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File:Great Eastern Highway down Greenmount.ogv

Great Eastern Highway is a 590-kilometre-long (370 mi) road linking the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link between Perth and the eastern states of Australia. The highway forms the majority of National Highway 94, with various segments included in other road routes. The highway was created in the 1930s from an existing system of roads linking Perth with the Goldfields, though the name was coined to describe a different route from Perth to Guildford (modern-day Guildford Road). The Belmont section was constructed in 1867 using convict labour, with the road base made from sections of tree trunks. Several bypasses have been constructed, including Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Perth. Over the years the road has been upgraded, with the whole highway sealed by 1953, segments reconstructed and widened, dual carriageways created in Perth and Kalgoorlie, and grade separated interchanges built at major intersections. A future route to replace its current ascent of the Darling Scarp has been identified. (Full article...)
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From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Southern black flycatcher
... that the southern black flycatcher (pictured) sometimes forages in the company of another black bird, the fork-tailed drongo?
... that the release of the Moto E caused the website of online retailer Flipkart to crash?
... that Neon Steeple is the first solo release by Crowder, which he recorded after the break-up of David Crowder Band?
... that Belgian anti-Zionist politician Laurent Louis was censured for antisemitism and Holocaust denial after making the quenelle gesture in parliament?
... that the Oregonian Building, completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed skyscraper west of Chicago?
... that Reverend George Lloyd, archaeologist and Anglican curate, was so outspoken that he received an assassination threat?
... that Dupee Shaw's delivery may have been the first pitching wind-up, created "a genuine sensation" and led baseball writers of his day to call him "a monkey, a mountebank and other harsh names"?
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In the news


Justin Williams
In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals.
In ice hockey, the Los Angeles Kings defeat the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup (postseason MVP Justin Williams pictured).
An Ilyushin Il-76 of the Ukrainian Air Force is shot down near Luhansk, killing all 49 people on board.
Tesla Motors announces it will allow competitors to use its patents without paying royalties.
Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant capture the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit.
All the Way wins Best Play and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder wins Best Musical at the Tony Awards.
Ongoing: FIFA World Cup – Ukrainian conflict
Recent deaths: Tony Gwynn – Gyula Grosics – Ruby Dee

On this day...


June 16: Bloomsday in Dublin, Ireland

Pope Pius IX
632 – The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, took the throne at the age of eight.
1407 – During the Ming–Hồ War, the Chinese Ming armies captured Hồ Quý Ly and his sons, thus ending the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty.
1846 – Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti was elected as Pius IX (pictured), and he would become the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
1958 – Imre Nagy and other leaders of the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956 were executed following secret trials.
1967 – The Monterey Pop Festival rock festival, the venue for the first major American performances by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, and Ravi Shankar, began in Monterey, California.
More anniversaries: June 15 – June 16 – June 17
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It is now June 16, 2014 (UTC) – Reload this page




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A photograph of a tree with many branches with long, green leaves fanning from their ends all sprouting out of a white-and-brown soil
The palms native to the Caribbean are often seen as symbolically important, appearing on the coats of arms of several Caribbean nations and on the flag of the West Indies cricket team. Most species either have a wide distribution which includes part of the Caribbean, or are endemic to the Greater Antilles. Of the islands in the Caribbean, Cuba has the most species of palm, followed by Hispaniola. The Windward and Leeward Islands have the fewest. The palm flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists primarily of species with a South American distribution. Three genera of palm are endemic to the Greater Antilles: Calyptronoma, Hemithrinax and Zombia. Although nearly ubiquitous in the region, the coconut is not native to the Caribbean. The Caribbean species in the genus Copernicia are all Greater Antillean endemics; two species are restricted to Hispaniola, while the others, such as C. glabrescens (pictured), are restricted to Cuba. (Full list...)
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Algol
An animation of the eclipsing binary star Algol, assembled from 55 images of the CHARA interferometer in the near-infrared H-band, sorted according to orbital phase; because some phases are poorly covered, Algol B appears to jump at some points along its path around Algol A. A third star in the system is outside the frame.
In astronomy, its characteristics have led to a star class and an apparent paradox being named after it. In astrology, the system has long been associated with violence.
Animation: Dr. Fabien Baron; University of Michigan
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File:Great Eastern Highway down Greenmount.ogv

