Infobox Ocean Ocean name BeaufortSea image Ocean Beaufortzee.PNG caption Ocean image bathymetry caption ... bse http bse.sci lib.com article129176.html BeaufortSea , Great Soviet Encyclopedia in Russian ref ref name brit http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 57625 BeaufortSeaBeaufortSea , Encyclop dia Britannica on line ref The BeaufortSea lang fr mer de Beaufort is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean ... of the BeaufortSea as follows ref cite web url http www.iho ohi.net iho pubs standard S 23 ... See also Territorial claims in the Arctic BeaufortSea There is an ongoing dispute involving a wedge shaped slice on the Canada United States border International Boundary in the BeaufortSea, between ... maintains that this treaty is extensible from the land into the BeaufortSea along the meridian whilst ... beaufortsea bsaw2006 bsmap8.pdf BeaufortSea Areawide 2006, Tract Map No.8 , State of Alaska Department ... Gary Locke announced a moratorium on commercial fishing of the BeaufortSea north of Alaska, including ... empty into the Beaufort. The major river to flow into the sea is the Mackenzie, Canada s longest, which ... Sea ice terrain.jpg thumb Sea ice pressure ridges in the BeaufortSea off the northern coast of Alaska Spring, 1949 . The BeaufortSea is frozen over through the year, except for August and September ... Britannica on line ref Hidden changes in the ice cover of the BeaufortSea were discovered in 2009 ... Ice Is Rotten in the BeaufortSea , ScienceDaily, 23 January 2010 ref The sea water has ... brit Flora and fauna The shoreline of the BeaufortSea is covered with tundra and the northern limit ... sea. Genetic analyses have confirmed that belugas of the BeaufortSea are clearly distinct from ... Report on the Beluga Whale ref The food chain of the BeaufortSea is relatively simple It starts with phytoplankton ... ref Human activities The BeaufortSea coasts were populated about 30,000 years ago by migrating aboriginal ... ref The major settlements along the BeaufortSea are Tuktoyaktuk population 930 in 2009 ref name stats ... more details
of the BeaufortSea. He wrote that Canada had filed a diplomatic note with the USA in April when ... of the New Democratic Party of Canada, called the U.S. moratorium over the disputed waters in the BeaufortSea as the largest encroachment on Canadian territory in our history. ref http www.canada.com technology Canada flip flop positions Beaufort boundary dispute 2658659 story.html Canada, U.S. flip flop positions in BeaufortSea boundary dispute , Canada.com , March 8, 2010 ref References ... more details
Beaufort may refer to People and titles Beaufort surname , the surname of many people House of Beaufort , English nobility Duke of Beaufort England , a title in the peerage of England Duke of Beaufort France , a title in the French nobility Places Beaufort, Victoria , Australia Beaufort Range , a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Beaufort, Haute Garonne , Haute Garonne d partement, France Beaufort, H rault , H rault d partement, France Beaufort, Is re , Is re d partement, France Beaufort, Jura , Jura d partement, France Beaufort, Nord , Nord d partement, France Beaufort, Savoie , Savoie d partement, France Beaufort Blavincourt , Pas de Calais d partement, France Beaufort en Argonne , Meuse d partement, France Beaufort en Santerre , Somme d partement, France Beaufort en Vall e , Maine et Loire d partement, France Beaufort sur Gervanne , Dr me d partement, France Beaufort, County Kerry , County Kerry, Ireland Beaufort, Luxembourg Beaufort, Malaysia Beaufort, North Carolina , USA Beaufort, South Carolina , USA Beaufort County, North Carolina , USA Beaufort County, South Carolina , USA Beauford Township, Minnesota , USA Beaufort, Ebbw Vale , Wales BeaufortSea in the Arctic Ocean Military uses Bristol Beaufort , a large British torpedo bomber CSS Beaufort CSS Beaufort , a Confederate Navy gunboat Transportation Beaufort automobiles , a German manufacturer of automobiles solely for the British market from 1902 1910 Beaufort dinghy , a sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor Beaufort, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915, formerly named Bellerophon before 1895 Other uses Beaufort cheese , a French cheese Beaufort film Beaufort film , a 2007 Israeli Oscar nominated film, referring to Beaufort Castle, Lebanon Beaufort novel Beaufort novel , title of the 2007 English language translation of the novel Im Yesh Gan Eden , basis for the film Beaufort Castle disambiguation Beaufort ... more details
