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Coaches and staff Tulsa Shock

1 coaches , staff 1.1 owners 1.2 head coaches 1.3 general managers 1.4 assistant coaches 1.5 hall of famers coaches , staff owners william davidson, owner of detroit pistons (1998–2009) tulsa pro hoops llc, composed of bill cameron , david box (majority owners), , chris christian, pat chernicky, sam , rita combs, pat , don hardin, paula marshall, stuart , linda price, , katie , scott schofield (2010–present) head coaches general managers nancy lieberman (1998–2000) greg williams (2000–2002) bill laimbeer (2002–2009) cheryl reeve (2009) nolan richardson (2010–2011) teresa edwards (2011) steve swetoha & gary kloppenburg (2012–2013) steve swetoha (2013–2016) assistant coaches steve smith (1998–2001) greg williams (1998–2000) tom cross (2001–2002) frank schneider (2002) laurie byrd (2003–2005) pam mcgee (2003) korie hlede (2004) rick mahorn (2005–2009) cheryl reeve (2006–2009) tammy bagby (2010) wayne stehlik (2010–2011) teresa edwards (2011) tracy murray (2011) kathy mcconnell-miller

19th century Timeline of Philadelphia

^ carey 1830. ^ history , timeline . pennsylvania academy of fine arts. retrieved october 15, 2013.  ^ united states , canada, 1800–1900 a.d.: key events . heilbrunn timeline of art history. new york: metropolitan museum of art. retrieved july 30, 2014.  ^ cite error: named reference brenner2009 invoked never defined (see page). ^ wright 1907. ^ jackson 1918. ^ smyth 1892. ^ james t. haley, ed. (1895), afro-american encyclopaedia, nashville: haley & florida  ^ cite error: named reference davies invoked never defined (see page). ^ american almanac , repository of useful knowledge. boston: charles bowen. 1836.  ^ casket, or, flowers of literature, wit & sentiment, philadelphia, 1826  ^ samuel hazard, ed. (1828), register of pennsylvania, 1, philadelphia  ^ cite error: named reference loc invoked never defined (see page). ^ conventions organized year . colored conventions. university of delaware. retrieved april 30, 2014.  ^ gray 1834. ^ frank luther mott (1930)

Horror punk and deathrock Punk fashion

death-rockers in 2007 horror punk , deathrock fashions similar goth fashion. black predominant shade. deathrock , horror punk incorporate sexy items such fishnet stockings, corsets , elaborate make-up men , women. use of occult , horror imagery prevalent on t-shirts, buttons, patches , jewellery. other common adornments include band names painted on jackets or bleached clothes, buttons or patches indicating cities. initials d , r (for death rock) part of crossbone logo, accompanied other initials, such c , california, n , y new york, or g , r germany. hair may in deathhawk style (a wider teased-out variant of mohawk hairstyle), angled bangs style, or devilock style.

Hardcore Punk fashion

henry rollins , others in american hardcore scene have eschewed elaborate punk fashions in favour of basic style. there several styles of dress within hardcore scene, , styles have changed since genre started hardcore punk in late 1970s. fashionable in 1 branch of hardcore scene may frowned upon in another. personal comfort , ability mosh highly influential in style. reason, jewellery, spikes, chains , spiky hair highly uncommon , discouraged in hardcore fashion. plain working class dress , short hair (with exception of dreadlocks) associated hardcore punk. mute colors , minimal adornment common. elements of hardcore clothing include baggy jeans or work pants, athletic wear, cargo or military shorts, khakis or cargo pants, band t-shirts, plain t-shirts, muscle shirts, , band hoodies. common sneakers include classic adidas originals, converse, new balance, nike, pony, puma, saucony , vans. boots common, dr. martens. hardcore skinheads, known american punk skinheads, characterised of s

Other works ascribed to Philo Philo's works

^ regarding other titles see schürer, geschichte, p. 535. ^ gesammelte abhandlungen, 1885, i. 283-290; abhandlung der berliner akademie, 1876, philosophical-historical division, pp. 209–278; ib. 1882, sect. iii. 82; von arnim, l.c. pp. 1–52 ^ comp. wendland, philo, ii., pp. vi.-x.). ^ further down in jewish encyclopedia article. ^ see schürer, geschichte iii., p. 542. ^ schürer, geschichte iii. note 168).

