Organization
Maryland Municipal League. The Maryland Municipal League (MML) is a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan group that works to support and unite 157 municipal governments in the state of Maryland, as well as two special taxing districts through advocacy and leadership development. MML was founded in 1936 and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. As a member of the National League of Cities, the MML is able to offer legislative representation in Washington, D.C. and connections to other municipal governments throughout the United States.
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Organization
Maryland Municipal League. The Maryland Municipal League (MML) is a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan group that works to support and unite 157 municipal governments in the state of Maryland, as well as two special taxing districts through advocacy and leadership development. MML was founded in 1936 and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. As a member of the National League of Cities, the MML is able to offer legislative representation in Washington, D.C., and connections to other municipal governments throughout the United States. In July 2020, the Maryland Municipal League announced that the Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland, Jake Day will serve as president of the league for the 2021???2022 term. See also List of state Municipal Leagues References External links Maryland Municipal League Official Website Maryland Municipal League records at the University...
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River
Patapsco River. The Patapsco River mainstem is a 39-mile-long (63 km) river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth."
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Patapsco River. The Patapsco River ( p??-TAP-skoh ) mainstem is a 39-mile (63 km) river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth". History Captain John Smith was the first European to explore the river, noting it on his 1612 map as the Bolus River. The "Red river", named after the clay color, is considered the "old Bolus", as other branches were also labeled Bolus on maps. As the river was not navigable beyond Elkridge, it was not a significant path of commerce; in 1723, only one ship was listed as serving the northern branch, and...
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Country
Nauru. Nauru (/n??????u??ru??/ nah-OO-roo or /??na??ru??/ NOW-roo; Nauruan: Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, about 300 km (190 mi) to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast of Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With only a 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic as well as the smallest island nation. Its population of about 10,000 is the world's second-smallest (not including
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Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island (/??n????rf??k/, locally /??n????rfo??k/; Norfuk: Norf'k Ailen) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island. Together with the neighbouring Phillip Island and Nepean Island, the three islands collectively form the Territory of Norfolk Island. At the 2021 census, it had 2188 inhabitants living on a total area of about 35 km2 (14 sq mi). Its capital is Kingston.
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Country
Christmas Island. Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 km (960 mi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It lies 2,600 km (1,600 mi) northwest of Perth and 1,327 km (825 mi) south of Singapore. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).
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Australian Antarctic Territory. The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of East Antarctica claimed by Australia as an external territory. It is administered by the Australian Antarctic Division, an agency of the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The territory's history dates to a claim on Enderby Land made by the United Kingdom in 1841, which was subsequently expanded and eventually transferred to Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation by area. In 1961, the Antarctic Treaty came into force. Article 4 deals with territorial claims, and although it does not renounce or diminish any pre-existing claims to sovereignty, it also does not prejudice the position of Contracting Parties in their recognition or non-recognition of territori
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Alexander Beglov. Alexander Dmitriyevich Beglov (Russian: ???????????????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????, IPA: [??l????k??sandr ??dm??itr????j??v????d?? b????????lof]; born 19 May 1956) is a Russian politician. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. He was appointed acting Governor of Saint Petersburg on 3 October 2018. In the 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election, Beglov won with 64.43% of the votes. Early life Beglov was born in Baku on 19 May 1956. In 1983, he graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in Industrial and Civil Engineering, and in 2003, the North-West Academy of Public Administration. His wife chairs the Civil Registration Department within the St. Petersburg...
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Person
Alexander Beglov. Alexander Dmitryevich Beglov (Russian: ???????????????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????, IPA: [??l????k??sandr ??dm??itr????j??v????d?? b????????lof]; born 19 May 1956) is a Russian politician. He was appointed acting Governor of Saint Petersburg on 3 October 2018. In the 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election, Beglov won with 64.43% of the votes.
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River
Middle Nevka. The Middle Nevka or Srednyaya Nevka (Russian: ???????????????? ????????????) is a branch of the Neva river delta in St. Petersburg, Russia. Flowing between Yelagin, Kamenny and Krestovsky islands, it empties into the Neva Bay. References
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River
Middle Nevka. The Middle Nevka or Srednyaya Nevka (Russian: ???????????????? ????????????) is a branch of the Neva river delta in St. Petersburg, Russia. Flowing between Yelagin, Kamenny and Krestovsky islands, it empties into the Neva Bay.