Beaufort is the name of a noble family of 14th and 15th century England, descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster . For a list of individual Beauforts, see House of Beaufort . Beaufort is also the surname of Carel Godin de Beaufort , Porsche Formula 1 Driver 1957 1964 Francis Beaufort 1774 1857 , Irish hydrographer and naval officer, creator of the Beaufort scale , namesake of the BeaufortSea . Jacques Antoine Beaufort 1721 1784 French painter See also Duke of Beaufort England , a dukedom in the Peerage of England Duke of Beaufort France , a title in French nobility surname Beaufort ... more details
patrons of exploration, has had his name applied to many geographical places. Among these BeaufortSea ...Image FrancisBeaufort.jpg thumb Francis Beaufort Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort , Fellow of the Royal ... Navy . Beaufort was the creator of the Beaufort scale for indicating wind force. Biography Francis Beaufort was descended from the French Protestant Huguenot s, who fled the French Wars of Religion in the 1500s. Sir Francis Beaufort s father, s A Compendium of Irish Biography Beaufort, Daniel Augustus Daniel Augustus Beaufort , was a Protestant clergyman in Navan , County Meath , Ireland, and a member ... Image BeaufortTomb.JPG ref He then left school and went to sea, but later in life had become sufficiently ... . Francis Beaufort had a lifelong keen awareness of the value of accurate charts for those risking ... East India Company , Beaufort rose during the Napoleonic Wars to midshipman , lieutenant on 10 ..., Impetueux . When serving on HMS Phaeton 1782 HMS Phaeton , Beaufort was badly wounded leading a cutting ... 2012 Beaufort spent his leisure time taking Depth sounding sounding s and Bearing mechanical bearings .... His results were compiled in new charts. The Admiralty gave Beaufort his first ship command, HMS ... de la Plata estuary of South America. Experts were very impressed by the survey Beaufort brought back ..., Beaufort developed the first versions of his Beaufort scale Wind Force Scale and Weather ... or more half or whole barbs. For example, a stave with 3 barbs represents Beaufort seven on the scale, decoded as 32&ndash 38 mph, or a Fresh Gale . Beaufort didn t really invent something new ... , Beaufort charted and explored southern Anatolia, locating many classical ruins. An attack on the crew ... , Beaufort became the British Admiralty Hydrographer of the Navy . He remained at the post for 25 years. Beaufort converted what had been a minor chart repository into the finest surveying and charting ... at Greenwich, England , and the Cape of Good Hope , Africa. Beaufort directed some of the major maritime ... more details
Beaufort Castle can refer to several places Beaufort Castle, Scotland , near Beauly Beaufort Castle, Luxembourg a castle at Beaufort in Huy , Belgium Beaufort Castle, Lebanon Beaufort Castle, France , in the historical region of Auvergne See also Beaufort disambiguation disambig fr Ch teau de Beaufort pt Castelo de Beaufort ... more details
Beaufort County may refer to In Australia Beaufort County, Western Australia in the United States Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort County, South Carolina geodis Category County name disambiguation pages cy Swydd Beaufort de Beaufort County es Condado de Beaufort fr Comt de Beaufort it Contea di Beaufort nl Beaufort County no Beaufort County nds Beaufort County pl Hrabstwo Beaufort pt Condado de Beaufort ro Comitatul Beaufort fi Beaufortin piirikunta sv Beaufort County uk zh ... more details
