In meteorology, a williwaw (archaic spelling williwau) is a sudden blast of wind descending from a mountainous coast to the sea. The word is of unknown...

Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal, written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The story...

Look up williwaw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A williwaw is a type of coastal wind. Williwaw may also refer to: Williwaw (novel), a 1946 novel...

Mount Williwaw is a prominent 5,446-foot (1,660 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska...

canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25. Feinberg, Leonard (1992). Where the Williwaw Blows: The Aleutian Islands-World War II. Pilgrims' Process, Inc. ISBN 0-9710609-8-3...

Alaska in North America, a wind known as a williwaw is a particular danger to harboring vessels. Williwaws originate in the snow and ice fields of the...

ISBN 978-1-60223-135-1. Goldstein, Donald; Dillon, Katherine V. (1992). The Williwaw War: The Arkansas National Guard in the Aleutians in World War II. University...

ISBN 1-57510-092-4. OCLC 50242148. Feinberg, Leonard (1992). Where the Williwaw Blows: The Aleutian Islands-World War II. Pilgrims' Process. ISBN 0-9710609-8-3...

Vidal's literary career began with the success of the military novel Williwaw, a men-at-war story derived from his Alaskan Harbor Detachment duty during...

associated with most of the shipwrecks in Uruguay's Rio de la Plata coast) Williwaw (strong, violent wind occurring in the Strait of Magellan, the Aleutian...

ISBN 1-57510-092-4. OCLC 50242148. Feinberg, Leonard (1992). Where the Williwaw Blows: The Aleutian Islands-World War II. Pilgrims' Process. ISBN 0-9710609-8-3...

August 5, 1991 Palomar H. E. Holt EUT 5.0 km MPC · JPL 5445 Williwaw 1991 PA12 Williwaw August 7, 1991 Palomar H. E. Holt  · 8.8 km MPC · JPL 5446 Heyler...

[unreliable source?] All of these, however, are notorious for treacherous williwaw winds, which can strike a vessel with little or no warning;[unreliable...

main characters. In 1999, Bodett published his first children's book, Williwaw! As Far As You Can Go Without a Passport (1986), ISBN 0-201-10661-2 Small...

Belgium to attempt the Northwest Passage in his 13.8 m (45 ft) steel yacht Williwaw. He reached the Bering Strait in September and after a stopover in Victoria...

Eagle Peak 6,909 feet (2,106 m) Polar Bear Peak 5,656 feet (1,724 m) Mount Williwaw 5,445 feet (1,660 m) The Ramp 5,240 feet (1,597 m) North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex...

of Moody Point. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1953. The name arose because williwaws appear to be characteristic in the vicinity of Moody Point and the nearby...

ISBN 1-57510-092-4. OCLC 50242148. Feinberg, Leonard (1992). Where the Williwaw Blows: The Aleutian Islands-World War II. Pilgrims' Process. ISBN 0-9710609-8-3...

enormous tidal energy potential in the strait. The strait is prone to Williwaws, "a sudden violent, cold, katabatic gust of wind descending from a mountainous...

maintained by the USFS. The roadway bends eastward, passing the USFS Williwaw Campgrounds, as well as several small gravel roads. The road continues...

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test U.S. Army equipment in the cold. Task Force Frigid and Task Force Williwaw were dispatched to Alaska during the winters of 1946 and 1947. A related...

local katabatic winds caused by the unique geography, called williwaws. As the williwaws blew against the starboard side of the vessel, the winds were...

took part in the 1979 Admiral's Cup, as helmsman on the Peterson 45 named Williwaw. Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the...

Treinen, Lex (July 3, 2019). "UPDATE: Suspect arrested in shooting at Williwaw Elementary". www.alaskasnewssource.com. "Mid-City school locks down over...

"Hippie Sabotage: Hip-hop-infused EDM duo to play second show Saturday at Williwaw after first show sold out". Anchorage Press. Retrieved 27 January 2024...

of Howe Sound, home to the Squamish people, and in Alaska are called a williwaw. They consist of cold airstreams from the continental air mass pouring...

on April 15, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2008. Rearden, Fighter, p. 54. Williwaw War: The Arkansas National Guard in the Aleutians in World War II by Donald...

Yukon as Johnny Lane, plagued by cabin fever, in the episode titled "The Williwaw".[citation needed] In 1956 he appeared in the episode "One Minute from...

popular hike on a five-mile trail leads to the summit with views of Mount Williwaw, Denali, Mount Foraker, Cook Inlet, and Anchorage. Based on the Köppen...