Hierro

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Hierro

an island in the Atlantic Ocean; one of the Canary Islands (territory of Spain). Population, 5,500 (1970). Hierro covers an area of 275 sq km and rises to an elevation of 1,501 m. The island has hot springs. The climate is tropical and dry. The vegetation consists mainly of endemic species, such as the Canary pine and Canary date palm. Grapes and other crops are cultivated, and goats, sheep, and cattle are raised. The main city is Valverde. Until 1884 a meridian passing through Hierro at approximately 18° W long, was considered the prime meridian by several countries.

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No references found			They sported an unbeaten record until 2005 when the Spanish gained their first success by 15-8 with one match halved at Puerta de Hierro CAPTION(S): PROUD. Golf: Gary all set to reach 200th milestone by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Covering just 287 square kilometres and with just 8,000 inhabitants, El Hierro offers a beautiful, wild landscape, more than half of which is protected by national parks and building is strictly regulated. Travel: El Hierro worship by The Mirror (London, England) Bolton manager Sam Allardyce last night paid tribute to Fernando Hierro as the veteran secured a winning finale to a glittering career. Hierro bows out in style by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Hierarchical Music Specification Language hierarchical navigation hierarchical PKI Hierarchical Principle of Control hierarchical routing hierarchical storage management Hierarchy hieratic Hieratism hieratite Hiero Hiero I Hiero II hieroglyph hieroglyphic Hieroglyphs Hieroglyphs, Theory of hieron Hieronim Wladyslaw Kieniewicz Hieronimo Hieronymus Hieronymus Bosch hierophant hierophobia hieros gamos Hierro Hiesey, William M. HiFD disk Higan Higashikurume Higashimatsuyama Higashiosaka Higbie model Higden, Ranulf Higgenbotham, A. Leon, Jr. Higgins Higgins project Higgins, Eugene Higgins, George Higgins, Marguerite Higgins, William Higginson, Francis Higginson, Henry L. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higgs boson Higgs bosons Higgs field Higgs mechanism Higgs particle high high aloft			Hieronymous Savonarola Hieronymous Savonarola Hieronymus Hieronymus Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Fracastorius Hierophancy Hierophancy hierophant hierophant hierophantic hierophantic hierophants hierophants Hierophobia Hierophobia Hierorts Hieros gamos Hiéros gamos Hieros Gramos Hieroscopy Hierosgamos Hierosolyma Hierosolyma Hierosolyma Est Perdita Hierotheca Hierourgy Hierousalem Hierousalem Hierro Hierro y Aluminio Hierros y Aplanaciones S.A. hierurgy hies hies hies hies HIESD HIESE Hiesenberg principle Hiesenberg principle Hiesenburg principle Hiesenburg principle Hiesey, William M. HIESL Hiesman Hiesman Trophy HIEST HIET HIETD Hieun Tsang HIEX HIF HIF.HIR HIF1 HIFA hIFABP HIFAC hifalutin

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