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Moyka. The Moyka (Russian: ??????????, also latinised as Moika) is a short river in Saint Petersburg which splits from the Neva River. Along with the Neva, the Fontanka river, and canals including the Griboyedov and Kryukov, the Moyka encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making that area an island or a group of islands. The river derives its name from the Ingrian word Muya for "slush" or "mire", having its original source in former swamp. It is 5 kilometres (3 mi) long and 40 metres (130 ft) wide. The river flows from the Fontanka river, which is itself a distributary of the Neva, near the Summer Garden past the Field of Mars, crosses Nevsky Prospect and the Kryukov Canal before entering the Neva river. It is also connected with the Neva by the Swan Canal and the Winter Canal. In 1711, Peter the Great ordered the consolidation of the banks of the river. After the Kryukov Canal linked it with the Fontanka River four years later...
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River
Moyka. The Moyka (Russian: ???????????? /MOY-ka/, also latinised as Moika) is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva River in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands, together with the Neva, the Fontanka, and canals including the Griboyedov and Kryukov. The river derives its name from the Ingrian word Muya for "slush" or "mire", having its original source in former swamp. It is 5 kilometres (3 mi) long and 40 metres (130 ft) wide.
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River
Fontanka. The Fontanka (Russian: ????????????????), a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia ??? from the Summer Garden to . It is 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) long, with a width up to 70 metres (230 ft), and a depth up to 3.5 metres (11 ft). The Moyka River forms a right-bank branch of the Fontanka. Lined along the Fontanka Embankment stand the former private residences of Russian nobility.
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River
Fontanka. The Fontanka (Russian: ????????????????), a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia ??? from the Summer Garden to Gutuyevsky Island. It is 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) long, with a width up to 70 metres (230 ft), and a depth up to 3.5 metres (11 ft). The Moyka River forms a right-bank branch of the Fontanka. Lined along the Fontanka Embankment stand the former private residences of Russian nobility. Description The river, one of 93 rivers and channels in Saint Petersburg, was once named Anonymous Creek (in Russian, Bezymyannyi Yerik, ???????????????????? ????????). In Russian, yerik is a secondary or intermittent river-channel (creek or brook). In 1719 the river received its present name, because water from it supplied the fountains of the Summer Garden. Until the mid-18th century the Fontanka River marked the southern boundary of Saint Petersburg...
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Okkervil. The Okkervil (Russian: ??????????????????) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 1.5 to 25 metres (4.9 to 82.0 ft) wide. The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta (Russian: ?????????? ????????) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Russian: ????????????????). "Okkervil River" is the title of a well-known short story by Tatyana Tolstaya. The Austin, Texas-based indie rock band named Okkervil River takes its name from the story. Bridges There are ten bridges across Okkervil River: Utkin Bridge Zanevsky Bridge Yablonovsky Bridge...
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River
Okkervil. The Okkervil (Russian: ??????????????????) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 1.5 to 25 metres (4.9 to 82.0 ft) wide. The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta (Russian: ?????????? ????????) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Russian: ????????????????).
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Slavyanka (river)
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River
Slavyanka (river)
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River
Great Neva. The Great Neva or Bolshaya Neva (Russian: ???????????????? ??????????) is the largest armlet of the river Neva. It starts near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island (easternmost tip of the island).The Great Neva is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long; the width is from 200 to 400 metres (660 to 1,310 ft) and the depth up to 12.8 metres (42 ft). Its tributaries are Fontanka, Moyka and .There are two bridges across Great Neva: Palace Bridge and Blagoveshchensky Bridge.
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Great Neva. The Great Neva or Bolshaya Neva (Russian: ???????????????? ??????????) is the largest armlet of the river Neva. It starts near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island (easternmost tip of the island). The Great Neva is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long; the width is from 200 to 400 metres (660 to 1,310 ft) and the depth up to 12.8 metres (42 ft). Its tributaries are Fontanka, Moyka and Novo-Admiralteysky Canal. There are two bridges across Great Neva: Palace Bridge and Blagoveshchensky Bridge. References
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River
Little Neva. The Little Neva or Malaya Neva (Russian: ???????????? ??????????) is the second largest distributary of the river Neva. The Neva splits into Great Neva (the southern armlet) and Little Neva (the northern armlet) near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island (easternmost tip of the island), in the historic centre of the city of Saint Petersburg.
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Little Neva. The Little Neva or Malaya Neva (Russian: ???????????? ??????????) is the second largest distributary of the river Neva. The Neva splits into Great Neva (the southern armlet) and Little Neva (the northern armlet) near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island (easternmost tip of the island), in the historic centre of the city of Saint Petersburg. The Little Neva is 4.25 kilometres (2.64 mi) long; the width is from 200 to 400 metres (660 to 1,310 ft), and the depth is 3 to 7 metres (10 to 23 ft). It has its own armlets: Smolenka and Zhdanovka. There are three bridges across Little Neva: Exchange Bridge, Tuchkov Bridge and Betancourt Bridge. See also List of bridges in Saint Petersburg References
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