largest city in Los Angeles County , California . Pomona is located in between the Inland Empire ..., 2011 ref Since the 1980s, Pomona s newest neighborhood Phillips Ranch Pomona , California Phillips ... 37 mi km west of San Bernardino, California San Bernardino . Pomona is bordered by the cities ... 3,230 , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 2,316 , California Department of Developmental ... City Hall Pomona, California, 1969, Welton Becket and B.H. Anderson Local government Mayor Elliott Rothman ... on March 27, 2010. ref Politics In the California State Legislature state legislature Pomona ... Norma Torres . Federally, Pomona is located in California s 38th congressional district , which has ... Ranch Pomona , California Phillips Ranch . ref http tripatlas.com Pomona, CaliforniaPomona, California ... Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona . California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal ... californiapomona 09 topic.html . ref . Pomona College was founded in Pomona in 1887, but moved ... station Pomona is connected to downtown Los Angeles , and to Riverside, California downtown Riverside ... Pomona Freeway Image California 66.svg 20px California State Route 66 Foothill Boulevard Image California ... 210 California Airports Pomona is serviced by LA Ontario International Airport Ontario Airport , located ... County, California File Oldbaldypc.jpg thumb right 1910 postcard image of Pomona Valley with Mount ... Places in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaPomonaPomona Envisions the Future mural in the Art s District ... ref name Pomona http connect.in.com people from pomonacalifornia tag 2030 1.html People From Pomona ... See also Portal Los Angeles Pomona Valley Phillips Ranch Pomona , California Phillips Ranch References ... from Pomona Northwest San Dimas, California San Dimas North Claremont, California Claremont br LaVerne ... Pomona East Montclair, California Montclair br Ontario, California Ontario Southwest Diamond Bar ... br Eastvale, California Eastvale NRHP sites in Pomona, California Cities of Los Angeles County, California ... more details
coord 34.09 117.75 region US type city format dms display title North Pomona is a neighborhood within the city limits of Pomona, CaliforniaPomona , California , United States . The ZIP code s for the community are 91767 and 91768. Geography North Pomona is located at 34.9 degrees north, 117.75 degrees west 34.9, 117.75 GR 1 or about 2.5 miles north of Downtown Pomona. ref http california.hometownlocator.com maps distance directions.cfm?north 20pomona 34.0900097, 117.7503348 Distance & Directions between Pomona and North Pomona ref The elevation for the community is 1,043 feet above sea level . ref http california.hometownlocator.com ca los angeles north pomona.cfm North Pomona Los Angeles County, CA Community Profile ref Boundaries are roughly Garey Avenue to the east, San Bernardino Freeway to the south, Fairplex Drive to the west and Arrow Highway to the north. ref http www.neighborhoodscout.com ca pomona north pomona North Pomona Neighborhood Profile ref Education The community of North Pomona is served by Pomona Unified School District . References reflist External links http california.hometownlocator.com ca los angeles north pomona.cfm North Pomona profile from Hometown Locator http www.neighborhoodscout.com ca pomona north pomona North Pomona Neighborhood Profile Category Geography of Pomona, California ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 Infobox school name Pomona High School image Pomona high.jpg established 1900s type Public school government funded Public grades 9&ndash 12 head name Roger Fastings head city Pomona, CaliforniaPomona county Los Angeles, California Los Angeles state California country United States students 1,777 2007 school colors red, black mascot Red Devil website http www.pusd.org education dept dept.php?sectiondetailid 1403 coord 34 5.099 N 117 44.4654 W display title Pomona High School or PHS is a high school secondary school operated by the Pomona Unified School District PUSD in California , located in North Pomona at 475 Bangor St. In 2002 and 2003, the Pomona High School football team won the Valle Vista League championship. Pomona High School Library and Information Center has a new and improved collection of books, non print materials and electronic books. The Library and Information Center also has Internet access for classes as well as individual students, and offers evening hours. The school is technologically equipped with computers and Internet access available throughout the campus. Pomona High School Pomona High School is located in Pomona, California and is part of the Pomona Unified School District. Pomona High School burns down On May 14, 1956 the old Pomona High School at East Holt and San Antonio avenues was destroyed by fire. ref cite web url ... AI&date May 15 2C 1956&author &pub Los Angeles Times&desc 243 2COOO 2COOO FIRE WRECKS POMONA HIGH SCHOOL&pqatl google title 3,OOO,OOO FIRE WRECKS POMONA HIGH SCHOOL publisher Los Angeles Times ref Notable ... http www.pusd.org schools high pomonaPomona Unified School District Pomona High School http www.ratemyteachers.com schools californiapomonapomona senior high school Pomona High School Teacher Ratings Category High schools in Los Angeles County, California Category Valle Vista League Category Public high schools in California ... more details
