Biola may refer to Biola University , a university in Los Angeles County, California Biola, California , a small town in Fresno County Biola island , an island in Singapore disambig ... more details
coord 1 9 50.4 N 103 44 32 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap englishname PulauBiola Violin Island chinesename poj pengim pinyin b ol d o malayname PulauBiola tamilname Biola Lang ms Violin is a small 0.4 hectare island located off the southwestern coast of Singapore , between Pulau Senang to its north and Pulau Satumu to its south. Panoramic image File Western Islands, panorama, Nov 06.jpg thumb 800px center The Southern Islands, Singapore . Panoramic view of Pulau Satumu Raffles Lighthouse , PulauBiola , Pulau Senang , Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong , from Pulau Semakau . Note This is as close as you can get to see the islands due to its military sensitivity. External links http maps.google.com ?ie UTF8&z 18&ll 1.16417,103.7422&spn 0.015403,0.032101&t k&om 1 Satellite image of Violin Island Google Maps Islands of Singapore Category Islands of Singapore Biola Category Western Islands Planning Area Singapore geo stub ms PulauBiola ta ... more details
The Biola Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad SP was a span style white space nowrap 15 mile 24 km span freight branch line serving the raisin and agricultural area west of Fresno, California Fresno . The span style white space nowrap 15 mile 24 km span line ran from Fresno Biola Junction, California Biola Junction to Kerman, California where it connected with the Southern Pacific mainline that ran from Fresno Tracy via Los Banos known as the West Side Line . The first span style white space nowrap 8.5 miles 13.7 km span of the Biola Branch between Biola Junction Fresno and Biola, California Biola was completed by the Fresno Traction Company which was owned by SP on November 15, 1913. The Fresno Traction Company then immediately lease d the branch to SP. One source says the entire branch was in operation as of 1920. ref name SP Lines cite web url http webpages.charter.net altalair sp branches.html title Main Lines and Branch Lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad work David Coscia s SP site date 2005 05 30 accessdate 2006 10 10 ref Another ... 2006 10 10 ref On March 3, 1930 the Biola Branch was extended span style white space nowrap 7 miles 11 km span from Biola to Kerman where it connected with SP s Los Banos Subdivision ... 26, 1936, the branch was deed ed to the SP. SP s purpose for having the Biola Branch extending from .... On April 5, 1985, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved abandonment of the Biola Branch ... Route 99 . You can also see where the tracks used to cross Golden State Highway at Biola Junction ... the major roads of Ashlan Ave and Shaw Ave. Route In 1937, the Biola Branch was listed as a part of the Los ... Banos Subdivision span style white space nowrap 15.6 miles 25.1 km span to Biola Jct. Biola, CA Biola MP 200.5 Truman MP 202.0 Everts MP 204.0 West Acres MP 206.0 Biola Junction MP 208.6 ... isbn 0 87095 106 8 reflist External links http www.abandonedrails.com map.asp?c 1060 Map of the Biola ... more details
Infobox university name Biola University image Image Biola logo16.png 200px motto Above All Give Glory ... www.biola.edu Biola University is a Private university private , evangelical Christian , liberal arts university located near Los Angeles . Biola s main campus is in La Mirada, California La Mirada ... minister and Christian author. Image Biola 1912 1916.jpg 300px thumb Biola s former Los ... Blackstone, 1908 09 . Between 1912 and 1928, Biola was an established leader in conservative Christianity ... , operating one of the largest Christian radio stations in the U.S. KTBI , and running the Biola Press ..., William P. White, a well known Christian leader and speaker, became Biola s first president in 1929. Charles E. Fuller , a graduate of Biola, became chairman of the board. Fuller later founded Fuller Theological Seminary . Biola fell into hard times during the Great Depression and was forced ... the school was also under threat of loss. It was during this time that Louis T. Talbot became Biola ... Biola s third president to wage an intensive national fundraising effort to save the school. He ... as Biola s president from 1938 to 1952. During this time, the Institute program became a four year ... Medicine came into being in 1945, laying the foundation for Biola s current baccalaureate nursing program. In 1946, Talbot also established the Biola Institute Hour, a national radio program. It was later called the Biola Hour. The Institute was renamed Biola College in 1949. Image 6306 BiolaCollegeGraduation 1.jpg thumb 300px left Biola College campus entrance, June, 1963 Under the leadership of Samuel H. Sutherland, president from 1952 to 1970, Biola moved its campus to its current location La Mirada, California, in the summer of 1959. Sutherland and Russell Allder, Biola s business manager ... of J. Richard Chase, president from 1970 to 1982, the College was renamed Biola University on July ... and graduate programs. In 1988 Biola acquired the adjacent McNally Elementary School, adding an additional ... more details