Great Eastern Highway is a 590-kilometre-long (370 mi) road linking the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link between Perth and the eastern states of Australia. The highway forms the majority of National Highway 94, with various segments included in other road routes. The highway was created in the 1930s from an existing system of roads linking Perth with the Goldfields, though the name was coined to describe a different route from Perth to Guildford (modern-day Guildford Road). The Belmont section was constructed in 1867 using convict labour, with the road base made from sections of tree trunks. Several bypasses have been constructed, including Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Perth. Over the years the road has been upgraded, with the whole highway sealed by 1953, segments reconstructed and widened, dual carriageways created in Perth and Kalgoorlie, and grade separated interchanges built at major intersections. A future route to replace its current ascent of the Darling Scarp has been identified. (Full article...)
Recently featured: "Bam Thwok" – Operation Perch – Cutthroat trout
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From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Southern black flycatcher
... that the southern black flycatcher (pictured) sometimes forages in the company of another black bird, the fork-tailed drongo?
... that the release of the Moto E caused the website of online retailer Flipkart to crash?
... that Neon Steeple is the first solo release by Crowder, which he recorded after the break-up of David Crowder Band?
... that Belgian anti-Zionist politician Laurent Louis was censured for antisemitism and Holocaust denial after making the quenelle gesture in parliament?
... that the Oregonian Building, completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed skyscraper west of Chicago?
... that Reverend George Lloyd, archaeologist and Anglican curate, was so outspoken that he received an assassination threat?
... that Dupee Shaw's delivery may have been the first pitching wind-up, created "a genuine sensation" and led baseball writers of his day to call him "a monkey, a mountebank and other harsh names"?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news


Justin Williams
In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals.
An Ilyushin Il-76 of the Ukrainian Air Force is shot down near Luhansk, killing all 49 people on board.
In ice hockey, the Los Angeles Kings defeat the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup (postseason MVP Justin Williams pictured).
Tesla Motors announces it will allow competitors to use its patents without paying royalties.
Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant capture the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit.
All the Way wins Best Play and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder wins Best Musical at the Tony Awards.
Ongoing: FIFA World Cup – Ukrainian conflict
Recent deaths: Tony Gwynn – Gyula Grosics – Ruby Dee

On this day...


June 16: Bloomsday in Dublin, Ireland

Pope Pius IX
632 – The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, took the throne at the age of eight.
1407 – During the Ming–Hồ War, the Chinese Ming armies captured Hồ Quý Ly and his sons, thus ending the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty.
1846 – Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti was elected as Pius IX (pictured), and he would become the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
1958 – Imre Nagy and other leaders of the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956 were executed following secret trials.
1967 – The Monterey Pop Festival rock festival, the venue for the first major American performances by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, and Ravi Shankar, began in Monterey, California.
More anniversaries: June 15 – June 16 – June 17
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now June 16, 2014 (UTC) – Reload this page




