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Markus Persson. Markus Alexej Persson (/ ˈpɪərsən / ⓘ PEER-sən, Swedish: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 1 June 1979), also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios ...
A classical element referred to as the Fifth Element in ancient and medieval times. It is believed to be the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. This belief goes as far back as Plato's Timaeus, where it is said that "there is the most translucent kind which is called by the name of aether (αἰθήρ ...
The following is a list of place names often used tautologically, plus the languages from which the non-English name elements have come. Tautological place names are systematically generated in languages such as English and Russian, where the type of the feature is systematically added to a name regardless of whether it contains it already.
A resort town, resort city or resort destination is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area. Sometimes the term resort town is used simply for a locale popular among tourists. One task force in British ...
A Swedish village, populated by Swedes, who speak an ancient Swedish dialect, in Ukraine. Gants Hill tube station: A station on the London Underground designed to look like a station on the Moscow Metro. Graun im Vinschgau: This village's most proud landmark is an underwater church tower, the last remnant of the old flooded village right next ...
A view of a typical ski resort and ski lifts. In North America, a ski resort is generally a destination resort in a ski area. The term is less likely to refer to a town or village. The Las Vegas Strip in 2009. A megaresort is a type of destination resort of an exceptionally-large size, such as those along the Las Vegas Strip.
Kimiwan: Cree word for rainy. Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park (Wood Buffalo Park). Kitaskino Nuwenëné is both Cree and Dene meaning “our land.”. Lake Minnewanka: "Water of the Spirits" in Sioux (Nakoda/Stoney language) Lily Lake—name is translation of Indigenous place name.
A white sand beach off Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, with the Tuvalu Longhouse in view. Disney's Polynesian Village Resort is situated on the southern shore of the manmade Seven Seas Lagoon, south of Magic Kingdom and adjacent to other Walt Disney World complexes, with the Transportation and Ticket Center to the east and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to the west. [4]