Specially Protected Area ASPA No. 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea , National Science Foundation. ref Ecology Beaufort Island is designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in order ...for the island in the Po Toi Islands of Hong Kong Beaufort Island Hong Kong Infobox islands name Beaufort Island image name Beaufort island le isola iceberg ross.jpg thumb image caption Beaufort Island and iceberg. locator map map caption nickname location Antarctica coordinates coord 76 56 S 166 56 E archipelago Ross Archipelago ref name Ohio ref total islands major islands area km2 18.4 length km width km highest mount Paton Peak elevation m 771 population 0 population as of density km2 ethnic groups country Antarctica additional info Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System Beaufort Island coord 76 56 S 166 56 E display title is an island in Antarctica s Ross Sea . It is the northernmost feature of the Ross Archipelago , ref name Ohio http www.geology.ohio state.edu TAMDEF Sites Beaufort Island Beaufort Island Info.htm Beaufort Island TAMDEF Page , Ohio State University. ref lying ... Beaufort Sir Francis Beaufort , hydrography hydrographer to the British Royal Navy . ref name Stonehouse Geography Beaufort Island was created by volcanic activity and is made up of basalt . It is semi ... straight from the sea. Here the ice free ground has a gentle slope and has ponds in summer and small .... ref name Stonehouse ref http www.aad.gov.au apa aspa sites aspa105 index.html Beaufort Island, Ross Sea , Antarctic Protected Areas. ref The island is isolated and difficult to access and is visited ... Sea. ref name nsf Although some studies have been conducted on the island, it has not been comprehensively ... colony of breeding Emperor Penguin s on nearshore sea ice at the north end of the island ... Ocean Category Ross Archipelago de Beaufort Insel fr le Beaufort no Beaufort Island pt Ilha Beaufort ... more details
USS Beaufort may refer to any of five ships of the United States Navy named after Beaufort, South Carolina . USS Beaufort 1799 , a galley constructed by the citizens of Beaufort, SC USS Beaufort AK 6 , a seized German steel hulled collier named Rudolph Blumberg USS Beaufort PF 59 , laid down on 21 July 1943 USS Beaufort PCS 1387 , a subchaser laid down on 22 May 1943 USS Beaufort ATS 2 , laid down on 19 February 1968 at Lowestoft, England See also CSS Beaufort References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b4 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Beaufort Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Beaufort ... more details
government area. It is 387 metres above sea level. At the 2001 Census in Australia census , Beaufort had a population of 987. ref name ABS Census 2001 AUS id UCL203800 name Beaufort L Urban Centre Locality quick on accessdate 2007 06 03 ref The town takes its name either from Francis Beaufort Rear Admiral Francis Beaufort or a Beaufort, Ebbw Vale Welsh village in Monmouthshire . ref name AustHeritage cite web url http www.heritageaustralia.com.au search.php?state VIC®ion 73&view 195 title Beaufort ...Infobox Australian place type town name Beaufort state vic image BeaufortMainStreet.JPG caption Main Street, Beaufort lga Pyrenees Shire use lga map yes postcode 3373 pop 987 pop footnotes ref name ABS est elevation coordinates coord 37 26 00 S 143 22 43 E type city 1200 region AU VIC display inline,title latd 37 latm 26 lats 0 longd 143 longm 22 longs 0 maxtemp mintemp rainfall stategov Electoral district of Ripon Ripon fedgov Division of Wannon Wannon dist1 164 dir1 W location1 Melbourne dist2 50 dir2 W location2 Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat dist3 44 dir3 E location3 Ararat, Victoria Ararat Beaufort is a town in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . It is located on the Western Highway midway ... 1854 at nearby Fiery Creek. The Fiery Creek diggings supported four townships Beaufort, Yam ... , Beaufort had become a small but strong agricultural, pastoral and timber district. Beaufort s Court ... pages pdfs RaglanBeaufort.pdf and the Post Office renamed as Beaufort the same year ... wsProd.sh Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy VIC&country accessdate 2008 04 11 postscript None ref Beaufort ... Festival since 1998. The town has its own Beaufort railway station, Victoria railway station on the Ararat ... Beaufort url http www.fullpointsfooty.net Beaufort.htm accessdate 2008 07 25 postscript None Dead link ... reflist External links commons category http www.smh.com.au news Victoria Beaufort 2005 02 17 ... towns in Victoria Australia Category Towns in Victoria Australia de Beaufort Victoria fr Beaufort Victoria ... more details