in the southwestern portion of the city limits of Pomona, CaliforniaPomona , in Los Angeles County, California . It is located near the Pomona Freeway SR 60 and the Chino Valley Freeway SR 71 . The zip code serving the neighborhood is 91766. Phillips Ranch is 4 miles southwest of downtown Pomona, and is mostly ... in the southwestern portion of the city limits of Pomona meet. In 2003 and 2007 Diamond Ranch was titled a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education. ref name diamond http tripatlas.com Diamond Ranch High School ref Pomona has been criticized for its construction of Diamond Ranch High School in the city s more affluent area of Phillips Ranch Pomona , California ... Pomona Unified School District s Home Page coord 34.0361 117.7842 region US type landmark display title Category Los Angeles County, California Category Geography of Pomona, California ..., which is an acceptable alternative to Pomona, CA according to the United States Postal Service. Phillips ... Oldbaldypc.jpg thumb right 1910 postcard image of Pomona Valley with Mount San Antonio Mt. Baldy ... Freeway to the east, Chino Hills to the south, Diamond Bar, California Diamond Bar to the west, and the Westmont ... High School Like the remainder of Pomona, Phillips Ranch is served by the Pomona Unified School District , which stretch as far south as parts of Diamond Bar, California Diamond Bar . The community ... land parcel for one dollar, for the school. ref name diamond Higher education California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona , four year university ref http collegeprowler.com cal poly pomona off campus housing ref . Mt. San Antonio College , more informally called Mt. SAC, is within easy commuting distance in nearby Walnut , California. ref http www.mtsac.edu ref Main surface ... Old Pomona Road Temple Avenue Santa Clara Drive North Ranch Road Mission Boulevard Los Felis Drive Chino Hills Parkway Scenic Ridge Drive Wide image Pomona Valley.jpg 1000px center View of Pomona ... more details
About the university in Pomona, California the university in San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaCalifornia Polytechnic State University the liberal arts college in Claremont, CaliforniaPomona College good article Infobox university name California State Polytechnic University, Pomona native name image name ... publisher Office of Public Affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2010 ... Cal Poly Pomona date 26 month 01 year 2010 publisher California State University accessdate 2010 01 ... publisher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2010 05 13 ref chancellor vice ... title Explore Campuses Campus Facts Cal Poly Pomona date 14 month 04 year 2010 publisher California ... Life doctoral profess city Pomona, CaliforniaPomona state California country United States campus Suburban ... Pomona publisher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2010 01 31 ref free label ..., CaliforniaPomona , California , United States . It is one of Cal Poly disambiguation two polytechnics in the 23 member California State University system. Cal Poly Pomona began as a satellite ... in California State Polytechnic University, Pomona academics 9 academic units and enrolls over ... at Cal Poly Pomona url http www.allbusiness.com north america united states california 929276 1.html ... publisher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2010 01 31 ref During World ... s former Ranch horse ranch in the neighboring city of Pomona, California . ref name CPP History ... publisher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2010 11 11 ref Acknowledging ... catalog gen info Univ Admin.pdf publisher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona format PDF ... oralhistory title Voices From Our Past Cal Poly Pomona Oral History publisher California ... hr furloughs.shtml publisher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2010 09 11 ... affairs recognizes two official names for the university California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ... more details
