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Date "QUEENSTOWN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1868. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Queenstown (Ireland), formerly called the Cove of Cork. The name was changed in 1850, out of compliment to Queen Victoria, when she visited Ireland with her husband, and created her eldest son Earl of Dublin. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Queenstown is the name of several places in the world including:
- Queenstown, Ireland is the former name of Cobh, Ireland.
- Queenstown, Maryland
- Queenstown, New Zealand, a resort town in New Zealand's South Island. It has access to four world class ski fields.
- Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Queenstown."
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Queenstown is a town on the West coast of the island of Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of 2200 people as of 2003. Historically it was a mining town, but it is becoming increasingly attractive to tourists. Queenstown is the home of the ABT Wilderness Railway, which travels through rainforest gullies to the nearby coastal village of Strahan.For other places by the same name, see Queenstown.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Queenstown, Australia."
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Queenstown is a town located in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 617.Geography
Queenstown is located at 38°59'21" North, 76°9'24" West (38.989086, -76.156645)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.65% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 617 people, 255 households, and 184 families residing in the town. The population density is 581.0/km² (1,501.8/mi²). There are 279 housing units at an average density of 262.7/km² (679.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 95.30% White, 3.73% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 255 households out of which 27.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% are married couples living together, 11.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% are non-families. 22.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.83. In the town the population is spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $48,500, and the median income for a family is $49,500. Males have a median income of $37,321 versus $30,893 for females. The per capita income for the town is $24,185. 3.7% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.8% are under the age of 18 and 13.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Queenstown, Maryland."
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The Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown
Larger versionQueenstown, New Zealand (Pop. Varies depending on season) is a resort town in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It has access to four world-class ski fields, and is surounded by New Zealand's Southern Alps. The town was named because it was "...fit for Queen Victoria."
Built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin "N" shaped lake in the southern alps of New Zealand, it's neighbouring towns and districts include Arrowtown, Wanaka, Alexandra, as well as Invercargill and Dunedin.
As a prime resort town, Queenstown is considered to be New Zealand's centre of Adventure tourism. Skiing, jet boating, bungee jumping and tramping are all strong promotional themes.
Another reason that people travel to Queenstown is for the reputation as a wine and food centre. Neighbouring Arrowtown features restaurants and bars that are world-renowned.
Along with Mount Ruapehu, Queenstown is the centre for snow sports in New Zealand, With people from all over the country and the rest of the world travelling to ski at the four main mountain skifields (Cardrona, Coronet, The Remarkables and Treble Cone).
THINGS TO COVER INCLUDE:
- Lake Wakatipu - TSS Earnslaw, Kingston Flyer, Hydrofoil
- Adventure Tourism, jetboats, bungee jump, skiing
- Cricket (new One Day International venue) /Golf
- International Airport/Mountains - Flightseeing
- Gondola
- Winter festival
- Goldmining, Arrowtown, Central Otago history, sheep farming and Walter Peak station.
- Southern Lakes District & Milford sound/Homer tunnel
- Glenorchy & Routeburn track
- Proposed cableway to Hollyford valley
More Information
- Queenstown Lakes District Council
- Tourist Information
- Chamber of Commerce
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Queenstown, New Zealand."
Crosswords: QUEENSTOWN |
| English words defined with "QUEENSTOWN": Via. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Ontario Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York Landing at Queenstown (1901) | |
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 | Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables, and rainbow. Credit: CDC. |  | Tending U.S. Navy destroyers at Queenstown, Ireland, 1917. The destroyers present include (from left to right): USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer # 61); USS Ericsson (Destroyer # 56); USS Wadsworth (Destroyer # 60); and an unidentified ship. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Painting by F. Luis Mora, depicting Lt(JG) Kalk assisting survivors of USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer # 61) after she was sunk by the German submarine U-53 off the Scilly Isles on 6 December 1917. A plaque accompanying this painting read: "The Jacob Jones was sunk by an enemy torpedo between Brest and Queenstown. Lieutenant (jg) S.F. Kalk rendered conspicuous and gallant services after the ship sank by helping men from one raft to another so as to equalize the weight on the rafts. He died of exposure and exhaustion in order to save others. Lieutenant (jg) Kalk was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously.". Credit: NAVY. |  | Arriving at Queenstown, Ireland, on 4 May 1917, as part of the first U.S. Navy force to reach European waters for World War I service. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Cathedral, arch-supported roadway and main street, N.E. from near docks - Queenstown, Ireland. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Queenstown from the harbor, Ireland. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Niagara gorge from near Queenstown [sic] Heights, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Queenstown [sic] Heights. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Steamship Oregon, of the Cunard Line, between New York and Liverpool via Queenstown. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | American Line--Philadelphia, Queenstown, Liverpool / H. Cassiers. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Queenstown at dusk" by Mathew Patterson Commentary: "The view over Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, as night falls." |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | An American captain made me a present of them last night in Queenstown. |
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| "QUEENSTOWN" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "QUEENSTOWN" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
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1. Queenstown, MD (town, FIPS 64600) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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"QUEENSTOWN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Queenston, Queenstowne. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-n-n-o-q-s-t-u-w" | |
-3 letters: neuston, newtons, outseen, sequent, townees. | |
-4 letters: newest, newton, nonets, nonuse, outsee, queens, quotes, sennet, sonnet, tenons, tenues, tonnes, toques, townee, unseen, unsent, unsewn, unsown. | |
-5 letters: enows, ensue, nenes, neons, newts, nones, nonet, notes, nouns, nowts, onset, owsen, queen, quest, quote, sente, seton, snout, steno, stone, sweet, swoun, teens, tenon, tense, tones, tonne, tonus. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)51 55 45 45 4E 53 54 4F 57 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--.- ..- . . -. ... - --- .--. -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010001 01010101 01000101 01000101 01001110 01010011 01010100 01001111 01010111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)Q U E E N S T O W N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0051 0055 0045 0045 004E 0053 0054 004F 0057 004E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)51553939485354495748 |
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