Infobox Settlement name Biola settlement type census designated place image skyline imagesize image caption image seal image map Fresno County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Biola Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location in Fresno County, California Fresno County and the state of California image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates region US CA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag California subdivision type2 List of counties in California County subdivision name2 Fresno County, California Fresno government type leader title N A leader name leader title1 California State Senate Senate leader name1 Tom Berryhill California Republican Party R leader title2 California State Assembly Assembly leader name2 Juan Arambula California Democratic Party D leader title3 California s 21st congressional district U. S. Congress leader name3 Devin Nunes R established date Area area magnitude unit pref US area footnotes ref http www.census.gov geo www gazetteer files Gaz places national.txt U.S. Census ref area total sq mi 0.647 area land sq mi 0.647 area ... feature ID blank1 info 1659697 footnotes gnis 1659697 website Biola is a census designated place CDP ... at the 2010 census, up from 1,037 at the 2000 census. Biola is located convert 6 mi km north northeast ... Bureau , the CDP has a total area of convert 0.6 sqmi km2 , all of it land. History Biola was founded ... Angeles . ref name CGN A post office operated in Biola from 1912 to 1918, and from 1920 to the present ... that Biola had a population of 1,623. The population density was 2,508.4 people per square mile 968.5 km . The racial makeup of Biola was 510 31.4 White U.S. Census White , 6 0.4 African American U.S. ... 34.5 of those under age 18 and 20.4 of those age 65 or over. See also Biola Branch Southern Pacific ... places established in 1912 ca Biola es Biola California nl Biola pt Biola vo Biola ... more details
. Panoramic view of Pulau Satumu Raffles Lighthouse , PulauBiola , Pulau Senang , Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong, from Pulau Semakau . Note This is as close as you can get to see the islands due ...coord 1 12 30 N 103 43 17 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap Pulau Sudong locator map.png englishname Pulau Sudong chinesename poj pengim pinyin s d ng d o malayname Pulau Sudong tamilname Deleted image removed Image RSAF Black Knights & Pukau Sudong.JPG thumb left Fig.1 The RSAF Black Knights with the airstrip of Pulau Sudong visible in the mid left distance, also visible is Pulau Pawai and Pulau Senang . Deleted image removed Image RSAF Black Knights & Pulau Sudong 2.JPG thumb left Fig.2 The RSAF Black Knights training directly over the airstrip of Pulau Sudong . Pulau Sudong is a 209 hectare coral island off the southern coast of Singapore , it was enlarged through a land reclamation process during the late 1970s. Restricted area Since the early 1980s, Pulau Sudong, together with Pulau Senang and Pulau Pawai , have formed the Singapore Armed Forces southern islands military training area and live firing zone. ref http www.mindef.gov.sg imindef news and events nr 1998 oct 08oct98 nr.html Live explosive being tested on civilian structure in the Southern islands live firing area. ref See Figure 1 . As with all other military installations in Singapore, the entire live firing zone is strictly off limits to all civilians at all times of the day and night. ref http www.mindef.gov.sg imindef news and events nr 2005 jan 06jan05 nr.html Typical MINDEF notice during live firing ex ref The only exceptions to this are for workers who are contracted by MINDEF to perform maintenance on the island s area calibration facilities. The island s airstrip and Dock maritime dock are maintained ... government malaria research station, originally on Pulau Belakang Mati , was on the island. Panoramic ... of Pulau Sudong Google Maps Islands of Singapore Category Airports in Singapore Sudong Category ... more details