Image PomonaPolytechnic.PNG 225px thumb right First building to be erected on the Cal Poly Pomona campus Kellogg horse stables The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona is organized ... files polytechniclbd 153.pdf format PDF work California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona accessdate 2008 08 19 ref Organization Colleges Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture .... ref http www.ceis.csupomona.edu ref Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering College of Engineering The College of Engineering has the largest engineering and computer science programs in California . ref cite news last first coauthors title Cal Poly Pomona work California State University pages ... work California State Polytechnic University, Pomona accessdate 2011 03 26 ref Business Administration ... Empire Category California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Category University and college academics in the United States California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ... shares with the University of California, Riverside , the distinction of having the only agriculture programs in Southern California . Citation needed date April 2010 Farmlands flank the campus, giving a stark contrast to a stereotypical urban university. Cal Poly Pomona College of Business ..., government and education. Cal Poly Pomona is one of the 500 institutions worldwide that are accredited ... and undergraduate levels. Cal Poly Pomona College of Education and Integrative Studies College ... Video Transcript work Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering pages language publisher date 2006 ... Cal Poly Pomona has the second largest civil engineering department in the United States after Texas ..., the Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering Cal Poly Pomona s College of Engineering was ranked ... cite news title Cal Poly Pomona Ranked Among Top Universities in the West url http polycentric.csupomona.edu ... ref Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design College of Environmental Design The planning ... more details
Other uses Image Nicolas Fouch 001.jpg thumb Pomona, by Nicolas Fouch , c. 1700 Pomona was a goddess of fruitful abundance in Religion in ancient Rome ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology myth . Her name comes from the Latin word pomum , fruit, specifically orchard fruit. Pomme is the French word for apple. She was said to be a wood nymph and a part of the Numia, guardian spirits who watch over people, places, or homes. She scorned the love of the woodland gods Silvanus mythology Silvanus and Picus , but married Vertumnus after he tricked her, disguised as an old woman. ref name collier cite encyclopedia last Duckworth first George E editor William D. Halsey encyclopedia Collier s Encyclopedia title Pompona year 1976 publisher Macmillan Educational Corporation volume 19 page 232 ref She and Vertumnus shared a festival held on August 13th. Her high priest was called the flamen Pomonalis . The pruning knife was her attribute. There is a grove that is sacred to her called the Pomonal, located not far from Ostia, the ancient port of Rome. Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees, garden .... A statue of Pomona is in the fountain in the little park before the Plaza Hotel in New York City. For a listing of cities and institutions named after Pomona, see Pomona disambiguation . Pomona is the first name of Professor Sprout, the teacher of Herbology in the Harry Potter series ... iOx6de8LUNAC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q Pomona&f false Pomona p ... 3Dpomona bio 1 Pompo na External links commonscat inline Vertumnus and Pomona Cite EB1911 wstitle Pomona Category Agricultural goddesses Category Roman goddesses Category Dryads als Pomona Mythologie bs Pomona mitologija ca Pomona cs Pomona de Pomona et Pomona el es Pomona fr Pomone ko is Pomona it Pomona lt Pomona mk nl Pomona godin no Pomona pl Pomona bogini pt Pomona ru sv Pomona uk ... more details
Pomona University may refer to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona also known as Cal Poly Pomona , a public polytechnic university in Pomona, California and part of the California State University Pomona College , a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California originally founded in Pomona and part of the Claremont Colleges consortium disambig ... more details