Expand French date December 2008 Infobox French commune name Montmorency Beaufort region Champagne Ardenne department Aube arrondissement Bar sur Aube canton Chavanges INSEE 10253 postal code 10330 mayor Michel Burr term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Chavengeois longitude 4.56361111111 latitude 48.4872222222 elevation m 124 elevation min m elevation max m area km2 9.38 population 123 population date 2008 Montmorency Beaufort is a Communes of France commune in the Aube Departments of France department in north central France . Population D mographie 1962 158 1968 167 1975 128 1982 114 1990 111 1999 121 2008 123 See also Communes of the Aube department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist Aube communes DEFAULTSORT Montmorencybeaufort Category Communes of Aube Aube geo stub ca Montmorency Beaufort ceb Montmorency Beaufort de Montmorency Beaufort es Montmorency Beaufort eu Montmorency Beaufort fr Montmorency Beaufort it Montmorency Beaufort mg Montmorency Beaufort ms Montmorency Beaufort nl Montmorency Beaufort oc Montmorency Beaufort pms Montmorency Beaufort pl Montmorency Beaufort pt Montmorency Beaufort uk vi Montmorency Beaufort vo Montmorency Beaufort war Montmorency Beaufort ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beaufort region Rh ne Alpes department Is re d partement Is re arrondissement Arrondissement of Grenoble canton Canton of Roybon INSEE 38032 postal code 38270 mayor M. Norbert Bouvier term 2001&ndash 2008 intercommunality Communaut de communes du Pays de Chambaran longitude 5.1225 latitude 45.3272222222 elevation m 280 elevation min m 266 elevation max m 374 area km2 8.69 population 415 population date 1999 Expand French date December 2009 Beaufort is a Communes of France commune in the Is re Departments of France department in south eastern France . See also Communes of the Is re department Is re communes DEFAULTSORT Beaufort, Isere Category Communes of Is re Is re geo stub ca Beaufort Is ra ceb Beaufort, Is re es Beaufort Is re eu Beaufort Is re fr Beaufort Is re it Beaufort Is re mg Beaufort, Is re ms Beaufort, Is re nl Beaufort Is re pms Beaufort pl Beaufort Is re pt Beaufort Is re ru sr uk vi Beaufort, Is re vo Beaufort Is re war Beaufort, Is re ... more details
Joan Beaufort may refer to Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland 1379 1440 , daughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress, Katherine Swynford, later proclaimed legitimate Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland died 1445 , queen consort of James I of Scotland and niece of the above hndis name Beaufort, Joan DEFAULTSORT Beaufort, Joan br Janed Beaufort ja sv Johanna Beaufort ... more details
Image Beaufort scale 12 notext.jpg right 300px thumb Force 12 at sea. The Beaufort Scale IPAc en icon b o f r t is an empirical measure that relates wind wind speed speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort Wind Force Scale . History The scale was devised in 1805 by Francis Beaufort later Rear admiral Royal Navy Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort , an Ireland Irish born Royal Navy officer, while serving on HMS Woolwich 1785 6 . The scale that carries Beaufort ... wind speed at 10 metres above the sea surface and B is Beaufort scale number. For example, B 9.5 is related to 24.5 m s which is equal to the lower limit of 10 Beaufort . Using this formula the highest ... the century before, to when Beaufort was a top administrator in the Royal Navy in the 1830s when it was adopted ... metoffice cite web url http www.metoffice.gov.uk media pdf 4 4 Fact Sheet No. 6 Beaufort Scale.pdf publisher Met Office title National Meteorological Library and Archive Fact sheet 6 The Beaufort Scale ... be another s soft breeze . Beaufort succeeded in standardizing the scale. The initial scale of thirteen ... weather features understanding beaufort scale.shtml BBC Weather Centre Features Understanding Weather Beaufort Scale ref The scale was made a standard for ship s