Relationships Samaritan (comics)

1 relationships 1.1 infidel 1.2 winged victory 1.3 ms. relationships infidel infidel samaritan s powerful adversary. samaritan, infidel imbued empyrean fire, manifests green energies turned beard , eyes bright green (in contrast samaritan s blue energies , hair). however, whereas samaritan science-based hero, infidel s power magically derived, using alchemical spells , astrological methods manifest energies. brilliant scientist versed in more traditional physical sciences, having, example, created device examine superstrings. infidel s beginnings not in far future, samaritan s, in distant past. in seeking knowledge, youth named kiyu left tribe in modern kenya, become slave of alchemist. studied , improved upon master s work , achieved immortality being infused empyrean fire. then, after master denounced efforts blasphemous, killed both master , attacking villagers , went off study secrets of universe. researches involved human experimentation, resulted in constant harassment outsiders

John Yarde-Buller.2C 2nd Baron Churston .281846.E2.80.931910.29 Lupton, Brixham

lupton house circa 1900 john yarde-buller, 2nd baron churston (1846–1910), grandson , heir, inherited lupton on death of grandfather 1st baron in 1871. owned lupton 40 years until death in 1910. born in 1846 , until inheritance served in scots guards. after inherited title in 1871 resigned military , concentrated on estates. married barbara yelverton, daughter of admiral sir hastings reginald yelverton, whom had 3 children, youngest of whom, giles yarde-buller, died of pneumonia @ lupton house in 1900, aged 24. he became interested in local community affairs , president of churston cricket club , torquay club , through efforts churston golf club established. keen yachtsman , belonged royal yacht squadron. friend of duke , duchess of york (later king george , queen mary) , member of house party entertained them @ ugbrooke park when visited devon in 1899. died in 1910 , succeeded in title , estates son, john reginald lopes yarde-buller.

Early history Festetics Palace

the garden front the counts festetics progressive landowners: kristóf festetics founded hospital, pál festetics established school in town, , in 1797, count györgy festetics opened agricultural college, georgikon, first of kind in europe, still in operation faculty of university of pannonia. the palace s library wing built count györgy festetics in 1799—1801, guidance andrás fischer of vienna academy. execution entrusted local artisans. dining room (now concert hall) has stucco decor mátyás vathner town of pápa. stonework executed local mason józsef zitterbart, locksmithing local master craftsman, józsef dobrolán, tiled stoves józsef pittermann , inlaid floors , woodwork master carpenter jános kerbl, responsible fittings in library. the book collection made available students of georgikon. great book collection remains in castle extensive aristocratic library survives in hungary. the result central axis of garden front centered on 1 pavilion of corps de logis, rather on prominent centr

Distribution and habitat Channel catfish

channel catfish, ictalurus punctatus channel catfish native nearctic, being distributed in lower canada , eastern , northern united states, parts of northern mexico. have been introduced waters of landlocked europe , parts of malaysia , many parts of indonesia. thrive in small , large rivers, reservoirs, natural lakes, , ponds. channel cats cavity nesters, meaning lay eggs in crevices, hollows, or debris, protect them swift currents. in canada, species largely, though not exclusively, limited great lakes watershed lake nipigon southward.

List List of mayors of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

h. b. guthrie (1869–1872) john h. watson (1872) john w. carr (1873–1874) john white (1874) andrew mickel (1874–1876) john h. watson (1876–1879) merritt cheek (1879–1882) jones watson (1882–1883) john h. watson (1883–1884) a. j. mcdade (1884–1885) john h. watson (1885–1887) william n. pritchard (1887–1888) a. j. mcdade (1888–1891) john h. watson (1891–1895) algernon s. barbee (1895–1901) james c. macrae, jr. (1901–1903) william s. roberson (1903–1907) algernon s. barbee (1907–1911) william s. roberson (1911–1913) l. p. mclendon (1913–1914) william s. roberson (1914–1927) zebulon council (1927–1933) john m. foushee (1933–1942) r. w. madry (1942–1949) edwin s. lanier (1949–1954) oliver k. cornwell (1954–1961) sandy mcclamroch (1961–1969) howard lee (1969–1975) james wallace (1975–1979) joseph l. nassif (1979–1985) james wallace (1985–1987) jonathan howes (1987–1991) kenneth broun (1991–1995) rosemary waldorf (1995 – december 3, 2001), chapel hill s first female mayor kevin foy (december 3