Pomona is the Roman goddess of fruit and nut trees. Pomona might also refer to Academic institutions California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, CaliforniaPomona College in Claremont, California Locations Argentina Pomona, R o Negro Australia Pomona, Queensland Belize Pomona, Belize Pomona Maya Site, Belize Colombia Pomona, Colombia Pomona Supermarket upmarket , Bogot , Colombia Namibia Pomona, Namibia United Kingdom Mainland Pomona, an anachronistic synonym for Mainland, Orkney , Scotland, the largest of the Orkney Islands Pomona Docks , a set of dockyards in Trafford, Greater Manchester Pomona Metrolink station United States Pomona, CaliforniaPomona, Kansas Pomona, Maryland Pomona, Missouri Pomona, New Jersey Pomona, New York Pomona, Washington , near Selah, Washington South Africa Pomona, Kempton Park, Gauteng Other uses Pomona , a ballet with music by Constant Lambert Pomona , a waltz by Emile Waldteufel Hogwarts staff Pomona Sprout Professor Pomona Sprout from the Harry Potter series 32 Pomona , an asteroid The Herefordshire Pomona , a nineteenth century fruit catalogue See also Pomone disambiguation disambig als Pomona bs Pomona vor ca Pomona desambiguaci de Pomona es Pomona desambiguaci n fr Pomona it Pomona disambigua la Pomona discretiva nl Pomona no Pomona andre betydninger pl Pomona pt Pomona desambigua o ru tr Pomona vo Pomona ... more details
116 Pomona http www.foothilltransit.org Foothill Transit Metrolink Southern California Category Metrolink stations in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaCalifornia railstation stub ...Distinguish Pomona Amtrak station for The Pomona Metrolink Station in Manchester, England Pomona Metrolink station Infobox Station name Pomona North image image size image caption address 205 Santa Fe Street br Pomona, California , 91767 coordinates coord 34.0936 117.7533 type railwaystation region US CA display inline,title line Metrolink Southern California Metrolink rail color box system SCAX line San Bernardino other Foothill Transit br Bronco Link Shuttle parking Approximately 225 spaces platform 1 side platform , 1 island platform only boards on one side tracks 2 bicycles owned City of Pomona services s rail title SCAX s line system SCAX line San Bernardino previous Covina next Claremont s note text Former services s rail next title ATSF s line system ATSF line main previous La Verne next Claremont notemid Via Pasadena, California Pasadena , Pomona, CaliforniaPomonaPomona North Station is located at 205 Santa Fe Street in Pomona, CaliforniaPomona , California . It is located just west of Garey Avenue and south of Bonita Avenue, and has 225 free parking spaces, which are accessible from either Santa Fe Street or Fulton Road. Fulton and Santa Fe do not intersect. The north Pomona station serves the San Bernardino Line . The central downtown Pomona train station is a few miles south of that, also near Garey it s an Amtrak station which also runs Metrolink trains that run the Riverside line. The Pomona north station is owned by the City of Pomona. A freight line ex ATSF Pasadena Subdivision runs along the north side of the station. The old Santa Fe station lies to the east of the station, on the northwest corner of Santa Fe and Garey Avenue. Foothill Transit provides connecting service on Garey Avenue, with stops at Garey and Bonita Avenue for Lines 291 and 492 ... more details
File Oldbaldypc.jpg thumb 1910 postcard image of Pomona, California with Mt. Baldy in distance. The Pomona Valley , located between the San Gabriel Valley and Cucamonga Valley in Southern California , straddles the border between Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino County . Back on March 1, 1893 the California Assembly voted 54 14 for a new county to form in the region, San Antonio County, with Pomona, CaliforniaPomona as its seat ... County, CaliforniaPomona La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose , List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaPomona Cityscape Wide image Pomona Valley.jpg 1200px center Pomona ... on the map California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona , public ... in Riverside County, California Highways The Pomona Valley is served by freeways San Bernardino ... Interstate 15 connects to Las Vegas, Nevada Pomona Freeway State Route 60 connects to Riverside, California ... The Historical Society of Pomona Valley Greater Los Angeles Area California coord missing California ... title History timeline of the Inland Empire, California url http www.sbsun.com empireday 3 ci 7323066 ... lines separating the Pomona valley from the San Bernardino Valley on the east include the San Antonio River, the eastern border of the Drainage basin Watershed of the San Antonio River. The Pomona ... along California State Route 57 State Route 57 . The valley lies south of the San Gabriel Mountains and north of the Chino Hills. The historic U.S. Route 66 Route 66 runs through the Pomona Valley. Communities The cities of the Pomona Valley include colbegin 2 Chino Chino Hills Claremont, California Claremont Diamond Bar, California Diamond Bar La Verne, California La Verne Montclair, California Montclair Ontario, California Ontario Pomona, CaliforniaPomona Rancho Cucamonga San Antonio Heights, California San Antonio Heights San Dimas, California San Dimas Upland, California Upland colend ... more details