log entries on Royal Navy vessels in the late ... changed to how the sea, not the sails, behaved and extended to land observations. Rotations to scale ... approximately the same as when using the Beaufort scale. The Beaufort scale was extended in 1946 ... China, which are often affected by typhoons. Wind speed on the 1946 Beaufort scale is based ... as Beaufort scale 12 through 16, very roughly related to the respective category speeds of the Saffir ... to Beaufort 12. However, the extended Beaufort numbers above 13 do not match the Saffir Simpson ... at the end of level 12 of the Beaufort scale but are indeed independent scales although the TORRO scale wind values are based on the 3 2 power law relating wind velocity to Beaufort force. ref ... more details
Margaret Beaufort may refer to Lady Margaret Beaufort , Countess of Richmond 1443 1509 , the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset first creation and the mother of Henry VII of England. Also known as Lady Stanley. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford c. 1427 1474 , the daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset second creation and the mother of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon c. 1409 1449 , the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, the mother of both Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon and John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon. A school in the village of Riseley, Bedfordshire . hndis Beaufort, Margaret DEFAULTSORT Beaufort, Margaret br Margaret Beaufort de Margaret Beaufort fi Margaret Beaufort th ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beaufort image caption latitude 46.5741666667 longitude 5.43944444444 INSEE 39043 postal code 39190 region Franche Comt department Jura department Jura arrondissement Lons le Saunier canton Beaufort mayor term elevation min m 191 elevation max m 574 area km2 13.11 population 1032 population date 2006 Beaufort is a Communes of France commune in the Jura department Jura Departments of France department in Franche Comt in eastern France . See also Communes of the Jura department References http www.insee.fr fr methodes nomenclatures cog fichecommunale.asp?codedep 39&codecom 043 INSEE commune file Reflist Jura communes Category Communes of Jura department JuraFR geo stub ca Beaufort Jura ceb Beaufort, Jura es Beaufort Jura eu Beaufort Jura fr Beaufort Jura it Beaufort Giura lb Beaufort Jura ms Beaufort, Jura nl Beaufort Jura pl Beaufort Jura pt Beaufort Jura sr uk vi Beaufort, Jura vo Beaufort Jura war Beaufort, Jura ... more details
Infobox French commune name Chapdes Beaufort region Auvergne region Auvergne department Puy de D me arrondissement Arrondissement of Riom Riom canton Canton of Pontgibaud Pontgibaud INSEE 63085 postal code 63230 mayor Lionel Muller term 2008&ndash 2014 longitude 2.864 latitude 45.893 elevation min m 510 elevation max m 923 area km2 31.79 population 985 population date 2006 Chapdes Beaufort is a Communes of France commune in the Puy de D me Departments of France department in Auvergne region Auvergne in central France . See also Communes of the Puy de D me department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist Commons category Chapdes Beaufort Puy de D me communes Category Communes of Puy de D me Chapdesbeaufort PuyD me geo stub ca Chapdes Beaufort ceb Chapdes Beaufort es Chapdes Beaufort eu Chapdes Beaufort fr Chapdes Beaufort it Chapdes Beaufort ms Chapdes Beaufort nl Chapdes Beaufort pms Chapdes Beaufort pl Chapdes Beaufort pt Chapdes Beaufort sr uk vi Chapdes Beaufort vo Chapdes Beaufort war Chapdes Beaufort ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beaufort region Languedoc Roussillon department H rault arrondissement B ziers canton Olonzac INSEE 34026 postal code 34210 mayor Antoine Maldonado term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Minervois longitude 2.75888888889 latitude 43.2991666667 elevation m 75 elevation min m 53 elevation max m 220 area km2 6.09 population 168 population date 2008 Beaufort is a Communes of France commune in the H rault Departments of France department in the Languedoc Roussillon Regions of France region in southern France . Population D mographie 