, panorama, Nov 06.jpg thumb 800px center The Southern Islands, Singapore . Panoramic view of Pulau Satumu Raffles Lighthouse , PulauBiola , Pulau Senang , Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong , from Pulau Semakau ...coord 1 11 10.06 N 103 43 29 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap Pulau Pawai locator map.png englishname Pulau Pawai chinesename poj pengim pinyin b w i d o malayname Pulau Pawai tamilname Pulau Pawai , also known as Alligator Island during the colonialism colonial times, ref cite web url http infopedia.nlb.gov.sg articles SIP 150 2005 01 20.html title Islands of Singapore accessdate 2006 11 25 year 2001 work Size of islands around Singapore publisher National Library Board ref is a 182,000 m island located within the Singapore Armed Forces live fire exercise Live Firing Area. It is located off the southwestern coast of Singapore , between Pulau Sudong to its north and Pulau Satumu to its south. It is one of the three islands owned by the Singapore Armed Forces for live firing exercise s, the other two being Pulau Sudong and Pulau Senang . Restricted area Since the early 1980s, the island together with Pulau Senang and Pulau Sudong , these three islands formed the Singapore Armed Forces southern islands military training area and live firing zone. ref http www.mindef.gov.sg imindef news and events nr 1998 oct 08oct98 nr.html Live explosive being tested on civilian structure in the Southern islands live firing area. ref As with all other military installations within the country, the entire live firing zone is strictly off limits to all civilians at all times of the day and night. ref http www.mindef.gov.sg imindef news and events nr 2005 jan 06jan05 nr.html Typical MINDEF notice during live firing ex ref The island is used mainly as a practice range for live ammunition bombing both from the air and the ground. The Republic of Singapore Air Force and Republic of Singapore Navy Navy take turns to use it, with the Air Force practicing strafing and the Navy practicing ... more details
, panorama, Nov 06.jpg thumb 800px center The Southern Islands, Singapore . Panoramic view of Pulau Satumu Raffles Lighthouse , PulauBiola , Pulau Senang, Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong , from Pulau Semakau ...coord 1 10 14 N 103 44 10 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap Pulau Senang locator map.png englishname Pulau Senang chinesename poj pengim pinyin nl d o malayname Pulau Senang tamilname Pulau Senang is a 81.7 hectare coral island about 13 kilometres off the southern coast of Singapore . Along with Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong , it is used as a military education and training military training area for live fire exercise s. Pulau Senang is best known in the history of Singapore as a penal colony penal settlement experiment that failed after only three years, when a riot against the guards broke out in 1963, killing three officers. Etymology Pulau Senang is Malay language Malay for island of ease . History Pulau Senang was a penal experiment where prison ers were allowed to roam freely on the island. It was thought that detainees could be rehabilitation penology reformed through manual labour . The settlement started on 18 May 1960, when 50 detainees arrived with Superintendent police Superintendent Daniel Dutton superintendent Daniel Dutton . Over the next three years, the number of detainees rose to 320, and they transformed the island into an attractive settlement. Believing that through hard work, the detainees could be reformed. Dutton removed weapon arms from the guards. On 12 July 1963, a group of some 70 to 90 detainees rioted and burned down most of the buildings. They hacked Dutton to death and killed two other officers. 58 people were Criminal ... Since the early 1980s, the island together with Pulau Sudong and Pulau Pawai , these three islands formed ... index.php?entry marine 20050207 senangdolphins saboridorey04jan2005.txt Dolphins spotted off Pulau ...&spn 0.017248,0.03871&t k&z 15&om 1 Satellite image of Pulau Senang Google Maps Islands of Singapore ... more details
one map as Palawan Reef , it was renamed Pulau Palawan after land reclamation. The island now has an area similar to that of PulauBiola , about convert 0.4 ha acre . ref name Infopedia Confusion ... Asia Pulau Palawan is not to be confused with an unnamed U shaped artificial sandy islet that is linked ... Islands of Singapore Category Islands of Singapore Palawan Category Southern Islands de Pulau Palawan es Pulau Palawan ta zh ... more details
Pulau Besar is the name of many islands in Malaysia and Indonesia . In the Malay language , it is known as Big Island . See also Pulau Besar Johor Pulau Besar Malacca geodis ka ms Pulau Besar ... more details
Pulau Kendi is a small island in Penang , Malaysia . Pulau Kendi is often frequented by tourists for leisure fishing. Penang coord 5 13 N 100 11 E region MY type isle source GNS enwiki display title Category Islands of Penang Penang geo stub ms Pulau Kendi ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Coord 1 14.1 1 N 103 44.7 000 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap englishname Pulau Busing chinesename poj pengim pinyin b x ng d o malayname Pulau Busing tamilname Pulau Busing is an island located off the southwestern coast of Singapore , north of Pulau Hantu and west of Pulau Bukom . The island is owned by the JTC Corporation and is leased to Tankstore Ltd, a petroleum storage company. Islands of Singapore Category Islands of Singapore Busing Category Western Islands Planning Area Singapore geo stub ms Pulau Busing ta zh ... more details