Practices and worship Christadelphians

a sign showing service times of christadelphian ecclesia in buffalo, new york. christadelphians organised local congregations, commonly call ecclesias, taken usage in new testament , greek gathering of summoned. congregational worship, takes place on sunday, centres on remembrance of death , celebration of resurrection of jesus christ taking part in memorial service . additional meetings organised worship, prayer, preaching , bible study. ecclesias typically involved in preaching gospel (evangelism) in form of public lectures on bible teaching, college-style seminars on reading bible, , bible reading groups. correspondence courses used widely, particularly in areas there no established christadelphian presence. ecclesias, organisations or individuals preach through other media video, podcasts , internet forums. there number of bible education/learning centres around world. only baptised (by complete immersion in water) believers considered members of ecclesia. ordinarily, baptism foll

Built environment Earthquake casualty estimation

the distribution of building types different in industrialized , developing countries (figure 4) , in villages compared cities in same country. many earthquake engineers work on problem of better defining world data on building properties (world housing encyclopedia). after 1 knows distribution of buildings classes (histograms on left in both frames of figure 4), 1 needs estimate how population distributed these building types (histograms on right in both frames of figure 4). these distributions not identical because higher quality houses tend shelter more people per building. the haiti earthquake, m7.3 of 12 january 2010 showed in case quality of construction vastly underestimated engineering community. each new damaging earthquake serves source of new information on building properties in region. in immediate aftermath of haiti earthquake of 12 january 2010, joint study estimation of damage building stock based on aerial images carried out unitar-unosat, ec-jrc, , world bank/imagecat

Effects 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake

computer modelling of earthquake , resulting landslide a few minutes after earthquake, many residents reported hearing loud clap tsunami approached shoreline. tsunami resulted in @ least 2,200 people being killed, thousands being injured, 9,500 homeless , 500 missing. maximum height of waves estimated @ being 15 m (49 ft) high average height of 10.5 m (34 ft). the area worst hit 30 km (19 mi) coastal strip running north-west aitape village of sissano. several villages in path of tsunami destroyed , others extensively damaged. tsunami wave uprooted entire buildings , transported foundations 50–60 metres (160–200 ft) original location village of arop situated on narrow spit between coast , sissano lagoon. directly in path of tsunami , worst hit.

Earthquake 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake

computer modelling of earthquake , resulting landslide a few minutes after earthquake, many residents reported hearing loud clap tsunami approached shoreline. tsunami resulted in @ least 2,200 people being killed, thousands being injured, 9,500 homeless , 500 missing. maximum height of waves estimated @ being 15 m (49 ft) high average height of 10.5 m (34 ft). the area worst hit 30 km (19 mi) coastal strip running north-west aitape village of sissano. several villages in path of tsunami destroyed , others extensively damaged. tsunami wave uprooted entire buildings , transported foundations 50–60 metres (160–200 ft) original location village of arop situated on narrow spit between coast , sissano lagoon. directly in path of tsunami , worst hit. response immediately after tsunami royal australian air force flew in 3 c-130 hercules transport planes relief supplies. in days following more relief flown in , field hospital set in neighbouring town of vanimo. amount of injury , illness due t

Modern references Kruševo Republic

a photo of squad of pitu guli near birino, 1903 during world war ii in yugoslav macedonia, annexed bulgaria, newly organized macedonian communist partisans, developed idea of kind continuity between struggle , struggle of insurgents in krusevo. moreover, exhorted population struggle free macedonia , against fascist bulgarian occupiers . after war story continued in socialist republic of macedonia, kruševo republic included in national pantheon. new communist authorities wiped out remaining bulgarophile sentiments. part of efforts prove continuity of new macedonian nation , former insurgents, claimed imaro-activists, had been consciously macedonian in identity. establishment of short-lived entity seen today in republic of macedonia prelude independence of modern macedonian state. nevertheless, macedonian historians blaze ristovski have recognized, entity, nowadays symbol of macedonian statehood, composed of people identified greeks , vlachs, , bulgarians . in 20th century, krušev

Different versions Goodbye Uncle Tom

the directors cut of addio zio tom draws parallels between horrors of slavery , rise of black power movement, represented eldridge cleaver, leroi jones, stokely carmichael, , few others. film ends unidentified man s fantasy re-enactment of william styron s confessions of nat turner. man imagines nat turner s revolt in present, including brutal murder of whites around him, replace figures turner talks in styron s novel unidentified reader speculates turner s motivations , ultimate efficacy in changing conditions rebelled against. american distributors felt such scenes incendiary, , forced jacopetti , prosperi remove more thirteen minutes of footage explicitly concerned racial politics american , other anglophone audiences.