1962 192 1968 194 1975 156 1982 161 1990 161 1999 155 2008 168 See also Communes of the H rault department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist H rault communes Category Communes of H rault H rault geo stub ca Bauf rt ceb Beaufort, H rault es Beaufort H rault eu Beaufort H rault fr Beaufort H rault it Beaufort H rault mg Beaufort, H rault ms Beaufort, H rault nl Beaufort H rault oc Bauf rt pms Beaufort H rault pl Beaufort H rault pt Beaufort H rault sr uk vi Beaufort, H rault vo Beaufort H rault war Beaufort, H rault ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beaufort Blavincourt image coat of arms Blason Beaufort Blavincourt.svg region Nord Pas de Calais department Pas de Calais arrondissement Arras canton Avesnes le Comte INSEE 62092 postal code 62810 mayor Serge Duez term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Communaut de communes des Deux Sources Deux Sources longitude 2.49916666667 latitude 50.28 elevation m 152 elevation min m 118 elevation max m 158 area km2 7.98 population 386 population date 1999 Beaufort Blavincourt is a Communes of France commune in the Pas de Calais Departments of France department in the Nord Pas de Calais region of France . Geography A farming village located 13 miles 21 km west of Arras on the D78 road. Population Demography 1962 309 1968 319 1975 300 1982 355 1990 394 1999 386 withoutdoublecount 1962 Places of interest The church of the Holy Trinity at Beaufort, dating from the nineteenth century. The church of St.Pierre at Blavincourt, dating from the sixteenth century. Vestiges of a castle and a feudal motte and bailey motte . See also Communes of the Pas de Calais department References http www.insee.fr fr methodes nomenclatures cog fichecommunale.asp?codedep 62&codecom 092 INSEE commune file Reflist External links http www.quid.fr communes.html?mode detail&id 26591&req Beaufort Blavincourt Beaufort Blavincourt on the Quid website Fr Pas de Calais communes Category Communes of Pas de Calais Beaufortblavincourt Arras geo stub br Beaufort Blavincourt ca Beaufort Blavincourt ceb Beaufort Blavincourt es Beaufort Blavincourt eu Beaufort Blavincourt fr Beaufort Blavincourt it Beaufort Blavincourt mg Beaufort Blavincourt ms Beaufort Blavincourt nl Beaufort Blavincourt oc Beaufort Blavincourt pms Beaufort Blavincourt pl Beaufort Blavincourt pt Beaufort Blavincourt simple Beaufort Blavincourt sr uk vi Beaufort Blavincourt vo Beaufort Blavincourt war Beaufort Blavincourt ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox cheese name Beaufort image Image Beaufort.jpg 250px othernames country France regiontown Savoie region town source Cow s pasteurised No texture Hard fat protein dimensions weight aging 12 15 months certification French Appellation d Origine Contr l e AOC 1968 Beaufort is a hard, rather sharp cheese made from cow s milk and is similar to Gruy re cheese gruy re . It is produced in the area around Beaufort, Savoie Beaufort located high in the French Alps in the Savoie region of France . It is this high altitude that endows Beaufort with its unique flavor. There are three varieties of BeaufortBeaufort de Savoie or summer BeaufortBeaufort d alpage made in chalets in the Alps Beaufort d hiver winter Beaufort Preparation Beaufort cheese is prepared using 11 liters of milk for every 1 kg of cheese desired. The milk used in one variety comes from the Tarentaise cattle Tarentaise or Abondance cattle Abondance cows that graze in the Alps. First, the milk is heated and then the cheese is cast into its molds, pressed, and slated. The mold into which the Beaufort cheese is pressed lends a visually distinctive characteristic to Beaufort cheese its concave rind. The cheese is smear ripened to produce a stronger flavour and its rind color. ref Fox, Patrick ... yellow color and acquires much of its flavor. Taste and texture Beaufort cheese lacks holes yet is similar ... , although slightly sharper in taste. Beaufort also has a very distinct aroma reminiscent of the pastures ... s milk. Beaufort is commonly used to make cheese fondue because it melts easily. One of the many cheeses that go well with white wine , Beaufort is often enjoyed with fish, especially salmon . References reflist French