From today's featured list


A photograph of a tree with many branches with long, green leaves fanning from their ends all sprouting out of a white-and-brown soil
The palms native to the Caribbean are often seen as symbolically important, appearing on the coats of arms of several Caribbean nations and on the flag of the West Indies cricket team. Most species either have a wide distribution which includes part of the Caribbean, or are endemic to the Greater Antilles. Of the islands in the Caribbean, Cuba has the most species of palm, followed by Hispaniola. The Windward and Leeward Islands have the fewest. The palm flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists primarily of species with a South American distribution. Three genera of palm are endemic to the Greater Antilles: Calyptronoma, Hemithrinax and Zombia. Although nearly ubiquitous in the region, the coconut is not native to the Caribbean. The Caribbean species in the genus Copernicia are all Greater Antillean endemics; two species are restricted to Hispaniola, while the others, such as C. glabrescens (pictured), are restricted to Cuba. (Full list...)
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Algol
An animation of the eclipsing binary star Algol, assembled from 55 images of the CHARA interferometer in the near-infrared H-band, sorted according to orbital phase; because some phases are poorly covered, Algol B appears to jump at some points along its path around Algol A. A third star in the system is outside the frame.
In astronomy, its characteristics have led to a star class and an apparent paradox being named after it. In astrology, the system has long been associated with violence.
Animation: Dr. Fabien Baron; University of Michigan
Recently featured: Mumtaz Ahmed Khan – White-headed stilt – The Garden at Somersby Rectory

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File:Great Eastern Highway down Greenmount.ogv

Great Eastern Highway is a 590-kilometre-long (370 mi) road linking the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link between Perth and the eastern states of Australia. The highway forms the majority of National Highway 94, with various segments included in other road routes. The highway was created in the 1930s from an existing system of roads linking Perth with the Goldfields, though the name was coined to describe a different route from Perth to Guildford (modern-day Guildford Road). The Belmont section was constructed in 1867 using convict labour, with the road base made from sections of tree trunks. Several bypasses have been constructed, including Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Perth. Over the years the road has been upgraded, with the whole highway sealed by 1953, segments reconstructed and widened, dual carriageways created in Perth and Kalgoorlie, and grade separated interchanges built at major intersections. A future route to replace its current ascent of the Darling Scarp has been identified. (Full article...)
Recently featured: "Bam Thwok" – Operation Perch – Cutthroat trout
Archive – By email – More featured articles...

Did you know...


From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Southern black flycatcher
... that the southern black flycatcher (pictured) sometimes forages in the company of another black bird, the fork-tailed drongo?
... that the release of the Moto E caused the website of online retailer Flipkart to crash?
... that Neon Steeple is the first solo release by Crowder, which he recorded after the break-up of David Crowder Band?
... that Belgian anti-Zionist politician Laurent Louis was censured for antisemitism and Holocaust denial after making the quenelle gesture in parliament?
... that the Oregonian Building, completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed skyscraper west of Chicago?
... that Reverend George Lloyd, archaeologist and Anglican curate, was so outspoken that he received an assassination threat?
... that Dupee Shaw's delivery may have been the first pitching wind-up, created "a genuine sensation" and led baseball writers of his day to call him "a monkey, a mountebank and other harsh names"?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news


Justin Williams
In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals.
An Ilyushin Il-76 of the Ukrainian Air Force is shot down near Luhansk, killing all 49 people on board.
In ice hockey, the Los Angeles Kings defeat the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup (postseason MVP Justin Williams pictured).
Tesla Motors announces it will allow competitors to use its patents without paying royalties.
Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant capture the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit.
All the Way wins Best Play and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder wins Best Musical at the Tony Awards.
Ongoing: FIFA World Cup – Ukrainian conflict
Recent deaths: Tony Gwynn – Gyula Grosics – Ruby Dee

On this day...


June 16: Bloomsday in Dublin, Ireland

Pope Pius IX
632 – The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, took the throne at the age of eight.
1407 – During the Ming–Hồ War, the Chinese Ming armies captured Hồ Quý Ly and his sons, thus ending the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty.
1846 – Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti was elected as Pius IX (pictured), and he would become the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
1958 – Imre Nagy and other leaders of the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956 were executed following secret trials.
1967 – The Monterey Pop Festival rock festival, the venue for the first major American performances by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, and Ravi Shankar, began in Monterey, California.
More anniversaries: June 15 – June 16 – June 17
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now June 16, 2014 (UTC) – Reload this page