World War II USS Colhoun (DD-85)

uss colhoun (apd-2) off guadalcanal, in august 1942. with war underway, sailed pacific join u.s. pacific fleet. there, joined transport squadron 12 based out of pearl harbor, , began conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises there time. arrived in nouméa, new caledonia on 21 july 1942. shortage of combat ships @ beginning of war, colhoun served dual role both high-speed transport , anti-submarine warfare vessel. in role, began preparations invasion of solomon islands. on 7 august 1942, carried units of 1st marine raider battalion in initial assault landings began guadalcanal campaign , continued serve both transport , antisubmarine vessel in support of invasion. on morning of 30 august 1942, colhoun ported @ kukum point , unloaded stores u.s. marine corps garrison on guadalcanal, , exited harbor undertake anti-submarine patrols. before 12:00, air raid siren issued , colhoun moved out sea. second alert received @ 14:00. shortly thereafter, lookout spotted formation of japanese aircraf

Career Alfred Warrington-Morris

1 career 1.1 royal navy 1.2 royal flying corps 1.3 royal air force career royal navy warrington-morris joined royal navy @ age of 15 in 1899 midshipman. promoted sub lieutenant on 18 december 1902 lieutenant 2 years later in december 1904 , in 1912 recorded being lieutenant commander studying @ royal navy torpedo school hms vernon. following training warrington-morris posted torpedo officer hms swiftsure, rn flagship east indies station rank of acting commander. in 1916 transferred royal naval air service , promoted commander on 30 june 1917 senior wireless officer. royal flying corps in 1918 posted royal flying corps staff officer i/c 1st class equipment – wireless telegraphy , promoted acting lieutenant colonel before royal flying corps amalgamated royal naval air service form new royal air force in april of year. commission lieutenant colonel made permanent , gazetted on 22 august 1919 when appointed deputy director of flying instrumentation. royal air force when raf rank structure

Avenger and Gannet 815 Naval Air Squadron

a fairey gannet as.4 a grumman avenger as.5, albeit 1 of 744 naval air squadron the squadron disbanded time after war , reformed in 1947 744 squadron, flying grumman avengers, replaced in turn fairey gannets last fixed-wing aircraft of squadron when disbanded @ rnas culdrose (hms seahawk), july 1958.

Births 1875 in Norway

^ lønnå, elisabeth. helga eng . in helle, knut. norsk biografisk leksikon (in norwegian). oslo: kunnskapsforlaget. retrieved 26 february 2013.  ^ losnedahl, kari gaarder. agnes mowinckel . in helle, knut. norsk biografisk leksikon (in norwegian). oslo: kunnskapsforlaget. retrieved 5 november 2012. 

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft

tom ridge , john ashcroft in 2004 in washington, d.c. in december 2000, following senatorial defeat, ashcroft chosen position of u.s. attorney general president-elect george w. bush. confirmed senate vote of 58 42, democratic senators voting against him, citing prior opposition using forced busing achieve desegregation, , opposition ashcroft s pro-life views. in may, 2001, fbi revealed had misplaced thousands of documents related investigation of oklahoma city bombing. ashcroft granted 30-day stay of execution timothy mcveigh, man convicted , sentenced death bombing. after september 11, 2001 attacks in united states, ashcroft key administration supporter of passage of usa patriot act. 1 of provisions, section 215, allows federal bureau of investigation (fbi) apply order foreign intelligence surveillance court require production of tangible thing investigation. provision criticized citizen , professional groups concerned violations of privacy. ashcroft referred american library associ

Works John Barbour (poet)