cheeses DEFAULTSORT Beaufort Cheese Category French cheeses Category French products ... bg ca Beaufort cv cs Beaufort s r de Beaufort K se es Beaufort queso fr Beaufort fromage id Beaufort la Beaufort caseus nl Beaufort AOC oc Beaufort ru sv Beaufort ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beaufort image coat of arms Blason ville fr Beaufort Nord .svg region Nord Pas de Calais department Nord arrondissement Avesnes sur Helpe canton Hautmont INSEE 59058 postal code 59330 mayor Fran ois Monet term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Sambre Avesnois longitude 3.965 latitude 50.2155555556 elevation m 168 elevation min m 154 elevation max m 207 area km2 12.76 population 1012 population date 1999 Beaufort is a Communes of France commune in the Nord French department Nord Departments of France department in northern France . Heraldry Blazon arms img1 Blason ville fr Beaufort Nord .svg legend1 Arms of Beaufort text The arms of Beaufort are blazon ed br Gules, 3 inescutcheons argent. See also Communes of the Nord department References http www.insee.fr fr methodes nomenclatures cog fichecommunale.asp?codedep 59&codecom 058 INSEE commune file Nord communes Category Communes of Nord French department Nord geo stub br Beaufort Norzh ca Beaufort Nord ceb Beaufort, Nord es Beaufort Norte eo Beaufort Nord eu Beaufort Nord fr Beaufort Nord it Beaufort Nord la Beaufort Septentrio ms Beaufort, Nord nl Beaufort Noorderdepartement oc Beaufort N rd pl Beaufort Nord sr uk vi Beaufort, Nord vo Beaufort Nord war Beaufort, Nord ... more details
coord 54.785 5.420 display title region GB scale 200000 Beaufort s Dyke is the sea trench between Northern Ireland and Scotland within the North Channel Great Britain and Ireland North Channel . The dyke is 50 km long, 3.5 km wide and 200 300 metres deep. Image Beauforts dyke.gif right 200px Beaufort s Dyke Because of its depth and its proximity to the Cairnryan military port, it became the United Kingdom s largest offshore dump site for conventional and chemical munitions after the Second World War in July 1945, 14,500 tons of 5 inch artillery rockets filled with phosgene were dumped in Beaufort s Dyke. ref http www.publications.parliament.uk pa cm200102 cmhansrd vo020423 text 20423w18.htm ref Munitions have subsequently been washed up on beaches in the area. In particular, in 1995, incendiary devices were discovered on the Scottish and Northern Irish coasts. This coincided with the laying of the Scottish Northern Ireland Pipeline SNIP , a 24 inch gas interconnector being constructed by Centrica plc British Gas . Projects for a Irish Sea tunnel rail tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland have been suggested at various times from the late nineteenth century onwards. The Dyke has always been an important problem for such proposals, in terms both of practicality and cost. References reflist External links http www.marlab.ac.uk FRS.Web Uploads Documents AE08Beauforts.FH10.pdf Fisheries Research Service document Category Environmental disasters Category Irish Sea DumfriesGalloway geo stub Antrim geo stub Down geo stub uk ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beaufort image Beaufort sur doron vue a rienne.jpg region Rh ne Alpes department Savoie d partement Savoie arrondissement Albertville canton Beaufort sur Doron INSEE 73034 postal code 73270 mayor Annick Cressens term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality longitude 6.57555555556 latitude 45.7188888889 elevation min m 683 elevation max m 2882 area km2 149.53 population 2264 population date 2006 Beaufort , also Beaufort sur Doron , is a Communes of France commune in the Savoie Departments of France department in the Rh ne Alpes regions of France region in south eastern France . See also Communes of the Savoie department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist Commons category Beaufort sur Doron Savoie communes Category Communes of Savoie Savoie geo stub frp B f rt ca Beaufort sur Doron ceb Beaufort, Savoie es Beaufort Saboya eu Beaufort sur Doron fr Beaufort sur Doron it Beaufort Savoia la Beaufort sur Doron lmo Beaufort sur Doron mg Beaufort, Savoie ms Beaufort, Savoie nl Beaufort sur Doron pl Beaufort Sabaudia sr uk vi Beaufort, Savoie vo Beaufort sur Doron war Beaufort, Savoie ... more details