From today's featured list


A photograph of a tree with many branches with long, green leaves fanning from their ends all sprouting out of a white-and-brown soil
The palms native to the Caribbean are often seen as symbolically important, appearing on the coats of arms of several Caribbean nations and on the flag of the West Indies cricket team. Most species either have a wide distribution which includes part of the Caribbean, or are endemic to the Greater Antilles. Of the islands in the Caribbean, Cuba has the most species of palm, followed by Hispaniola. The Windward and Leeward Islands have the fewest. The palm flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists primarily of species with a South American distribution. Three genera of palm are endemic to the Greater Antilles: Calyptronoma, Hemithrinax and Zombia. Although nearly ubiquitous in the region, the coconut is not native to the Caribbean. The Caribbean species in the genus Copernicia are all Greater Antillean endemics; two species are restricted to Hispaniola, while the others, such as C. glabrescens (pictured), are restricted to Cuba. (Full list...)
Recently featured: Municipalities of Finland in which Finnish is not the sole official language – Mergers and acquisitions by Apple – National anthems
Archive – More featured lists...




Today's featured picture


Algol
An animation of the eclipsing binary star Algol, assembled from 55 images of the CHARA interferometer in the near-infrared H-band, sorted according to orbital phase; because some phases are poorly covered, Algol B appears to jump at some points along its path around Algol A. A third star in the system is outside the frame.
In astronomy, its characteristics have led to a star class and an apparent paradox being named after it. In astrology, the system has long been associated with violence.
Animation: Dr. Fabien Baron; University of Michigan
Recently featured: Mumtaz Ahmed Khan – White-headed stilt – The Garden at Somersby Rectory

Archive – More featured pictures...




Other areas of Wikipedia
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Wikiquote Wikiquote
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Wikiversity Wikiversity
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 Dictionary and thesaurus

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,536,394 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
More than 1,000,000 articles: Deutsch ·
 español ·
 français ·
 italiano ·
 Nederlands ·
 polski ·
 русский ·
 svenska
  
More than 400,000 articles: català ·
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Great Eastern Highway is a 590-kilometre-long (370 mi) road linking the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link between Perth and the eastern states of Australia. The highway forms the majority of National Highway 94, with various segments included in other road routes. The highway was created in the 1930s from an existing system of roads linking Perth with the Goldfields, though the name was coined to describe a different route from Perth to Guildford (modern-day Guildford Road). The Belmont section was constructed in 1867 using convict labour, with the road base made from sections of tree trunks. Several bypasses have been constructed, including Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Perth. Over the years the road has been upgraded, with the whole highway sealed by 1953, segments reconstructed and widened, dual carriageways created in Perth and Kalgoorlie, and grade separated interchanges built at major intersections. A future route to replace its current ascent of the Darling Scarp has been identified. (Full article...)
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The palms native to the Caribbean are often seen as symbolically important, appearing on the coats of arms of several Caribbean nations and on the flag of the West Indies cricket team. Most species either have a wide distribution which includes part of the Caribbean, or are endemic to the Greater Antilles. Of the islands in the Caribbean, Cuba has the most species of palm, followed by Hispaniola. The Windward and Leeward Islands have the fewest. The palm flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists primarily of species with a South American distribution. Three genera of palm are endemic to the Greater Antilles: Calyptronoma, Hemithrinax and Zombia. Although nearly ubiquitous in the region, the coconut is not native to the Caribbean. The Caribbean species in the genus Copernicia are all Greater Antillean endemics; two species are restricted to Hispaniola, while the others, such as C. glabrescens (pictured), are restricted to Cuba. (Full list...)
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An animation of the eclipsing binary star Algol, assembled from 55 images of the CHARA interferometer in the near-infrared H-band, sorted according to orbital phase; because some phases are poorly covered, Algol B appears to jump at some points along its path around Algol A. A third star in the system is outside the frame.
In astronomy, its characteristics have led to a star class and an apparent paradox being named after it. In astrology, the system has long been associated with violence.
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