Pulau Sebang is a small town in Malacca , Malaysia . This small town is at the Malacca side of Tampin . The Tampin railway station is located at this town. Melaka Malacca geo stub coord 2 28 N 102 14 E display title region MY type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Malacca es Pulau Sebang ms Pulau Sebang nl Pulau Sebang ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Pulau Aman is a small island in Penang , Malaysia . Famously known as the Island of Peace , it is a home to a traditional Malay village. There are many interesting places to visit in Pulau Aman such as Jalan Telaga Emas, Batu Perompak and the nearby island of Pulau Gedung . It is said that Pulau Aman and Pulau Gedung were once owned by two brothers named Mr. Md Saad and his older brother. Saad died at the age of 99. External Links http aman.island.my Pulau Aman Travel Information Official Website Penang Coord 5 16 N 100 24 E region MY type isle display title Category Islands of Penang Penang geo stub ms Pulau Aman zh ... more details
Pulau Betong is a small island in Penang , Malaysia . Made up of 2 islands, it is approximately convert 7 acre m2 in area and is privately owned. Pulau Betong is situated within the parliamentary constituency of P53 Balik Pulau and state seat of N39 Pulau Betong. Represented by MP Yusmadi Yusof in parliament from PKR while state assembly member Sr. Farid Saad from BN representing the state seat. Pulau Betong historically founded by Long Tambang who came and built the first settlement along the river bank and along the beach. To find out more about Pulau Betong, please visit it own website at http pulaubetongview.webs.com Penang coord 5 18.868 N 100 11.018 E region MY type isle display title Category Islands of Penang Penang geo stub ms Pulau Betong ... more details
Image Pulau Sekudu, Aug 07.jpg thumb right 300px Pulau Sekudu Pulau Sekudu Chinese language Chinese , or Frog Island , is an islet located just off Chek Jawa on Pulau Ubin , Singapore . It lies in the Serangoon Harbour opposite Changi . Despite its proximity, it is only reachable by boat, even at low tides. Legend Legend has it that three animals from Singapore a pig , an elephant and a frog had a challenge to see who could reach the shore of Johor first. Whichever animal failed to reach the shore would be turned into rock geology rock . All three creatures had difficulties swimming, and while the frog turned into Pulau Sekudu, both the pig and the elephant turned into a larger island, Pulau Ubin. ref name wildsingapore cite web url http www.wildsingapore.com ubin places legend.htm title Legends of Pulau Ubin accessdate 2007 08 19 format work Wild Singapore ref Notes and references reflist 2 External links http www.wildsingapore.com ubin places sekudu.htm Wild Singapore Pulau Sekudu Islands of Singapore coord 1 24 N 103 59 E region SG type isle display title Category Islands of Singapore Sekudu Category North Eastern Islands es Pulau Sekudu ta ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Pulau Gedung is a small island in Penang , Malaysia . Penang Coord 5 17 N 100 23 E region MY type isle display title Category Islands of Penang Penang geo stub ms Pulau Gedung ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Pulau Rimau is a small island in Penang , Malaysia . It is located off the southeastern coast of Penang island. Penang Coord missing Malaysia Category Islands of Penang Penang geo stub ms Pulau Rimau ... more details
coord 1 13 51 N 103 50 16 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap englishname Pulau Tekukor chinesename poj pengim pinyin malayname Pulau Tekukor tamilname Pulau Tekukor Turtle Dove is one of the Southern Islands of Singapore. The island was also known as Pulau Penyabong. It is also the site of a former ammunition dump. There have been proposals to turn the island into a residential area or eco park Monkey Island . External links http www.monkeyisland.org.sg Monkey Island Singapore stub Islands of Singapore Category Islands of Singapore Category Southern Islands ta ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 Pulau Bunting is the northernmost in a row of islands off Yan, Kedah Yan district in Kedah . It is also the only one to be linked to the mainland by a bridge. The Pulau Bunting Bridge , or Jambatan Pulau Bunting connects it to the mainland. Districts of Kedah coord 5 53 N 100 20 E display title region MY type isle source GNS enwiki Category Islands of Kedah Kedah geo stub ... more details