1 works 1.1 brus 1.2 stewartis oryginalle 1.3 buik of alexander 1.4 legends of saints works the brus an 18thc edition of brus in national museum of scotland the sentiment underlying poem. the brus, barbour s major surviving work, long narrative poem written while member of king s household in 1370s. subject ultimate success of prosecution of first war of scottish independence. principal focus robert bruce , sir james douglas, second half of poem features actions of robert ii s stewart forebears in conflict. barbour s purpose in poem partly historical , partly patriotic. celebrates bruce (robert i) , douglas throughout flowers of scottish chivalry. poem opens description of state of scotland @ death of alexander iii (1286) , concludes (more or less) death of douglas , burial of bruce s heart (1332). central episode battle of bannockburn. patriotic sentiment is, expressed in more general terms found in later scottish literature. in poem, robert s character hero of chivalric type common i

Otterman Street Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)

cope hotel (1893) ^ donnelly, lu; h. david brumble iv; franklin toker (2010). buildings of pennsylvania: pittsburgh , western pennsylvania. charlottesville, virginia: university of virginia press. p. 211. isbn 978-0-8139-2823-4.  ^ westmoreland cultural trust, stark/james building, http://www.westmorelandculturaltrust.org/stark_james.htm

District 1 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2010

1 district 1 1.1 campaign 1.2 polling 1.3 results district 1 hawaiʻi s 1st congressional district campaign republican congressman charles djou first elected in special election in may 2010, republicans heralded significant win , dnc chairman tim kaine responded, democrats got 60% of vote in race. in november election, 1 democrat against 1 republican, , feel very, confident winning race. in general election, hawaii state senate president colleen hanabusa, candidate in special election, emerged democratic nominee. though former congressman ed case, other democratic candidate in special election, speculated run again in november, decided against it. in general election, both parties heavily invested in taking seat, , polls indicated race close until election day. on election day, however, hanabusa edged out djou surprising large 6 point margin of victory , sent congress first term. polling †internal poll (tarrance group djou , global strategy group hanabusa) results

Transactions 2006 Chicago White Sox season

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nelsoje01.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riskeda01.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/politcl01.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomasa02.shtml

Characters Ōban Star-Racers

1 characters 1.1 main characters 1.2 alwas cycle characters 1.3 Ōban cycle characters characters main characters eva molly wei (エヴァ・ モリー ・ウェイ, eva morī wei) voiced by: chiara zanni (english), junko noda (japanese), gabrielle jeru (french) the main protagonist of series. ambitious 15-year-old earth girl subverts school studies improve mechanical skills. upon escaping harsh boarding school, travels find father, don wei. when doesn t recognize ends landing job mechanic company. lacking in self-confidence , intimidated harsh demeanor, eva unable tell don wei is, , assumes name molly after reading on conveniently placed poster. eva becomes lead pilot earth team after star, rick thunderbolt, injured during first race. since short pilot whizzing arrow herself, modifies controls based on scooter, expert @ handling. molly meets other contenders of great race of Ōban , develops (mutual) attraction prince aikka of nurasia. life becomes more complicated when learns reward winning Ōban wish h

Amoebic cysts Amoeba (genus)

in environments potentially lethal cell, amoeba may become dormant forming ball , secreting protective membrane become microbial cyst. cell remains in state until encounters more favourable conditions. while in cyst form amoeba not replicate , may die if unable emerge lengthy period of time.

1991 to present History of Mauritania

opposition parties legalized , new constitution approved in 1991 put end formal military rule. however, ould taya s election wins dismissed fraudulent both opposition groups , external observers. in 1998, mauritania became third arab country recognize israel, despite strong internal opposition. in 2001, elections incorporated more safeguards against voter fraud, opposition candidate (and former leader) mohamed khouna ould haidallah nevertheless arrested prior election day on charges of planning coup, released same day , rearrested after election. attempted military coups , unrest instigated islamist opponents of regime marred years of 21st century, , taya regime s heavy-handed crackdowns criticized human rights groups. on june 8, 2003, failed coup attempt made against president maaouya ould sid ahmed taya forces unhappy imprisonment of islamic leaders in wake of us-led invasion of iraq , establishment of full diplomatic relations israel. coup suppressed after 1 day of fighting in capit

Gameplay Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer

the player navigates grid-based areas , fights enemies. shiren wanderer roguelike game in player traverses thirty randomly generated grid-based, top-down areas – referred floors – in fight enemies , find items. player can move in 8 directions, attack melee weapons , arrows, , use wide range of items different effects: example, heal player, fling away enemies, , allow player swap positions enemy. items kept in player s inventory, has limited amount of space. every step player takes, health regenerates, fullness counter decreases; because of this, player needs carry food items them, take inventory space. gameplay turn-based: every time player performs action, such moving, attacking, or using items, enemies , characters in area perform 1 action well. in addition enemy characters, there friendly characters, 3 of can join player s party , them things such healing. if player s character falls in battle, forced restart beginning, items , experience points gone; avoid this, player can store it