For the car produced by Bristol Cars in the late 1980s and early 1990s Bristol Beaufort car This article ... for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name Type 152 Beaufort image File Bristol Beauforts 217 Squadron in flight.jpg caption Colour photo of Two Beaufort Mk.Is of No. 217 Squadron RAF 217 ... variants with their own articles Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Beaufort manufacturer designation ... Robertson 1976, pp.52 55. ref Beauforts also saw considerable action in the Mediterranean Beaufort ... designed as a torpedo bomber, the Beaufort more often flew as a level bomber. The Beaufort also flew ... failures than were lost to enemy fire. ref Robertson 1976 p. 3. ref However, the Beaufort did ... successful and many Beaufort units eventually converted to the Beaufighter. ref name Bar290 Barnes 1988, p. 290. ref Design and development File Beauproto1.jpg thumb right Beaufort first prototype ... N The Beaufort came from Bristol s submission to meet Air Ministry List of Air Ministry Specifications ..., the Bristol Type 152 was given the name Beaufort ref name Rob76.4. Robertson 1976, p. 4. ref ref http www.jaapteeuwen.com ww2aircraft html 20pages BRISTOL 20TYPE 20152 20BEAUFORT.htm Bristol Beaufort. British Aircraft of World War II. Retrieved 26 August 2010. ref after the Duke of Beaufort , whose ... powerful, sleeve valve , Bristol Perseus . It was soon determined that even with the Perseus, the Beaufort .... ref tag ref The added weight of the Beaufort was due to the additional equipment and crew accommodation ... to manufacture the Beaufort in easily transportable sections, and was to be important when Australian ... lowering system. tag ref Many Beaufort components, including construction techniques and the undercarriage ... of convert 10000 ft m abbr on and an airspeed of convert 238 mi h km h abbr on showed that the Beaufort ... thumb right A new late production Beaufort Mk.II at the Filton factory. ASV Yagi antenna yagi ... were used whenever possible. Initially Beauforts with the Taurus II engines were designated Beaufort ... more details
Infobox Luxembourg commune name Beaufort luxname Beefort image Beaufort 2009 08.jpg map Map Beaufort.PNG arms Blason Beaufort Luxembourg .svg LAU2 06001 canton Echternach district Grevenmacher website http www.beaufort.lu beaufort.lu Beaufort lang lb Beefort , lang de Befort is a Communes of Luxembourg commune and town in eastern Luxembourg . It is part of the canton of Echternach canton Echternach , which is part of the district of Grevenmacher district Grevenmacher . In 2005, the town of Beaufort, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 1,366. Other towns within the commune include Dillingen, Luxembourg Dillingen . The old castle, protected by a moat, was built in four periods. Based on a document of 1192, it is assumed that Walter of Wiltz and Beaufort was the first Lord of Beaufort. The oldest part of the castle dates from the early 11th Century. It was a small square ... and enlarged. The marriage of Adelaide of Beaufort with William of Orley in 1348 meant that the castle ... date from this period. Since 1539 Bernard of Velbr ck was Lord of Beaufort. The House of Beaufort ... government declared the castle a cultural heritage. As of 1893 Beaufort castle acquired a new look ... state. Gallery gallery Image Beaufort plaats.jpg Beaufort Image Beaufort, Luxembourg, town centre.JPG Beaufort town centre Image GemengBeefo.JPG Beaufort town hall Image Beaufort burcht 2.jpg Beaufort castle File BeaufortCastle2207.jpg Beaufort castle gallery References commonscat Beaufort Luxembourg http www.luxcentral.com LuxTowns.html BeaufortBeaufort at luxcentral.com http www.beaufort.lu ... commune footer coord 49 50 N 6 17 E region LU type city display title Category Beaufort, Luxembourg ... be x old bg ca Beaufort Luxemburg da Beaufort Luxembourg de Befort Luxemburg es Beaufort Luxemburgo fr Beaufort Luxembourg it Beaufort Lussemburgo lb Gemeng Beefort nl Beaufort Luxemburg no Beaufort pl Beaufort Luksemburg pt Beaufort Luxemburgo ru ... more details
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