About the liberal arts college in Claremont, California the polytechnic university in Pomona, CaliforniaCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona Infobox university name Pomona College image File Pclogo 4c noborder pv.png 250px Pomona College Mark established October 14, 1887 type Private school Private president David W. Oxtoby city Claremont, California Claremont state California country United ..., California . Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists , the college ... New England institutions. The College was originally formed in Pomona, CaliforniaPomona classes ... Newsweek.com Bot generated title ref Campus Pomona s campus is in Claremont, California, covering ..., 201. cite web title Pomona College Fact Sheet url https wfs.pomona.edu jlr04747 www FactSheet 2011 ... website http www.pomona.edu pomona.edu Pomona College is a private university private , residential .... ref name profile The founding member of the Claremont Colleges , Pomona is a sectarianism non ... provided Pomona s student body with the resources of a larger university while preserving the closeness of a small college. Pomona is currently ranked fourth in National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. ... last Kaya title Once Again, a Record Breaking Class Admitted to Pomona url http tsl.pomona.edu index.php ... Pomona Class of 2014 Profile url http www.tsl.pomona.edu new index.php?option com content&view article&id 1016 pomona admissions rate hits record low with class of 2014&catid 42 pomona&Itemid 88 publisher Pomona College accessdate 2007 04 10 ref History Pomona College was established as a coeducational ... location of the Admissions and the Office of Campus Life. The name Pomona College remained after ... Middlebury and Bowdoin College Bowdoin , Pomona received its own governing board, ensuring its independence ... of Pomona College publisher Pomona College accessdate 2007 01 11 ref The board of trustees was originally ... allow Pomona to retain its small, liberal arts focused teaching while gaining the resources of a larger ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Tillandsia Pomona Infobox Cultivar name Tillandsia Pomona image hybrid Tillandsia hybrid br Tillandsia caput medusae caput medusae × Tillandsia ionantha ionantha cultivar Pomona origin Before 1997 Pomona is a Hybrid biology hybrid cultivar of the genus biology genus Tillandsia in the Bromeliaceae Bromeliad family. References http www.bsi.org bcr Tillandsia Pomona.html BSI BCR Entry for Pomona Category Bromeliaceae cultivar bromeliad stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Pomona Electronics is a company specializing in electronic test equipment and accessories. Pomona is a popular manufacturer of banana plug s. Image Banana plug adapter.JPG thumb right 250px Adapter between a female BNC connector and banana plugs manufactured by Pomona. Image Binding post adapter.JPG right 200px thumb Adapter between five way binding posts and a male BNC connector manufactured by Pomona. Corp stub Category Electronics companies ... more details
Two Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Pomona HMS Pomona 1794 , the 18 gun French sloop of war Cheveret captured on 30 January 1761 and wrecked in a hurricane in 1776. HMS Pomona 1778 , a 28 gun sclass Enterprise frigate 0 sixth rate frigate launched in 1778. She was renamed Amphitrite in 1795 and broken up in 1811. See also HMS Pomone References colledge Shipindex DISPLAYTITLE HMS Pomona DEFAULTSORT Pomone Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
spectral type S type asteroid S abs magnitude 7.56 albedo 0.10 single temperature 173 kelvin K 32 Pomona IPAc en icon p m o n lang la P m na is a main belt asteroid . Pomona was discovered by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt H. Goldschmidt on October 26, 1854. It is named after Pomona , the Roman ... Bradshaw recorded an unusual asteroid occultation by 32 Pomona on 16 August 2008. The expected maximum ... of 40 km. The IRAS diameter for Pomona is 86.3 km. The most likely explanation for this observation ... 