14 Deaths in July 2006

^ anthony cave brown, 77, historian of espionage, dead . new york times. 2 august 2006.  ^ comics reporter . comicsreporter.com.  ^ jackman, tom; mccrummen, stephanie (15 july 2006). ex-bush aide fatally shoots son, himself – via washingtonpost.com.  ^ [1] ^ carrie nye, 69, williamstown festival actress, dead . new york times. 17 july 2006.  ^ staff, variety (17 july 2006). carrie nye . variety.  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2013-02-02. retrieved 2006-08-01.  ^ aleksander wojtkiewicz, 43, flourishing chess grandmaster, dies . new york times. 19 july 2006.  ^ gm aleksander wojtkiewicz dies @ 43 . chessbase.com. 16 july 2006. 

Political career Janez Janša

1 political career 1.1 1990–1994 minister of defence 1.2 1994–2004 in opposition 1.3 2004–2008 first prime minister term 1.4 2008–2011 in opposition 1.5 2011 election , aftermath 1.6 2012–2013: second prime minister term 1.7 2013: in opposition , court trial 1.8 2014: in prison political career 1990–1994 minister of defence in 1989, janša involved in founding of 1 of first opposition parties in slovenia, slovenian democratic union (sdz) , became first vice-president, , later president of party council. following first free elections in may 1990 became minister of defence in lojze peterle s cabinet, position held during slovenian war independence in june , july 1991. minister of interior igor bavčar, janša main organizer s of slovenia s strategy against yugoslav people s army. in 1992, when slovenian democratic union broke liberal , conservative wing, leaders of liberal fraction wanted propose janša compromise president of party, refused offer. after party s final breakdown, joined soci

Education Philadelphia

primary , secondary education william penn charter school, established in 1689, oldest quaker school in nation education in philadelphia provided many private , public institutions. school district of philadelphia runs city s public schools. philadelphia school district eighth largest school district in united states 142,266 students in 218 public schools , 86 charter schools of 2014. the city s k-12 enrollment in district run schools has dropped in last 5 years 156,211 students in 2010 130,104 students in 2015. during same time period, enrollment in charter schools has increased 33,995 students in 2010 62,358 students in 2015. consistent drop in enrollment has led city close 24 of public schools in 2013. during 2014 school year, city spent average of $12,570 per pupil, below average among comparable urban school districts. graduation rates among district-run schools, meanwhile, have steadily increased in last ten years. in 2005, philadelphia had district graduation rate of 52%. number

Dialect Philadelphia

the philadelphia accent considered distinctive accent in north america. dialect, spread throughout delaware valley , south jersey, part of mid-atlantic american english, , such similar in many ways baltimore dialect. unlike baltimore dialect, however, philadelphia accent shares many similarities new york accent. on century of linguistic data collected researchers @ university of pennsylvania under sociolinguist william labov, philadelphia dialect has been 1 of best-studied forms of american english. accent traditionally found within irish american , italian american working-class neighborhoods. philadelphia has own unique collection of neologisms , slang terms. cite error: there <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see page).

Geography Philadelphia

1 geography 1.1 topography 1.2 cityscape 1.2.1 city planning 1.2.2 architecture 1.3 climate geography landsat simulated-color image of philadelphia , delaware river topography the geographic center of philadelphia located approximately @ 40° 0′ 34″ north latitude , 75° 8′ 0″ west longitude. 40th parallel north passes through neighborhoods in northeast philadelphia, north philadelphia, , west philadelphia including fairmount park. city encompasses 142.71 square miles (369.62 km), of 134.18 square miles (347.52 km) land , 8.53 square miles (22.09 km), or 6%, water. natural bodies of water include delaware , schuylkill rivers, lakes in franklin delano roosevelt park, , cobbs, wissahickon, , pennypack creeks. largest artificial body of water east park reservoir in fairmount park. the lowest point 10 feet (3 m) above sea level, while highest point in chestnut hill, 445 feet (136 m) above sea level near intersection of germantown avenue , bethlehem pike. philadelphia situated on fall line se