Pulau Bruit also known as Pulau sic hide y Ber uit is an island of Malaysia , part of the state of Sarawak . Located in the Rejang Delta , 150 km northwest of Kuching , under Mukah division in Daro district. With a population of around 30,000, it is the second largest island in Malaysia , after Pulau Banggi in Sabah, with an area of around 530 km sup 2 sup . Geography Pulau Bruit lies within the Rejang Delta , with the South China Sea to the north and west, Sarikei to the south and Kuala Matu to the east. coord 2 35 N 111 20 E display title region MY type isle source GNS enwiki DEFAULTSORT Bruit Pulau Category Islands of Sarawak Sarawak geo stub es Isla Bruit fr le Bruit ... more details
Pulau Tawar is a settlement in Pahang , Malaysia . It is situated in the Jerantut region on the banks of Sungai Pahang River. Traditional Villages Kampung Perian Kampung Bukit Rang Kampung Pulau Tawar Baru Bukit Rang 2 Kampung Kedondong Kampung Masjid Kampung Kubang Sekendal Kampung Bandar Kampung Teluk Kampung Merbau Kampung Sungai Siam Kampung Sungai Tekam Kampung Perak Felda Jengka 8 Jengka 9 Jengka 24 Kota Gelanggi 1 Kota Gelanggi 2 Kota Gelanggi 3 Kota Gelanggi 4 Gugusan Lepar Sungai Tekam Utara Sungai Tekam Getah Genealogy of Pulau Tawar Family http pulautawar.tribalpages.com Salasilah Keluarga Pulau Tawar coord 3 54 N 102 26 E display title region MY type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Pahang Pahang geo stub ms Pulau Tawar ... more details
Image BOAT8 PKETAM 0697.jpg 200px right thumb A traditional fishing boat at Pulau Ketam. Pulau Ketam , literally translated, means Crab Island . It is a small island located off the coast of Port Klang , Selangor , Malaysia , and was founded circa 1880. The island is easily accessible from the Port Klang jetty by ferry. The stilt house floating houses that come to view as visitors approach the island are a sight to awe any city slickers. Perching casually on long wooden stilts, these dwellings are suspended about one to ten 1 10 metre above sea level. The main thoroughfares are narrow concreted pavements, whilst in the residential areas, the older rickety wooden plank bridges can still be seen. There are no cars in Pulau Ketam, only bicycles, some of which are motorised. Pulau Ketam is equipped with almost all the basic facilities. It also plays a role as a major fish, crabs, prawns provider to Klang valley and a tourism spot of Negeri Selangor. Ferry services are available everyday. The journey takes will take about 30 minutes. Beside ferry, speedboat is also available 24 hours per day on call. If you have cargoes to deliver, cargo boats are available too. The locals are mainly Teochew people Teochew and Hoklo ethnic group Hoklo Hokkien Chinese, with Teochew dialect Teochew , Hokkien and Mandarin Chinese the main dialects spoken. wide image Pulau Ketam Panorama.jpg 1800px alt Panorama of Pulau Ketam Panoramic view of Pulau Ketam coast. External links Commons category Pulau Ketam http www.sealion.com.my contact.html Getting to Pulau Ketam Hotel http ketam.island.my Pulau Ketam Travel Information Official Website http www.everything2.com index.pl?node id 1325434 Tourist info on Everything2 Selangor coord 3.03333 N 101.25 E source kolossus zhwiki display title Category Islands of Selangor Category Nature sites of Selangor Selangor geo stub ms Pulau Ketam zh ... more details
coord 1 12 54 N 103 47 12 E display title SG neighbourhood imagemap englishname Pulau Jong chinesename poj pengim pinyin ji ng d o malayname Pulau Jong tamilname Image Pulau Jong, Nov 06.JPG thumb right 250px Pulau Jong Pulau Jong or Junk Island is a 6,000 m cone geometry conical island about 6 kilometres off the southern coast of Singapore . The small island lies north of Pulau Sebarok and the former Pulau Sakeng now merged with Pulau Semakau . The island is uninhabited. Etymology According to a local legend behind the island s name, a China Chinese Junk ship junk was attacked by Malay people Malay pirate s one night where the island now is. Just as the pirates were about to board the junk, the Captain nautical captain the Nakhodah awoke. When the captain saw the pirates, he uttered such a frightful yell that the sea ghost spirit turned the whole junk into an island. References Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh 2004 , Toponymics A Study of Singapore Street Names , Eastern University Press, ISBN 981 210 364 3 External links http coralreef.nus.edu.sg island jong.htm Coral reefs of Singapore Pulau Jong http www.flickr.com photos wildsingapore sets 72157600002481283 Photos of marine life on Pulau Jong from wildsingapore Islands of Singapore Category Islands of Singapore Jong Category Western Islands Planning Area Singapore geo stub es Jong ms Pulau Jong zh ta ... more details
7240605 Pulau Reni Detailed Map Navbox name Ayu Islands title Ayu Islands image File Coat ... Papua group1 Islands list1 Pulau Ayu Pulau Reni Pulau Kanobe Navbox name West Papua title West Papua ... Papua Kulon noinclude DEFAULTSORT Pulau Reni Category West Papua province Category Islands of Western ... more details
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