33 Polyhymnia Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Pomona Category Main Belt asteroids Category ... discovered in 1854 S beltasteroid stub als 32 Pomona ast 32 Pomona ca 32 Pomona de 32 Pomona el 32 es 32 Pomona eo 32 Pomono eu 32 Pomona fa fr 32 Pomone it 32 Pomona la 32 Pomona hu 32 Pomona nl Pomona planeto de ja no 32 Pomona nn 32 Pomona pl 32 Pomona pt 32 Pomona ru 32 sk 32 Pomona sl 32 Pomona sr 32 fi 32 Pomona sv 32 Pomona tl 32 Pomona uk 32 yo 32 Pomona zh ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Eunica pomona image Nymphalidae Eunica pomona.JPG image width 250px image caption Eunica pomona from Colombia . Mounted specimen status status system regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Biblidinae tribus Biblidini genus Eunica species E. pomona binomial Eunica pomona binomial authority Baron Cajetan von Felder C . & Rudolf Felder R. Felder , 1867 synonyms Faunia pomona C. & R. Felder, 1867 Eunica pomona f. pompata Fruhstorfer, 1909 Eunica amata Druce, 1874 Eunica pomona is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Description Eunica pomona has a wingspan reaching about convert 57 mm . The uppersides of the anterior wings are black, with a bright blue band from the base of the coastal margin to the apex. Posterior wings have a broad submarginal band of blue. The undersides of the anterior wings are brown, lighter at the base and the inner margin, while the apex is greyish. The posterior wings are dark brown with two black spots in the middle, followed by some irregular transverse dark brown bands. Distribution This species occurs in Venezuela , Colombia , Costa Rica and Panama . Subspecies Eunica pomonapomona Colombia Eunica pomona amata Druce, 1874 Costa Rica , Panama References http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae biblidinae eunica index.html Funet External links http butterfliesofamerica.com eunica pomona amata types.htm Butterflies of America Category Butterflies and moths of South America Category Butterflies and moths of the Caribbean Category Insects of Colombia Category Fauna of Venezuela Category Fauna of Costa Rica Category Fauna of Panama Biblidinae stub ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Image MOMap doton Pomona.png right Pomona is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri Howell County , Missouri , United States , midway between Willow Springs, Missouri Willow Springs and West Plains, Missouri West Plains . The community was founded in 1895 and it was named for Pomona , the Roman goddess of fruit trees this area was a major producer of apple s. Several homes, small businesses, and a post office 65789 are located there. There are several churches including the Pomona Christian Church, Pomona Church of Christ, Church of God, First Assembly of God, and Lost Camp Southern Baptist. Estimated zip code population in 2009 was 2,351 and the land area covered is 74.1 sq. mi. The population density is just 32 people per square mile, considered very low by Missouri standards. The cost of living is also low, 79.7 U.S. average is 100 . Pomona is served by the Pomona Fire Protection District 2, a volunteer department located at 4898 County Road 1510. It is governed by a five member board, elected by the population at large. Most of the homes in the area are connected to the rural water system, served by Pomona Water Supply, Howell County District One. Other utilities serving the area include Century Link telephone and Howell Oregon Electrical Coop. Elementary and Middle School aged children from homes in the southern part of Pomona attend Richards RV School District while children in the northern area attened schools in nearby Willow Springs. Howell County, Missouri coord 36 52 02 N 91 54 52 W type city region US MO display title Category Unincorporated communities in Howell County, Missouri Category Populated places established in 1895 HowellMO geo stub ar es Pomona Misuri vo Pomona Missouri ... more details
about the island in New Zealand the Scottish island sometimes called Pomona Mainland, Orkney Pomona Island is the largest island within Lake Manapouri , in Fiordland National Park , in New Zealand s South Island . With an area of convert 262 ha acre , it is one of the largest islands to be found within any New Zealand lake. The island is uninhabited, and lies close to the entrance to the lake s southern arm, 11 kilometres to the west of Manapouri township. It was named by James McKerrow in 1862 after the main island of Scotland s Orkney Islands . Natural history Forested areas of Fiordland National Park generally are dominated by Nothofagus and podocarp species with understory of numerous fern s and shrubs Crown Fern , Blechnum discolor is an example of chief understory species. Pomona Island is within this area of forest characterisation. ref C. Michael Hogan. 