Snaefell (Old Norse: snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit above 2,000 feet (610 m) on the...
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The Great Snaefell Mine, also referred to as the East Snaefell Mine, was a zinc mine located high in the Laxey Valley on the slopes of Snaefell Mountain...
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Snæfell may refer to: Snæfell (Múlaþing), a mountain (1,833 m) north-east of Vatnajökull, in the eastern region of Iceland (usual use unqualified) Snæfellsjökull...
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Isle of Man TT Mountain Course (redirect from Snaefell mountain course)
of Kirk Michael, Ballaugh and Sulby, finally intersecting with the A18 Snaefell mountain road after negotiating urban streets in the town of Ramsey. The...
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Snaefell may refer to several ships operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company: PS Snaefell (1863) (I) 1863 to 1875 PS Snaefell (1876) (II) 1876...
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The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with...
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started by racing competitors in the early 1920s, for spectators to tour the Snaefell Mountain Course on motorcycles during the Isle of Man TT on 'Mad Sunday'...
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List of Isle of Man TT Mountain Course fatalities (redirect from List of Snaefell Mountain Course fatal accidents)
of Man TT Practice 500cc McEvoy 8 England John Cooke 15 June 1927 East Snaefell Mountain Gate 1927 Isle of Man TT Lightweight TT 249cc DOT 9 England Cecil...
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Snæfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsnaiːˌfɛtl̥], "snow mountain") at 1,833 m (6,014 ft) high, is an ice-capped stratovolcano located in the north-east...
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The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road or Mountain Road (Manx: Giat y Clieau) is a primary main A-road of 13.35 miles (21.48 km) in length which connects the towns...
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February 1905) was Captain of the Great Snaefell Mine, Isle of Man. He is remembered for his heroism following the Snaefell Mine Disaster of 1897, during which...
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The Snaefell Wheel (also known as Lady Evelyn) is a waterwheel in Laxey, Isle of Man. The wheel stands in the washing floors in Laxey Glen Gardens, approximately...
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HSC Caldera Vista (redirect from HSC Snaefell)
also the sixth Isle of Man Steam Packet Company vessel to bear the name Snaefell. Caldera Vista was launched as Hoverspeed France for Sea Containers, for...
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HMS Snaefell was a paddle steamer, built at John Brown & Company's Clydebank shipyard for the Barry Railway Company and launched in 1907 as the PS Barry...
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SS (RMS) Snaefell (I) – the first ship in the Company's history to bear the name – was an iron paddle steamer that served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet...
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RMS Snaefell (III) – the third ship in the line's history to be so named – was a packet steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from 1910...
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TSS Snaefell V - the fifth ship in the company's history to bear the name - was a passenger vessel operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from...
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Snæfellsnes (redirect from Snæfellness)
The Snæfellsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌnɛːs] ) is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland. The peninsula...
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SS (RMS) Snaefell (II) No. 67289 – the second vessel in the line's history to be so named – was an iron paddle steamer which was owned and operated by...
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The Great Snaefell Mining Company was a mining company formed to operate the Great Snaefell Mine on the Isle of Man. The company was formed with the intention...
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(close to Hvarfsgnipa). In the final summer Erik explored as far north as Snaefell and into Hrafnsfjord. When Erik returned to Iceland after his exile had...
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Heaven. "Snaefell Mountain Railway". gov.im. Isle of Man Government. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008. "Snaefell Summit"...
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SS Snaefell (IV), the fourth ship in the company's history to be so named, was a packet steamer originally owned and operated by G. and J. Burns, who sold...
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Ungmennafélagið Snæfell, simply known as Snæfell, is a sport club in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. There are four divisions: basketball, football, Swimming and...
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26 and 27 mile road-side markers on the primary A18 Snaefell mountain road, part of the Snaefell Mountain Course known mainly for motorcycle racing, situated...
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Hutchinson's clean sweep at the 2010 races. The outright lap record on the Snaefell Mountain Course was held by Honda, set at the 2015 TT by John McGuinness...
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for new lines, but some Fell systems remained in use into the 1960s. The Snaefell Mountain Railway still uses the Fell system for (emergency) braking, but...
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Orms Church or Church of the Worm), Meols (from merl meaning Sand Dunes), Snaefell (Snow Fell), Ravenscar (Ravens Rock), Vinland (Land of Wine or Land of...
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Counties of Iceland (redirect from Snæfells- og Hnappadalssýsla)
Iceland was historically divided into 23 counties known as sýslur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsistlʏr̥]), and 23 independent towns known as kaupstaðir...
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(1858) Ellan Vannin1 (1860) Snaefell (1863) Douglas (1864) Tynwald (1866) King Orry (1871) Ben-my-Chree (1875) Snaefell (1876) Mona (1878) Fenella (1881)...
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