until they hatch. References [Opistognathus aurifrons (TSN 170928)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Acce..
Yellowhead PassCanadian National Railways GP9 climbing in the Yellowhead Pass The Yellowhead Pass (elevation 1110 m, [52°53′33″N, 118°27′50″W]) is a mountain pass across the continental divide of the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the border between the Canadian provinces of Alberta ..
YellowikisLaunched in January 2005, Yellowikis uses the MediaWiki software to collect basic business information. The mission statement says that the site aims to be "the biggest, friendliest, most up to date, most predictable, least-discriminatory collection of basic business information in the world..
Yellowish-bellied Bush WarblerThe Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler (Cettia acanthizoides) is a species of warbler found in South Asia. ..
YellowjacketFor the comic book characters, see Yellowjacket (comics). Yellowjackets are black-and-yellow wasps of the genus Vespula or Dolichovespula (though some can be black-and-white, the most notable of these being the bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata). They can be identified by their distincti..
YellowjacketsFor the vespid wasp, see Yellowjacket The Yellowjackets are an American jazz fusion quartet. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography3 Current members4 Former members5 External links & Sources Biography The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and ..
Yellowjacket (Charlton)Yellowjacket was the first super-hero character published by the company that would become Charlton Comics in the mid-1940s. The character stared in his own title, Yellowjacket, that was published for 10 issues from 1944 to 1946. These issues were apparently published by "E. Levy/Frank Comunale", ..
Yellowjacket (comics)Yellowjacket is the alias used by two characters from Marvel Comics. Henry Pym - the first Yellowjacket also known as Ant-Man, Giant-Man and Goliath, and founding member of the Avengers.Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara) - a reluctant supervillainess and later superheroine, and member of the Masters of Evi..
Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara)For the first Yellowjacket, Hank Pym, see Henry Pym Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara) was a fictional character, an initial reluctant supervillainess and later superheroine in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. Character biography Rita DeMara, introduced in Avengers #264, was a reluctant supervillainess..
YellowjacksYellowjacks was an RAF aerobatic display team that flew Folland Gnat trainers finished overall in yellow. The team evolved into the more famous and well-travelled Red Arrows. ..
YellowknifeYellowknife may refer to: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, a city in Canada.The Yellowknife River, a river in the Northwest Territories. ''There is also a Yellowknife tribe of indigenous people: see Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas This is a [disambiguationdisambiguati..
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Yellowknife (Administrative district)The Yellowknife Administration district, was an appointed district representing Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The district was created by legislation in 1939. However, it was not until 1947 that a vacancy opened up on the Northwest Territories council, and John G. McNiven of Yellowknife was ap..
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Yellowknife CentreYellowknife Centre is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories] ..
Yellowknife Frame LakeYellowknife Frame Lake is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories] ..
Yellowknife Kam LakeYellowknife Kam Lake is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories] ..
Yellowknife Range LakeYellowknife Range Lake is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories] ..
Yellowknife RiverThe Yellowknife River is a river in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It flows south and empties into Yellowknife Bay, part of Great Slave Lake, at the city of Yellowknife. The name of the river derives from the Yellowknife tribe, a First Nations people that formerly lived in the area. ..
Yellowknife SouthYellowknife South is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories] ..
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Yellowknife WeledehYellowknife Weledeh is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories] ..
YellowknivesThe Yellowknives, Yellow Knives, Copper Indians, Red Knives or T'atsaot'ine are one of the five main groups of the Dene First Nation that live in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The name, which is also the source for the later community of Yellowknife, derives from the colour of the tools made..
YellowlegsYellowlegs can refer to two species of bird: Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa malanoleuca) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to p..
YellowmanYellowman (born Winston Foster in Negril, Jamaica in 1959) is a Jamaican ragga and dancehall deejay. He was extremely popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, coming to prominence with a series of funky, sexy singles that established his reputation. His exaggerated sexual prowess, combined with his long-ti..
Yellowmargin TriggerfishThe Yellowmargin Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus) are marine fish in the Triggerfish family Balistidae. They originate in coastal tropical waters and reefs of the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east from southern Japan south to Indonesia and Samoa. The..
Yellowmead DownYellowmead Down near Sheepstor in Devon is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another. The largest is 20m wide and the smallest, 6m. They once encircled a burial cairn although this is now barely visible. To the south west, a stone row leads away,..
YellowneckYellowneck was a 1955 film that told the story of five deserters from the Confederate Army who made their way past the Everglades and angry Seminole Indians to the Florida coast. ..
YELLOWPAGES.COMYELLOWPAGES.COM LLC is a joint venture between AT&T and BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corp., a division of BellSouth. YELLOWPAGES.COM was bought out by SBC Communications (now AT&T) & BellSouth in 2004. Both companies operated their own telephone directory websites, SMARTpages.com (a subsidi..
YellowrootThe Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima, syn. X. apiifolia) is the only member of the genus Xanthorhiza, and one of very few genera in the family Ranunculaceae with a woody stem (the other notable example being Clematis). It is native to the eastern United States from Maine south to northern Flo..
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Yellowstone and VoiceYellowstone and Voice is a band formed in 1965 in London, England. Their two main musical hits were "Philosopher" and "Grandmother Says". ..
Yellowstone Art MuseumThe Yellowstone Art Museum in downtown Billings, Montana is the largest museum in the region (11500 square ft). Visitors are welcomed by a rotating spoon called "Will He Drill" at the museum lobby. The old Yellowstone county prison was transformed into the art museum in 1964 and was expanded sever..
Yellowstone CalderaThe Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes known as the Yellowstone supervolcano, is a volcanically active region in Yellowstone National Park. It measures 55 kilometers (34 mi) by 72 kilometers (44 mi). The caldera was discovered based on geological field work conducted by Bob Christiansen of the..
Yellowstone County, MontanaYellowstone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population was 129,352. As of 2004, the population is estimated to be around 136,717. Projections to 2025 show an estimated population of 170,088, a growth of 32 percent. Its county seat is Billings6. Contents..
Yellowstone cutthroat troutThe Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri) is a subspecies of the Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) and is a freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. Found only in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, centered on Yellowstone National Pa..
Yellowstone FallsLower Yellowstone Fall Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake it decreases in altitude and plunges first over Upper Yellowstone Falls and th..
Yellowstone LakeYellowstone Lake on a fall morning Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park, The lake is 7,732 feet (2,376 m) above sea level and covers 136 square miles with 110 miles (177 km) of shoreline. While the average depth of the lake is 139 feet (42 m) its deepest ..
Yellowstone National Park[Featured articles ] For the next-generation airliner series from Boeing, see Boeing Yellowstone Project. For the locomotive type nicknamed Yellowstone, see 2-8-8-4. Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone is at the northeast tip of a smooth U-shaped curve throu..
Yellowstone PlateauThe Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field developed throu