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| Balboa (currency) |
Named in honor of Spanish explorer/conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the balboa is the official currency of Panama. Its ISO 4217 code is PAB. (references) |
| Balboa (lunar crater) |
Balboa is a lunar crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. Due to foreshortening, the crater appears highly oval when viewed from the Earth. In actuality, however, the formation is relatively circular. It is comparable in size to Dalton crater, located just to the southwest. The eastern rim of Balboa lies just to the west of the Oceanus Procellarum. (references) |
| Balboa Academy |
The Balboa Academy is an English-using international school in Balboa, Panama. It is a private, co-educational day school, which offers an American college preparatory educational program from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade for student of all nationalities. The Academy's goal is to provide a quality educational program for students with high potential who come from diverse cultural backgrounds, interests, and talents. It is a non-profit foundation. (references) |
| Balboa Fun Zone |
The Balboa Fun Zone (1936 to present). (references) |
| Balboa Inn |
The Balboa Inn, established in 1929, is located on the Balboa Peninsula (also known as Balboa) in the city of Newport Beach, California. (references) |
| Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California |
Balboa Island is an area of Newport Beach, California actually comprised of three modified or artificial islands in Newport Harbor: Balboa Island; Little Balboa Island, to its east joined by a two-lane bridge; and the enclave of Collins Island to its west, joined by a one-lane bridge. The Balboa Island community is joined to the mainland by a short two-lane bridge to the north, and a privately-operated fleet of three, three-car ferryboats (Balboa Island Ferry) which provide access across the harbor to the Balboa Peninsula which lies to the south. (references) |
| Balboa Park (San Diego, California) |
Balboa Park is a 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) urban cultural park in San Diego, California. Unlike some city parks, such as New York's Central Park, which is mostly free of buildings in favor of open space and recreational fields, Balboa Park is a cultural complex. Besides open areas and natural vegetation, it contains a variety of cultural attractions including museums, theaters, gardens, shops and restaurants as well as the world-renowned San Diego Zoo. (references) |
| Balboa Park (San Francisco, California) |
Balboa Park is a park in San Francisco, California. (references) |
| Balboa Park Station |
Balboa Park Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located south of Balboa Park in San Francisco, California. It consists of an island platform. Interstate 280 runs along the west side of the station, and City College of San Francisco is to the north. (references) |
| Balboa Pavilion |
The Balboa Pavilion in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, is a state and national historic landmark building. Established on July 1, 1906, the Balboa Pavilion played a prominent role in the development of Newport Beach by attracting real estate buyers to an area formerly designated as “swamp and overflow” land. (references) |
| Balboa Pier |
The Balboa Pier is one of two piers located in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. It is located in a part of Newport Beach called the Balboa Peninsula. (references) |
| Marcelo Balboa |
Marcelo Balboa (born August 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soccer defender, captain of the US National Team for a large part of the 1990s. (references) |
| Plan Balboa |
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (search) recently accused the U.S. military of planning to invade his country, even naming the secret military operation — called Plan Balboa (search) — that he said was already underway to overthrow his government. (references) |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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