2009 ref Pomona Island has given its name to a mineral form known as Pomona Granite . ref New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics .1982 ref Pomona Island Charitable Trust Pomona Island has its own Charitable Trust it was set up in July 2005 with the aim of restoring the largest inland island in New Zealand to its presumed natural state prior to the introduction of pests. The specific objectives of the Trust are to eradicate all mammalian pest species from Pomona Island ensuring a high quality of indigenous biodiversity on the island in terms of both flora and fauna. Also to reintroduce, through natural and assisted means, birdlife native to Fiordland within the Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area and provide ... . Image Pomana Island.JPG thumb right 320px Pomona Island from Hurricane Passage Image Pomona Is Pad.jpg thumb left 320px Pomona Island Trust Volunteers References C. Michael Hogan. 2009. http www.globaltwitcher.com ... by The Royal Society of New Zealand Pomona Island Trust Website. http www.pomona island.org.nz trust.html ... Region Southland geo stub de Pomona Island ru ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Pomona city Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sunshine Coast state qld image PomonaQLD.jpg caption lga Sunshine Coast Regional Council Sunshine Coast postcode 4568 pop 1,004 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id UCL347000 name Pomona L Urban Centre Locality accessdate 2008 03 19 quick on ref area est 1890 parish stategov Electoral district of Gympie Gympie fedgov Division of Wide Bay Wide Bay dist1 30 dir1 W location1 Noosa Heads, Queensland Noosa Heads near nw Cooran, Queensland Cooran near n Pinbarren, Queensland Pinbarren near ne Ringtail Creek, Queensland Ringtail Creek near w Cooran, Queensland Cooran near e Lake MacDonald, Queensland Lake MacDonald near sw Federal, Queensland Federal near s Black Mountain, Queensland Black Mountain near se Cooroy, Queensland Cooroy coord 26.363 152.856 type city 2009 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display title Pomona is a town located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sunshine Coast , Queensland , Australia . The town was originally called Pinbarren siding and was renamed Pomona in 1906, after the Pomona Roman goddess of fruit and orchards. ref http www.noosa.qld.gov.au docs CommGuide05PartD.pdf Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D 19 December ... 19 December 2006 ref Pomona is 166 kilometres north of Brisbane , and approximately 30 minutes driving ... declared the region s friendliest town 2004 and 2010 , Pomona was first settled by Europeans ... that. The North Coast railway line, Queensland railway to Pomona was opened in 1891. The town ... for the Shire were constructed in Pomona in 1911 on a site now used since 1985 by the Cooroora Historical Society and Noosa Museum. Pomona is notable for three things a relaxed streetscape of distinctive .... See also Portal Queensland Pomona railway station, Queensland References Reflist External links http queenslandplaces.com.au pomona University of Queensland Queensland Places Pomona http www.themajestictheatre.com.au ... more details
Pomona is a folksong originating from Manchester . It has many similarities with a song called Lamorna folk song Lamorna , which is popular in Cornwall. Lyrics Down to Pomona Now I m going to sing, br A nice young lady fair, br I met some time ago, br At the corner of Albert Square. br She had a lovely jet black eye, br I thought I should like to own her, br For in a voice so sweet she asked of me br The way down to Pomona. br We met in Albert Square, br And I never shall forget, br Her eyes they shone like stars, br Thought the evening it was wet. br The hair it hung in curls. br Of this lovely little Donah, br As we drove that night in great delight, br Away down to Pomona. br My heart beat like a drum, br As I answered her with pride, br Yes, and if you have no objections, br I will take you there beside. br She blushed and answered yes, br The I fell in love all over, br For a cab I sent and off we went, br Away down to Pomona. br We d scarce got in the cab, br When she asked me for my name, br I gave it to her then, br And asked of her the same. br When she lifted up the fall, br Which her face had covered over, br Upon my life she was my wife, br I was taking down to Pomona. br She said sir you know me now, br that we re not in the dark, br I saod, yes love, before now, br But I thought I would have a lark, br Then for your larking you shall pay, br And forgetting your lovely Donah, br You shall have it to say, you had to pay, br For your wife into Pomona. br Category Music in Manchester ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Pomona, Kansas settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Franklin County Kansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pomona Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Pomona, Kansas image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Kansas subdivision type2 List of counties in Kansas County subdivision name2 Franklin County, Kansas Franklin government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 2.0 area land km2 2.0 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.8 area land sq mi 0.8 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 923 population density km2 471.4 population density sq mi 1220.9 General information timezone North American Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m 293 elevation ft 961 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0479638 GR 3 website footnotes Pomona is a city in Franklin ... States Census 2000 census . Geography Pomona is located at coord 38 36 33 N 95 27 6 W city 38.609277 ... 65 or over. Education There is a 6 12 public school in Pomona that is part of the West Franklin USD ... Williamsburg High and Pomona High, but a consolidation project recently joined the two district ... of the Panthers. Pomona s colors were red, black and white and their mascot was the Indian. References ... in Franklin County, Kansas ca Pomona Kansas es Pomona Kansas io Pomona, Kansas ht Pomona, Kansas nl Pomona Kansas pl Pomona Kansas pt Pomona Kansas vo Pomona Kansas ... more details
Pomona is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland Kent County , Maryland , United States . ref cite web url http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic title Geographic Names Information System date 2009 01 29 work Pomona Populated Place publisher U.S. Geological Survey ref References reflist Maryland geo stub Kent County, Maryland coord 39 9 44 N 76 6 35 W type city region US MD source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Maryland Category Populated places in Kent County, Maryland ... more details
Pomona is a ghost town in southern Namibia south of L deritz on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean . It is about 15 km south of Elizabeth Bay, Namibia , in an area called Sperrgebiet , a diamond mining zone with restricted access. Around 1910, at the time of the diamond rush in German South West Africa , diamonds in the Pomona area were so plentiful that they could be picked up from the ground with bare hands. Pomona boasted the richest diamond mine of its time, generating over convert 1000000 carat kg ref name namibianresources http www.namibianresources.com history.html Namibian Resources Plc. The history of Pomona ref between 1912 and 1914. ref name rand http www.on the rand.co.uk Diamond 20Grounds Sperrgebiet.htm On The Rand The Sperrgebiet ref History Mining in the Pomona area started in the 1860s. After the discovery of guano deposits, the British annexed a number of islands off the coast of south western Africa. This action led adventurers and traders into the area. Two of these, Aaron de Pass and Captain John Spence, obtained mining rights from Chief David Christian along the coast between the shore hunh? and 15 50 longitude. Together they established the Pomona Mining Company and unsuccessfully tried to extract copper, lead and silver. ref name rand It later appeared they must have shoveled the diamonds away to get access to the ore deposits. ref cite news title Die Taschenuhr ... of a mining settlement which was originally called Pomonapforte Pomona port , ref name ... in today s Namibia 19 The older mining rights held by the Pomona Mining Company were ... 99916 40 26 6 ref Therefore the Pomona area was the only place to set up new claims, and after extensive legal struggle official diamond mining started in 1912 under the auspices of the Pomona Diamanten Gesellschaft Pomona Diamond Corporation . This mine soon extracted an average of convert 50000 ... German South West Africa Category Karas Region pt Pomona Nam bia ... more details
Pomona Plateau coor dm 60 35 S 45 55 W is an ice covered plateau, over convert 300 m elevation, extending between Sandefjord Peaks and Deacon Hill in the western part of Coronation Island , in the South Orkney Islands . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS in 1948 50. This naming revives in an altered form a name given by James Weddell in 1822. Being unaware of the prior discovery of Coronation Island by Captain Nathaniel Palmer and Captain George Powell mariner George Powell , and its naming at that time, Weddell renamed the island Pomona or Mainland after the island in the northern Orkney Islands . That name was published by Weddell in 1825 but did not survive. usgs gazetteer Category Plateaus of Antarctica Category Landforms of the South Orkney Islands SouthOrkneys geo stub ... more details
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